R220762 - Teaching Fellow/ Senior Teaching Fellow in Economics

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Aston Business School
Location:  Aston University Main Campus
Salary:  £35,333 to £61,823 per annum
Grade 8 to 10
Contract Type:  Continuing
Basis:  Full Time
Closing Date:  23.59 hours GMT on Wednesday 07 December 2022
Interview Date:  Thursday 15 December 2022
Reference:  R220762
Release Date:  Monday 07 November 2022

Aston Business School, located in the heart of Birmingham seeks to appoint a highly motivated, ambitious academic with the ability and interest in providing excellence in learning and teaching in the field of economics. 

The holder of this post will influence the future direction of the Economics, Finance and Entrepreneurship Department in the development of taught economics programmes at UG and PG level.  

There is a thriving teaching culture within the department that includes a National Teaching Fellow, multiple award-winning academics in learning and teaching as well as leading economics textbook authors. Members of the department are also extremely active in the Economics Network. Innovation in teaching plays a prominent part in our pedagogic activities and we lead the College wide A-GamE centre on the use of gamification in teaching. 

The usual teaching load for a post like this constitutes 4.5 modules across the academic year. We also anticipate that the appointed candidate will be able to demonstrate leadership in learning and teaching and be an innovative and reflective practitioner.  

Furthermore, the appointed academic will also be expected to take on programme directorship and supervise MSc and industrial placement students. 

We would also encourage any interested candidates to look at our department’s staff profiles to see if there are synergies in terms of teaching expertise and the possibility of conducting research in economics or pedagogy (https://research.aston.ac.uk/en/organisations/economics-finance-and-entrepreneurship ). 

For informal discussions relating to this post please contact the Head of Department, Dr Matthew Olczak; Tel: +44(0) 121 204 3107; email: [email protected] . 

Aston University is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.  It promotes equality and diversity in all aspects of its work. We are committed to the principles of the Athena SWAN Charter http://www.ecu.ac.uk/equality-charter-marks/athena-swan/ , recognised by a silver award, and we are a Disability Confident Employer Level 2. We strive to have robust inclusivity strategies in place, including race and sexual orientation, to encourage colleagues to have the confidence and freedom to be themselves in the workplace. For more information, visit: https://www2.aston.ac.uk/about/inclusive-aston

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.

If you require the job details document or an application form in an alternative format please contact the recruitment team at [email protected]