Senior Lecturer (CH12429) - Bath, BA2 7AY

Senior Lecturer (CH12429) – Bath, BA2 7AY

The Department is seeking to appoint a Senior Lecturer in Economics, in the education and research family.

About the role

(i) continue producing high-quality and impactful research,

(ii) be passionate about research collaboration both internally and with external bodies,

(iii) engage in knowledge exchange and generation of research income and

(iii) deliver high-quality teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level as well as successful PhD supervision.

While we are open to all areas, we are looking to strengthen research and teaching in economic theory (pure as well as applied). However, exceptional candidates in any area of economics would be welcome.

Research in the Department is organised through five main groups and the selected candidate will play a key role in one of these. (I) Macro, Money, and Finance ((II) Microeconomic Theory, (III) Public and Political Economy and (IV) Applied Economics: Labour, Education and Health (V) Sustainable Development.

About you

You will have:

(i) a track record of publications in leading Economic journals and engagement with research funding and/or contracts,

(ii) the ability to play a leading role in one or more of our dynamic research groups, and

(iii) evidence of excellent and innovative teaching and supervision.

Further information

This role is offered on a full time (36.5 hours per week) permanent basis.

For informal discussions about the role please contact Professor Ajit Mishra on or Dr Lucy O’Shea on

What we can offer you:

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award . We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader ; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff .

• Free counselling services through Health Assured
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
• Staff discount on language courses
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
• Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• Local discounts and more
• A family-friendly workplace
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses

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Closing Date: 02 Mar 2025

Department: Education & Research

Salary: £56,921 to £65,814