Teaching Fellow in Economics, University of Nottingham

Reference

UNNC217

Closing Date

Tuesday, 15th May 2012

Job Type

Research & Teaching

Department

The University of Nottingham Ningbo, China - Nottingham University Business School (NUBS) China

Salary

An attractive package including accommodation allowance, travel allowance and insurance will be provided for international appointments.

China is an integral part of the Nottingham University Business School awarding the same internationally recognised degrees offered by Nottingham in the UK. In operation for only six years, NUBS China already has approximately 2,500 students of which about 300 are enrolled in postgraduate programmes. It has an international faculty of 60, coming from over 20 countries, permanently based in Ningbo and plans to grow to 90 over the coming few years.  It is EQUIS accredited and is part of a university that is highly rated and is seeking to improve further its ranking among the world’s top research and teaching universities.  NUBS China has ambitious plans to expand including increasing its focus on research and executive education. NUBS China, which carries out instruction in English, is also significantly increasing its research focus and provides an excellent environment and conditions for scholars interested in pursuing an active research agenda.

The successful candidate will be expected to contribute lectures and seminars in Economics and quantitative methods across all years of the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes; and to contribute to the supervision of undergraduate and masters dissertations.

Candidates must have a degree and preferably a postgraduate degree in a relevant subject as well as excellent communication and presentation skills in English. Experience of teaching/tutorial work in relevant subjects at degree level in an international English-speaking institution is essential.

Salary will be within the range 259,070 RMB – 309,343 RMB per annum depending on skills and experience (salary progression beyond this is subject to performance).  In addition, an attractive package including accommodation allowance, travel allowance and insurance will be provided for international appointments.  This post is available from 1 September 2012 and will initially be offered on a fixed-term contract with the University of Nottingham, Ningbo, China for a period of three years.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Dr Qing-Ping Ma, Associate Professor in Economics, email: qing-ping.ma@nottingham.edu.cn. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

Interviews will take place in Ningbo, China and likely interview dates are 20 June 2012 (preferred) or 13 June 2012 (alternative), but they are subject to change.

Please be advised that your referees will be contacted prior to interview.

For other vacancies and more about working at the University of Nottingham Ningbo, China please see: http://www.academics-in-china.com/

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