University of Bristol

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Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Economics (Research and Teaching)

Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Economics (Teaching and Scholarship)

Location: Bristol, UK

The School of Economics at the University of Bristol is seeking to fill several academic posts in high calibre staff to expand the school’s academic profile in all fields in line with growth in our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. We are recruiting on both our Research and teaching pathway (research focused pathway 1) and on our Teaching and Scholarship pathway (education focused pathway 3).

The School of Economics at the University of Bristol is ranked 6th among all UK Economics Departments for research excellence (REF 2014). Hosted in one of the Russel Group elite research intensive universities, the School enjoys a strong research culture within a diverse and collegial environment. With more than 70 full time academics, is a centre of excellence in both research and teaching, with a thriving cluster of academics involved in theoretical, quantitative, and applied research in all areas of economics, and in developing education pedagogy. The university is a world-class centre for advanced computing systems with a number of high-performance clusters, including one of the first ARM based supercomputers in the world, available for quantitative and data intensive research.

The School is research-led, with a focus on high quality research and teaching in all areas of Economics and is well connected to the UK and the rest of the world.

We are looking to appoint Assistant Professors in Economics who will contribute to our strong economics research profile and who show a commitment to excellent teaching and are able to shape economics education within the School and beyond.

Applicants should have a strong research background with evidence of an ability to publish in the very top international economic journals and excellent teaching (for pathway 1 appointments), and an aptitude to teach to the highest standards at both Undergraduate and Masters level and to engage in scholarly activities to innovate teaching and to shape economics education (for pathway 3 appointments).

They should have completed, or be close to completing, a PhD in Economics or a related discipline by the post start date (September 2022).

The closing date for applications is midnight 28th November. We will be doing preliminary online interviews via the European Job Market. Arrangements for “flyouts” in January/ February will be finalised in due course.

Application Procedure:

In order to complete your application, you will need to complete two stages. If both stages are not complete, your application cannot be considered. This is to ensure compliance with UKVI requirements.

The first stage is to submit a complete application via the EconJobMarket website. A complete application comprises a CV, Job Market Paper, evidence of teaching effectiveness if available and three reference.

The second stage is to complete the University of Bristol’s application form via the University’s website and submit this, together with a covering letter and a full CV, online at http://www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/. To access the form simply enter the vacancy number:

For pathway 1 (research focused), ACAD105673 in the search facility;

For pathway 3 (education focused), ACAD105674 in the search facility.

Please clarify in your cover letter which pathway is more suitable for your profile, i.e., whether pathway 1 (research focused), pathway 3 (education focused) or both.

For informal enquiries please contact the Head of School Professor Paola Manzini (econ-hos@bristol.ac.uk) or the Chair of recruitment Professor Tai-Wei Hu (taiwei.hu@bristol.ac.uk).