Fellowship in Economics

Queens’ College is seeking to appoint a new Fellow in Economics from Michaelmas 2022. The new Fellow will be able to teach a variety of topics across the Economics Tripos. Preference may be given to applicants whose teaching interests include courses in Microeconomics. It is expected that the appointee will assist with Direction of Studies. The appointment is for three years in the first instance and renewable.

 Queens' currently admits six undergraduate Economics students each year. We have built a vibrant student community and run a variety of academic and extracurricular activities to support learning within and across year groups, taking advantage of both the College’s modern teaching facilities and its ancient fabric. The College has been a strong supporter of teaching innovation. This appointment will supplement the College's existing Fellows in the subject: Dr Charles Brendon, Dr Cristina Peñasco, Professor Mauro Guillén and Professor Lucia Reisch. The College has been fortunate in attracting excellent students in Economics over many years and alumni include Dr Andrew Bailey and Sir Robert Chote. The postholder may be appointed to the Ajit Singh Fellowship in Economics.

Fellows are paid to direct studies and typically undertake 40, 80 or 120 hours of paid teaching per academic year. In addition, the College provides Fellows with seven meals per week, financial support towards academic expenses and the use of an office for teaching and academic study. Fellows are normally expected to reside in or near Cambridge during term time and take an active part in the wider academic life of the College. The Fellowship will complement the postholder’s existing primary research or teaching role in the University or externally. A College fellowship offers access to a rich intellectual and social life within Queens’, as well as the chance to work with outstanding students.

The successful candidate will be offered either the Ajit Singh Fellowship in Economics (an Official Fellowship) or a Bye Fellowship. Official Fellowships can only be offered to applicants who hold a qualifying office in the University, such as a University Teaching Officer, and come with membership of the Governing Body and the requirement to act as a Trustee. All applicants may be considered for a Bye Fellowship.

Informal enquiries to the Senior Tutor, Dr Andrew Thompson ([email protected] ).

Applications including a covering letter, CV with the names of two referees and statement of teaching experience and philosophy (of no more than 1000 words) to be sent to [email protected] by 06 May 2022 at 12 noon. It is anticipated that interviews will be held in May 2022.