Lecturer in Economics (Teaching & Scholarship) (KS)

The Department of Economics at Manchester wishes to appoint a Lecturer (Teaching & Scholarship) from September 2021 on a 2 year fixed contract.

We wish to appoint an innovative, engaging and dynamic colleague who will be able to enhance the quality of our teaching and improve the student experience at Manchester. The candidate's responsibilities include course unit leadership, supporting colleagues by delivering small class teaching for other large units, dissertation supervision and contribution to course unit design including the delivery of formative and summative assessment for students on these units.

In addition to course unit specific engagement the candidates will also be involved in other administrative and pastoral duties.

We are specifically looking for a colleague with expertise in applied, empirical economics.

In Step 6 the application form will ask candidates to attach one document (called the CV). That document should include: 

• An up-to-date CV, 
• a 1 page summary of recent teaching evaluations, 
• a 250 word summary of a class you taught or a resource you created to support students in the development of written and verbal communication skills, 
• a 250 word summary on what you see as the most important contribution teaching staff can make to 1st year undergraduate economics students’ learning as they transition from College/School to University. 

Step 5 will ask you to highlight detail how you meet the person specification. Please use that section to add any information on how you meet the person specification criteria (which are in the Further Particulars document linked in the advert) not addressed via the document you will attach in Step 6 (containing CV, Teaching Evaluations and answers to two short questions). 

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status.  All appointments are made on merit.

Blended working arrangements may be considered        

Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.

Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:

Name: Prof Ralf Becker

Email: econjobs@manchester.ac.uk

General enquiries:

Email: hrservices@manchester.ac.uk

Technical support:

https://jobseekersupport.jobtrain.co.uk/support/home

This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.

Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.