JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)

February 1, 2021 - July 31, 2021

Christ's College

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Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship and College Lectureship in Economics

JOE ID Number: 2021-01_111466830
Date Posted: 04/22/2021
Date Inactive: 07/31/2021
Position Title/Short Description
Title: Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship and College Lectureship in Economics
Section: International: Other Academic (Visiting or Temporary)
Location: Cambridge, UNITED KINGDOM
JEL Classification: 00 -- 00 - Default: Any Field
Keywords:
Economics;
Macroeconomics;
Research;
College Fellowship;
Supervisions;
College Teaching Officer;
Salary Range: £36,914-£41,526)
Full Text of JOE Listing:

Christ’s College, Cambridge invites applications for the above post for a fixed term of four years. The post is tenable from 1 September 2021 to 31 August 2025 or for a similar period with dates to be agreed and is not renewable or extendable. Applications are invited in all fields of Economics, but preference may be given to candidates in the field of macroeconomics. The successful candidate will be in the early stages of their career, will have recently completed or be nearing completion of their PhD, and will see this sort-term post as an attractive opportunity to enhance their research and academic profile.
The successful candidate will be appointed a Fellow of Christ’s College and will divide their time between:

• Teaching undergraduate supervisions (small group sessions which accompany lectures), averaging 8 hours a week for 20 weeks a year
• Research

The salary will be equivalent to points 45-49 of the Cambridge University scale (currently £36,914-£41,526). The Fellow will normally be offered single-occupancy residential accommodation in College: the salary is subject to a reduction of approximately 15% if the Fellow chooses to accept this offer and reside in College. The Fellow will also be eligible for participation in the University Superannuation Scheme. Any additional teaching beyond the contractual requirement of 160 hours per annum will be paid at the normal hourly rates for College supervisions.

Further particulars are available at https://www.christs.cam.ac.uk/vacancies-christs-college. Short-listed candidates may be invited for interviews on Zoom which are likely to be held on or around Tuesday 8th June.

Application Requirements:
  • Application Instructions Below
  • Letters of Reference Instructions Below
Application deadline: 05/25/2021
Reference Instructions:
Candidates must arrange for their two referees to send their reference directly to masters-assistant@christs.cam.ac.uk so that references are received by the closing date of noon on Tuesday 25th May 2021.
Application Instructions:
Letters of application, there are no forms, should be sent to masters-assistant@christs.cam.ac.uk to arrive no later than noon on Tuesday 25th May 2021, with details of qualifications, publications and experience; one publication or a piece of work representative of the candidate’s research at its best; teaching evaluations if available; an indication of the papers currently taught in the Cambridge Economics Tripos that the candidate can teach (see http://www.econ.cam.ac.uk/apply/ba-economics/course-description for paper descriptions); an indication of whether a work visa would be required in order to take up the post; and the names and addresses of two persons who have agreed to act as academic referees. Candidates must arrange for their referees to send their reference directly to masters-assistant@christs.cam.ac.uk so that references are received by the closing date of noon on Tuesday 25th May 2021.