London School of Economics and Political Science

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Full Text of JOE Listing:

The Department of Economics invites applications from strong candidates in any field of specialisation.
You will be expected to teach undergraduate and graduate students in Economics and/or Econometrics, 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 and have excellent written and oral communication skills.

You will have completed a PhD, or be close to obtaining a PhD, in Economics or a related discipline by the post start date. You should

You will have a track record or trajectory of internationally excellent publications. Furthermore, you will have a proven ability, evidenced by existing publications, potential to publish in top journals, or with leading book publishers 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.

The full 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.

Salary is competitive with Departments at our peer institutions worldwide. The minimum starting salary for Assistant Professor at the LSE is £71476 pa inclusive. In addition, this post attracts a significant market salary supplement which reflects current market conditions.

Along with a competitive salary, the benefits that are included within this job are an occupational pension scheme, a research incentive scheme with personal reward options, generous research leave (sabbatical) entitlement, a collegial faculty environment and excellent support, training and development opportunities.

The posts are tenable from 6th September 2027.

Please read this section carefully:

Please note that you must complete your personal details on our LSE Online Recruitment System as well as on EJM.

To apply for this post, please go to https://jobs.lse.ac.uk and search for Assistant Professor, Department of Economics.

You will not need to upload any additional documentation on the LSE HR system. If asked to upload by the LSE HR system, please upload blank sheets.

Interviews will take place virtually in mid-December 2026.

The closing date for receipt of applications is Monday 23rd November 2026 (23:59 UK time). We are unable to accept any late applications.