London School of Economics and Political Science

Position Title/Short Description

Full Text of JOE Listing:

The Department of Economics invites applications from strong candidates in any field of specialisation. The number of posts available will depend on funding and the department’s requirements.

You will teach undergraduate and graduate students, as well as carrying out research.

You must have expertise and research interests in Economics and/or Econometrics, as well as an ability to establish an international reputation in these fields. You will have a completed PhD, or be close to obtaining a PhD, in Economics or a related discipline by the post start date (by 1 September 2015).

You will have a track record or trajectory of internationally excellent publications. Furthermore, a proven ability, as evidenced by existing publications, or potential to publish in top journals in Economics and/or Econometrics. You will also have a clear, well developed and viable strategy for future outstanding research that has the potential to result in world-leading publications.

You should have excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to teach Economics and/or Econometrics at Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels.

The other criteria that will be used when shortlisting for this post can be found on the person specification which is attached to this vacancy on the LSE’s online recruitment system.

The posts are tenable from the 1st September 2015, or soon thereafter.

In addition to a competitive salary the benefits that come with this job include a defined benefits pension scheme, generous annual leave and excellent training and development opportunities.

To apply for this post, please go to www.lse.ac.uk/JobsatLSE and select “Vacancies”.

Please read this section carefully:

1. Please note that you must complete your personal details on our Online Recruitment System. To do this, please click on the ‘apply’ button in the bottom left hand corner of the vacancy summary screen. You will not be prompted to attach any supporting documents on the online system.

2. All of your application documents (as per the How to Apply document) should be uploaded using www.econjobmarket.org where you can apply via our advertisement on their website.
You must complete steps 1 and 2; otherwise your application will be incomplete and cannot be considered by the Junior Recruitment Committee.

The closing date for receipt of applications is Wednesday 19th November 2014 (23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.

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