Teaching Associate – 0662-23

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Salary:  

£30,619 to £35,308

Closing Date:  

Thursday 20 July 2023

Interview Date:  

Monday 31 July 2023

Reference:  

0662-23

3 x 1.0 FTE posts

1 x 0.5 FTE posts 

 Contract: Full Time, 12 Months Fixed Term 

The Department of Economics is an independent part of the Lancaster University Management School (LUMS), which is the most research-intensive business school in the UK (REF 2021). With over 45 members of staff from more than 15 countries, the department provides an international, collegial and dynamic research environment in which to develop and launch a research career. The post of Teaching Associate provides recently completed PhD students or those approaching completion, an opportunity to gain valuable teaching experience and to polish their research for publication and launch themselves onto the academic job market. To this end the position serves the purpose of career development.  The Teaching Associate will undertake teaching, marking, module direction and academic administrative management activities within the Department – mainly in the provision of undergraduate tutorial and lab classes. The opportunity to provide lectures may also be available. Teaching activities are likely to be in one or more of the following subject areas: microeconomics, macroeconomics, econometrics but participation in more specialised elective courses could also be possible.

Applicants should complete a Candidate Profile online at 0662-23 Teaching Associate – Jobs at Lancaster University (lancs.ac.uk) (submitting a cover letter, CV, and summary of teaching evaluations). 

Three letters of reference should be emailed to Sarah Ross [email protected]

Interviews are expected to be held within two weeks after the closing date. 

Lancaster University and the Department of Economics is committed to creating an environment where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential, and is expressed by initiatives linked with recognising and supporting protected characteristics including age, disability, gender identity, race, religion and sex and sexual orientation in alignment with the Equality Act 2010. In line with our commitment, we encourage applications from people in all diversity groups.

Please direct informal enquiries to Professor Themis Pavlidis, Head of the Economics Department: [email protected]

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