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Faculty of Business and Law
Economics and Finance
Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Economics
Employment type: Permanent contract
Employment basis: Full-time
Salary: Lecturer £34,520 - £37,706 per annum
Senior Lecturer £38,833 - £47,722 per annum
Post number: ZZ004290
Date published: 26 February 2018
Closing date: 09 April 2018
Interview date: 10 May 2018
Starting September 2018
The University of Portsmouth achieved the highest ‘Gold’ rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) the UK government’s first assessment of teaching excellence in higher education. Faculty of Business and Law has a track record of sustained excellence in teaching and research as evidenced by the consistently very high student satisfaction scores in the National Student Survey, the excellent employability record of our graduates, and the results of the recent Research Excellence Framework (REF2014) submission. The breadth and depth of our research was viewed by the REF2014 panel as having an outstanding and very significant impact in economic, social and policy-making terms, placing us in the top 10% for impact; 87.5% of our research environment was rated as internationally excellent; and 62% of our research as world-leading or internationally excellent. We offer a full range of degree programmes across business, management, law and economics, including PhD and the Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) programme. We combine excellence in research and scholarship with considerable business and consultancy experience, and provide leadership in the development and dissemination of sustainable business and management practice.
The Faculty of Business and Law has a vibrant environment and is ambitious. We wish to build upon our existing strengths and considerable recent success by investing in excellence. We seek to appoint to Lecturer or Senior Lecturer post in Economics. The successful candidate is likely to have completed a doctorate, or be close to completion. They will have an ability and interest in teaching across a range of specialisms with particular interest in the areas of, Macro Economics and Micro Economics and Quantitative Economics
The successful candidate will be committed to excellence in teaching at all levels, and support to develop teaching skills is available for less experienced staff. They will have a proven research record and will be expected to make a significant contribution to the research profile and knowledge service activities of the Faculty. They will have drive, an innovative approach to research, learning and teaching, and enjoy working collaboratively in a dynamic environment.
Applications must be made in accordance with the details available from Human Resources at the University of Portsmouth.
Informal enquiries may be made to the Heads of the relevant subject group by contacting Professor Lester Hunt on lester.hunt@port.ac.uk.
Although the post is available as either a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Economics, only one appointment will be made. Please note each post has a different person specification/ job description. You should also indicate in the ‘reasons for applying section’ whether you wish to be considered for the Lecturer or Senior Lecturer position.
For detailed information about the vacancy, please select this link: ZZ004290 - Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Economics.docx