Lecturer or Senior Lecturer (Level B or C) - Economist

Job no:513339
Work type:Fixed term - Full-time
Campus:Adelaide
Categories:Level B, Level C, Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics

(Level B) $107,276 - $126,894 or (Level C) $130,810 - $150,431 per annum plus employer contribution of 17% superannuation.

Fixed term, full-time opportunity available for 24 months.

The School of Economics and Public Policy, renowned for its excellence in teaching, research, and engagement in Economics and Public Policy, invites candidates to apply for a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge research and teach courses in areas such as econometrics, macroeconomics, data analysis, and quantitative methods.

The successful candidate will work alongside world-class researchers in a collegial and respectful environment to support your research and teaching. We are looking for candidates who have a PhD in economics or a related field, a strong research record and demonstrated teaching excellence, to carry out or lead research, scholarship, and professional activities. The candidate will be expected to demonstrate excellence in published research, teaching, and attract external funding for research. The School welcomes applications from diverse backgrounds.

To be successful you will need:

• PhD in in Economics, Applied Economics, or a closely aligned discipline.
• Demonstrated strong record of research scholarship, teaching, and professional/administrative activities within Economics or Applied Economics.
• Excellent record of teaching success for courses in Economics or a closely aligned discipline at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
• Demonstrated excellence in delivering quality teaching and curriculum design in face-to-face, online and mixed-mode teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
• Demonstrated success at motivating and supervising the research of Honours and postgraduate students across a range of economics sub-fields.
• Demonstrated  track record of publications, and successful research grant and/or consultancy funding.
• Excellent working relations with colleagues, academic community, industry partners, and key stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills, including literacy, numeracy and attention to detail.
• Commitment to the principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion, and ability to contribute to the diversity of the School community.

Desired characteristics:

• Research interests in macroeconomics, international economics, or applied macroeconometrics
• Demonstrated ability to undertake original, creative and innovative research

Enjoy an outstanding career environment

The University of Adelaide is a uniquely rewarding workplace. The size, breadth and quality of our education and research programs - including significant industry, government and community collaborations - offers you vast scope and opportunity.

It also enables us to attract high-calibre people in all facets of our operations, ensuring you will be surrounded by talented colleagues, many world-leading. Our work's cutting-edge nature - not just in your own area, but across virtually the full spectrum of human endeavour - provides a constant source of inspiration.

Our culture is one that welcomes all and embraces diversity consistent with our Staff Values and Behaviour Framework and our Values of integrity, respect, collegiality, excellence and discovery. We firmly believe that our people are our most valuable asset, so we work to grow and diversify the skills, knowledge and capability of all our staff.

We embrace flexibility as a key principle to allow our people to manage the changing demands of work, personal and family life.

In addition, we offer a wide range of attractive staff benefits. These include: salary packaging; flexible work arrangements; high-quality professional development programs and activities; and an on-campus health clinic, gym and other fitness facilities.

Learn more at: adelaide.edu.au/jobs

Your faculty's broader role

The Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics is a place of innovative practice and thought leadership across a diverse range of disciplines. It offers a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, and has strong connections with business and industry, including internationally.

Learn more at: able.adelaide.edu.au

If you have the talent, we'll give you the opportunity. Together, let's make history.

Click on the ‘Apply Now’ button to be taken through to the online application form. Please ensure you submit a cover letter, resume, and upload a document that includes your responses to all of the selection criteria for the position as contained in the position description or selection criteria document.

Applications close 11:55pm, 11 February 2024

The University reserves the right to close this advertisement before the closing date if a suitable candidate is identified.

For information regarding this position, contact

Anjelika Vorel
Talent Acquisition Specialist
E: [email protected]

The University of Adelaide is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Female applicants, people with a disability and/or and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who meet the requirements of this position are strongly encouraged to apply. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application. 

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