Senior Lecturer/Reader in Economics

Job title:

Senior Lecturer/Reader in Economics

Company

University of Edinburgh

Job description

Job Description:Grade UE09: £62,728 – £77,386 per annumCollege of Arts, Humanities & Social Science/School of Economics/Academic StaffFull Time: 35 Hours per WeekOpen EndedNumber of Posts: 2The University of Edinburgh’s School of Economics is seeking to appoint outstanding candidates to faculty positions at the rank of Senior Lecturer or Reader. Applicants from all fields of Economics are welcome, although we are particularly interested in candidates with expertise in any field of applied economics and macroeconomics.The Opportunity:The University of Edinburgh’s School of Economics is seeking to appoint outstanding candidates to faculty positions at the rank of Senior Lecturer or Reader. Applicants from all fields of Economics are welcome, although we are particularly interested in candidates with expertise in any field of applied economics and macroeconomics. We are especially interested in candidates whose research connects with that of our current faculty in interesting ways in fields related to applied economics or macroeconomics.The successful candidate will engage in research, supervision and teaching of the highest quality, by mentoring junior colleagues and by contributing to eLearning and online teaching initiatives. They will contribute to the leadership and running of the School through executive responsibility for particular areas of work and for participation in decision-making and governance.Informal enquiries may be made to Professor Miguel Costa-Gomes, Head of School of Economics:Your Skills & Attributes for Success:

• Have a PhD in Economics.
• Have outstanding publications and/or demonstrable potential (such as revise and resubmit decisions) for publication in leading peer-reviewed journals in economics.
• Must demonstrate the ability to make an important contribution to the research activities and intellectual life of the School of Economics.
• Have the ability to contribute high quality teaching on the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral training programmes within Economics, including supervision of PhD students.
• Be able to show proven experience of academic leadership and management.
• Provide evidence of the ability to contribute to the development and implementation of the School’s strategic planning.

Please click for a full job description including full selection criteria and an outlining of expected duties.Application Information:Please provide the following as part of your application; a cover letter, a CV, a job market/research paper, and the names of three referees. Should you be invited to interview, reference letters from the three referees must be sent to in support of your application and in advance of the interview.As a valued member of our team you can expect:

• A competitive salary.
• An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
• Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, competitive pension schemes, staff discounts, and family-friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on our

(opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits.Championing equality, diversity and inclusionThe University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our (opens new browser tab).The University is able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. If successful, an international applicant requiring sponsorship to work in the UK will need to satisfy the UK Home Office’s English Language requirements and apply for and secure a Skilled Worker VisaKey dates to noteThe closing date for applications is 7 April 2025.Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.About Us: As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow’s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.About the Team:Edinburgh has long been associated with economics. In the eighteenth-century, Adam Smith lived and worked in the city. His first lectures to young lawyers in 1748-51 were delivered near where the South Bridge now stands. In his later years, he continued to revise his principal books The Theory of Moral Sentiments and the Wealth of Nations, and a substantial portion of Smith’s personal library is held by Edinburgh University Library. His friend David Hume, a resident of Edinburgh, noted in his day as a historian and now as a leading empiricist philosopher, wrote much acclaimed essays on economics.Today, the School of Economics includes 56 academic staff and team of 29 administrative and technical support staff, as well as visiting Professors and other associates. The academic staff include eleven professors, six senior lecturers, three senior teaching fellows, fourteen lecturers, one reader, and one teaching fellow.The School is characterised by its cohesiveness and informal research-led collegiality, with high quality research seminars and workshop programmes running on a weekly basis. The School has special research strength in economic theory, labour economics and applied econometrics in addition to an array of more dispersed expertise. In the Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014), the School of Economics was placed 1st in Scotland and 8th in the UK by overall rating. In terms of the proportion of publications that are classified as world-leading, the School is ranked 1st in Scotland and 7th in the UK. Ranked by research environment (which includes PhD completions and grant income), the School is 1st in Scotland and 6th in the UK. For further information about our school

Expected salary

£62728 – 77386 per year

Location

Edinburgh – Midlothian

Job date

Wed, 19 Mar 2025 07:15:33 GMT

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