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Job details
Job reference
REQ02016
Application closing date
24/02/2019
Location
Colchester
Salary
On the professorial salary scale and commensurate with skills and experience
Employment type
Permanent, Full-time
Job category/type
Academic, Education, Research
Attachments
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Professor of Economics, Department of Economics
Job description
Department of Economics
The department is ranked 5th among all UK economics departments for research excellence (REF 2014). The department is also ranked in the top category for teaching excellence (TEF 2017). The Department of Economics provides a vibrant research environment and has a strong collegial culture. It is a growing department, currently comprising
43 full-time academics, with distinctive clusters in microeconomics, macroeconomics, applied economics and econometrics. Applied researchers based in the Economics Department have typically strong research collaboration with other economists in the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER). The University of Essex is located 60 miles northeast of London. For more information about the department and its programs see www.essex.ac.uk/economics.
The offer is competitive, and includes a generous relocation allowance, the possibility of paid research leave and research funds.
Duties of the Role
The purpose of this post is to enhance the department's research profile in any area of applied or theoretical economics and to both contribute to and lead in developing the research in economics within the department; to develop and actively engage in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and supervision; to extend the department's profile regionally, nationally and internationally through collaboration with other institutions; and to contribute to the effective administration of the Department.
The post-holder will provide strategic leadership in education; build up a sustained and effective record of impact at a strategic level in relation to teaching and learning; make a substantial contribution to the international profile of the University through the generation of internationally excellent research, scholarship and teaching; pursue research that is world leading in terms of originality, significance and rigour, in keeping with the REF criteria; and generate substantial research income commensurate with subject area norms.
You will also be expected to provide leadership in ensuring your own research and that of others in your department generates impact beyond the academic sphere in keeping with the REF criteria, and undertake senior leadership responsibilities.
The post-holder will undertake a full range of Education, Research and Leadership and Citizenship responsibilities as detailed in the Professor (ASER) job pack.
Qualifications and Skills required
Applicants should hold a relevant doctoral-level research degree in Economics or equivalent professional experience or practice. You will be expected to demonstrate a substantial record of internationally excellent, world-leading research in your chosen field; evidence a strong, sustained record of academic publication at international or world-leading levels of recognition, with evidence of a clear publication plan for submission to future Research Excellence Framework (REF) programmes; have experience and an established record of success in securing and managing substantial research grants (appropriate to the discipline); demonstrate teaching excellence at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels; and the ability to supervise and motivate students up to PhD level.
The ability to provide academic leadership in a range of appropriate contexts, and the ability to provide academic leadership in a range of appropriate contexts are essential for this post.
Please read this section carefully:
- Please note that you must complete an online application form and submit a number of documents detailed on the cover sheet of the job pack.
- At the same time and in addition, your Job Market paper and three letters from referees must be submitted at https://econjobmarket.org.
You must complete the above steps; otherwise your application will be incomplete and cannot be considered by the Hiring Committee.
Appointment to this post will be made as Professor (R), on a Teaching and Research (ASER) contract.
At the University of Essex internationalism is central to who we are and what we do. We are committed to being a cosmopolitan, internationally-oriented university that is welcoming to staff and students from all countries and a university where you can find the world in one place.
Please see the further detail link below for a full job description and person specification which outlines the full duties, skills, qualifications and experience needed for this role plus more information relating to the post. We recommend you read this information carefully before making an application. Applications should be made on-line, but if you would like advice or help in making an application, or need information in a different format, please telephone the Resourcing Team (01206 876559).
*Further detail:
Professor of Economics (ASER)
job pack
*More information:
Working at the University
Job title
Professor of Economics, Department of Economics
Job reference
REQ02016
Application closing date
24/02/2019
Location
Colchester
Salary
On the professorial salary scale and commensurate with skills and experience
Employment type
Permanent, Full-time
Job category/type
Academic, Education, Research
Attachments
Blank
Job description
Department of Economics
The department is ranked 5th among all UK economics departments for research excellence (REF 2014). The department is also ranked in the top category for teaching excellence (TEF 2017). The Department of Economics provides a vibrant research environment and has a strong collegial culture. It is a growing department, currently comprising
43 full-time academics, with distinctive clusters in microeconomics, macroeconomics, applied economics and econometrics. Applied researchers based in the Economics Department have typically strong research collaboration with other economists in the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER). The University of Essex is located 60 miles northeast of London. For more information about the department and its programs see www.essex.ac.uk/economics.
The offer is competitive, and includes a generous relocation allowance, the possibility of paid research leave and research funds.
Duties of the Role
The purpose of this post is to enhance the department's research profile in any area of applied or theoretical economics and to both contribute to and lead in developing the research in economics within the department; to develop and actively engage in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and supervision; to extend the department's profile regionally, nationally and internationally through collaboration with other institutions; and to contribute to the effective administration of the Department.
The post-holder will provide strategic leadership in education; build up a sustained and effective record of impact at a strategic level in relation to teaching and learning; make a substantial contribution to the international profile of the University through the generation of internationally excellent research, scholarship and teaching; pursue research that is world leading in terms of originality, significance and rigour, in keeping with the REF criteria; and generate substantial research income commensurate with subject area norms.
You will also be expected to provide leadership in ensuring your own research and that of others in your department generates impact beyond the academic sphere in keeping with the REF criteria, and undertake senior leadership responsibilities.
The post-holder will undertake a full range of Education, Research and Leadership and Citizenship responsibilities as detailed in the Professor (ASER) job pack.
Qualifications and Skills required
Applicants should hold a relevant doctoral-level research degree in Economics or equivalent professional experience or practice. You will be expected to demonstrate a substantial record of internationally excellent, world-leading research in your chosen field; evidence a strong, sustained record of academic publication at international or world-leading levels of recognition, with evidence of a clear publication plan for submission to future Research Excellence Framework (REF) programmes; have experience and an established record of success in securing and managing substantial research grants (appropriate to the discipline); demonstrate teaching excellence at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels; and the ability to supervise and motivate students up to PhD level.
The ability to provide academic leadership in a range of appropriate contexts, and the ability to provide academic leadership in a range of appropriate contexts are essential for this post.
Please read this section carefully:
- Please note that you must complete an online application form and submit a number of documents detailed on the cover sheet of the job pack.
- At the same time and in addition, your Job Market paper and three letters from referees must be submitted at https://econjobmarket.org.
You must complete the above steps; otherwise your application will be incomplete and cannot be considered by the Hiring Committee.
Appointment to this post will be made as Professor (R), on a Teaching and Research (ASER) contract.
At the University of Essex internationalism is central to who we are and what we do. We are committed to being a cosmopolitan, internationally-oriented university that is welcoming to staff and students from all countries and a university where you can find the world in one place.
Please see the further detail link below for a full job description and person specification which outlines the full duties, skills, qualifications and experience needed for this role plus more information relating to the post. We recommend you read this information carefully before making an application. Applications should be made on-line, but if you would like advice or help in making an application, or need information in a different format, please telephone the Resourcing Team (01206 876559).
*Further detail:
Professor of Economics (ASER)
job pack
*More information:
Working at the University