Salary scale: £35,550 - £49,149
FTE: 1.0 (35 hours/week)
Term: Open Contract
Closing date: 03/12/2017
Lecturer in Economics (equivalent to Tenure Track Assistant Professor), two posts.
Economics is a vibrant, research and knowledge exchange intensive department within the renowned Strathclyde Business School (SBS), one of four faculties forming the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow.
As 'the place of useful learning' the University of Strathclyde is committed to the advancement of society through the pursuit of excellence in research, education and external engagement. SBS is rated in the top 10 business schools in the UK for research - and first in Scotland – in the most recent Research Excellence Framework which measures the quality and breadth of research. Our rating was particularly strong in terms how our research impacts on practise. We are also one of the first business schools in the world to be triple accredited, holding accreditation from the international bodies, AMBA, AACSB and EQUIS and received the THE award for Business School of the Year in 2016. Strathclyde University also received THE awards for University of the Year 2012 and Entrepreneurial University of the Year 2013.
Within the Department staff have diverse interests, with particular research strengths in Applied Economics and Applied Econometrics. We are home to the Fraser of Allander Institute (FAI), Scotland's leading independent economics research institute, with over 40 years of experience in real-world policy analysis. Our academics engage in collaborations with Economists and other researchers throughout the UK and overseas and, through the FAI, are involved in funded research and external engagement projects commissioned by businesses, organisations and governments.
We have a commitment to excellence in teaching and offer a PhD programme in Economics along with a portfolio of specialist taught postgraduate programmes including our distinctive MSc in Applied Economics, aimed at the aspiring professional Economist and our MSc in Global Energy Management. We also contribute to the Scottish Graduate Programme in Economics and run a large undergraduate programme.
Applications are invited from strong candidates who have completed, or are in the final stages of their PhD in Economics or a related discipline, as well as from those currently holding posts. We are interested in candidates in any field of specialisation within applied Economics, broadly defined, although the Department has a preference to fill one of the positions in Macroeconomics.
Candidates must have research interests consistent with the strategic direction of the Department and Strathclyde Business School.
To be considered for this post you must submit an application both to the University of Strathclyde and to EconJobMarket.
Please ensure that you complete both steps set out below, otherwise your application will be considered to be incomplete and cannot be considered by the recruitment committee.
1. Complete an application at https://strathvacancies.engageats.co.uk/, including a covering letter, your CV, and the names and contact details of 3 referees.
2. Submit an application via www.econjobmarket.org. In addition to including your covering letter and CV, you ‘job market package” should include a job market paper and 3 letters of reference.
In your covering letter please indicate whether or not you will be available for an informal interview at the RES job market meeting in London on 19-20 December 2017 and/or at the ASSA job market in Philadelphia on 5-7 January 2018. Your covering letter should also detail the knowledge, skills and experience that you believe make you the right candidate for our post, making due reference to the job description and person specification set out in the further particulars.
The closing date for applications is
Sunday 3rd December (at 23:59 UK time).
The posts are tenable from 1 August 2018, or at a mutually convenient date thereafter.
Informal enquiries should be directed in the first instance to
economics-vacancies-enquiry@strath.ac.uk containing the subject line “Strathclyde Lectureship Appointments 2018”.
Informal interviews will be held at the RES job market in London on 19-20 December 2017 and the ASSA job market in Philadelphia on 5-7 January 2018.
Formal interviews will be held on Thursday 25th and Friday 26th January 2018.
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