Associate Professor in Economics

Ref Number

B03-01846

Professional Expertise

Academic

Department

UCL SLASH (B03)

Location

London

Working Pattern

Full time

Salary

£63,921 – £69,414

Contract Type

Permanent

Working Type

Hybrid (20% – 80% on site)

Available for Secondment

No

Closing Date

10-Dec-2023

UCL is one of the UK’s premier universities and is ranked in the world’s top 10. It is a world-class research and teaching institution based in London whose staff and former students have included 29 Nobel Prize winners. Founded in 1826, it was the only university in England at that time which admitted students regardless of race or religion. UCL was also the first to admit women on equal terms with men. Today, UCL is an inspiring university in which to work and study and it continues to thrive on the diversity and creativity of its community.

UCL has 840 professors and more than 6,000 academic and research staff who are dedicated to research and teaching of the highest standards (HESA 2013).

About the Department of Economics
The Chair of Political Economy at UCL was created in 1827 in memory of David Ricardo, thus establishing the first Department of Economics in England. The department of Economics has an outstanding international reputation in key areas of current research. It is the only department of economics in the UK to have received the outstanding grade-point average of 3.78 (out of 4) in the 2014 REF with 79% of all indicators of output rated at the highest 4* level.

According to the grade point average (GPA) on the overall score, the REF 2014 has ranked the Department of Economics at UCL as:
• the top Department in the UK in the field of Economics and Econometrics
• the top Department at UCL, and
• the top Department in any field in any university in the UK

This is an extraordinarily positive outcome which documents the Department’s outstanding quality in Research. It is the fruit of many years hard work aimed at producing a world leading Department excelling in producing frontier-shifting and policy relevant research.

The department offers a number of undergraduate degree programmes, a vigorous undergraduate affiliate student programme, Masters programmes in Economics and Data Science with Public Policy, and a structured MPhil/PhD programme.

The Department of Economics at UCL is a medium-sized department by UK standards with a regular academic staff of 50, but it is supplemented with full-time research staff and part-time teaching fellows plus an active programme of academic visitors. There are currently over 1000 undergraduates and more than 150 graduate students studying in the department. Further information about the Department of Economics is available from the department’s website at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/economics/

Main purpose of the job

To contribute to the enhancement of the department’s role as an international leader in the field of microeconomic theory. Contributions will include the following: sustained research activity and peer-reviewed research publications in the field of Economics; high quality and innovative undergraduate and graduate teaching of Economics; success in raising research grants and other income to support departmental research and other activities; collaboration and co-operation with colleagues in the above activities.

Duties and responsibilities:

• To teach at undergraduate and graduate level in areas allocated by the Head of Department
• To carry out research and produce publications.
• To participate in departmental/faculty activities aimed at sharing research outcomes and building cross-disciplinary collaboration both within and outside the department.
• To help with administrative duties as required by the Head of Department
• To actively follow and promote UCL policies, including Equal Opportunities
• To maintain an awareness and observation of Fire and Health & Safety Regulations

The postholder will carry out any other duties as are within the scope, spirit and purpose of the job as requested by the line manager or Head of Department. As duties and responsibilities change, the job description will be reviewed and amended in consultation with the postholder.

In addition to the person specification criteria, the successful candidate will need to meet UCL’s expectations of Academic excellence, as outlined in ‘Excellence and the UCL community: a shared endeavour’ http://www.ucl.ac.uk/excellence. This will inform the candidate’s induction, probation, and appraisal, in discussion with the Head of Department.

The successful candidate will need to meet the following criteria:

PhD in Economics or Economics related field

To have a proven track record of first-class research in Microeconomic Theory

Sustained research output and publications at highest level (including top field and top general interest economics journals)

Evidence of successful grant applications

Expertise in economic theory, information economics, game theory and mechanisms.

Innovative contribution to the subject through development of teaching and/or learning aids in the form of books, videos, computer assisted learning materials etc.

A proven record of collaboration with other researchers and institutions or individuals

A good track record in teaching at different levels

The Associate Professor will be appointed from September 2024 on UCL salary scale Grade 9, £65,698 to £71,357 per annum inclusive of London Allowance, dependent upon experience and qualifications. The UCL full-time working week totals 36.5 hours.

Annual leave is 27 days per year. In addition, staff benefit from six College closure days per year. The person appointed will work at the offices of the Department of Economics, Drayton House, 30 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AX. The postholder will benefit from interactions with colleagues in the Department of Economics and in UCL more broadly, and at the Institute for Fiscal Studies. The postholder will be strongly encouraged and supported to develop their career.

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/

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