Lecturer in Economics

The School of Economics is growing and is seeking to appoint new Lecturers in Economics with an Autumn 2024 starting date. We are looking for people with expertise in any area of economics that connects well with the research interests of our current faculty.

The opportunity:

The School of Economics is growing and is seeking to appoint new Lecturers in Economics with an Autumn 2024 starting date. The School has an excellent research reputation and offers high quality undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in economics.

Successful candidates will have a strong commitment to producing internationally excellent research and delivering high quality teaching that contributes to the development of our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and the learning experience of our students. Applicants should have a PhD in economics or related field or be within 3 months of completing their PhD, and have demonstrable potential to publish their research in leading refereed journals, to contribute to knowledge exchange activities and to secure research income.

Informal enquiries may be made to Professor Miguel Costa-Gomes:
[email protected]   

Your skills and attributes for success:

• Have a PhD in Economics or be within three months of completion of a PhD at time of appointment.
• Must be able to demonstrate an existing or developing record of research with potential for publication in leading peer-reviewed journals in economics.
• Will have demonstrated the ability to make an outstanding contribution to the research activities and intellectual life of the School of Economics.
• Experienced in teaching. Ability to provide excellent teaching at all levels, and contribute to the design and development of teaching programmes.
• Be able to provide high quality supervision at undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral levels.
• Have excellent oral and written communication skills.

Please note that the University of Edinburgh defines completion of a PhD as the submission of the corrected thesis following the candidate’s viva examination, or when the candidate receives confirmation that there are no corrections to address.