Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) (SJ6798)

The University of Bath is seeking to appoint a Senior Lecturer in Financial Economics/Financial Econometrics in the Department of Economics. Applications are welcome from outstanding candidates with research interests in Macro-Finance, however, candidates must be able to lead pedagogical thinking and deliver inspiring teaching within the field of Applied Financial Economics.

The Department of Economics at the University of Bath promotes a vibrant research environment through specialist research themes and our five dynamic research groups: Macroeconomics and Finance, Econometrics, Economic Theory, Public and Environmental Economics, and Labour/Education/Health Economics.

You will, from time, make active contributions to our specialist research themes: Innovation and Productivity; Governance of Systems and Institutions; Social Determinants of Health; and Sustainable Living. All candidates are expected to deliver high quality teaching, at both undergraduate and postgraduate level, and to attract and successfully supervise PhD students.

Successful candidates will have a strong record in publishing high quality research and engagement with research grants and/or contracts, evidence of excellent and innovative teaching and the ability to play a leading role in one or more of our five dynamic research groups.

We attract high quality undergraduate and postgraduate students to an extensive range of programmes. Our research activities inform students’ learning and encourage the interaction between academia and the wider society both in terms of policy formulation and outcome evaluation and knowledge transfer to businesses and public organisations.

The Department of Economics encourages collegiality and is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed to our fullest potential. We therefore especially welcome applicants who share our ethos. The University of Bath, located above the UNESCO world heritage city of Bath 115 miles west of London, offers a full range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, campus facilities and services to support staff from all genders and different backgrounds.

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For informal enquiries, please contact Dr Peter Postl, Head of Department (p.postl@bath.ac.uk), Dr Maik Schneider, Director of Research (m.t.schneider@bath.ac.uk), or Dr Stylianos Asimakopulos, Senior Lecturer (S.Asimakopoulos@bath.ac.uk)

Closing Date: 08 Sep 2019
Type: Education & Research