Professor of Economics Birmingham, England
Job description
Aston University aims to be the UK's leading university for students aspiring to succeed in business and the professions, where original research, enterprise and inspiring teaching deliver local and global impact. We are an agile and innovative organisation that thrives on collaboration and partnerships with businesses and the community. Our integrated placement year, our applied high-impact research, and our commitment to enhancing employability and social mobility of our students, all help to make Aston University distinct both nationally and internationally.
The University has been recognised by a number of awards and rankings, including The Guardian 2020 University of the Year Award and Entrepreneurial University of the Year Award. We have also recently been shortlisted for the Times Higher Education Award for 2021. The 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF) assessments published in May 2022, ranked 79% of Aston University research as ‘world leading’ (4*) or ‘internationally excellent’ (3*). We are building on our world-class research capability to help transform industries, support economic growth and improve lives. Our research is organised within comprehensive interdisciplinary University Research Institutes and across a wide range of outstanding research centres and research groups.
Sitting within the College of Business and Social Sciences, Aston Business School (ABS) part of an elite group of global business schools that hold the gold standard of ‘triple-crown’ accreditation from AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS. ABS is one of the UK’s leading Business Schools for support for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and helped to launch the national Help to Grow: Management Programme. Our goal is to enhance enterprise and enterprises. We develop individuals to perform better within enterprises and the professions and to create successful new ventures. We support business leaders in enhancing their organisations’ performance and growth. We advise business and policy-makers on ways to improve society and the economy. Our impactful research creates new knowledge and skills that further these aspirations for business and policy-makers alike.
To further strengthen our research and teaching portfolio, in line with our strategic objectives, ABS wishes to appoint a Professor of Economics. The Professor will lead research, scholarship and teaching activities of the School through professional practice and expertise. They will also foster internal and external collaboration with regional, UK and international businesses and bodies as appropriate to subject discipline and School strategy. We are very interested in candidates who have expertise in International Economics, Regional Economics, Economics of Innovation and Technological Change, and/or Economics of Small Business & Entrepreneurship.
Candidates will be expected to demonstrate an excellent track record of personal research achievement in a relevant area, together with experience of and commitment to delivering high quality, innovative teaching. They will have a proven record of success in securing competitive research funding and experience of successful PhD supervision. Candidates will also be able to show experience of working with businesses and other relevant external bodies.
Further information, including a detailed role description and person specification, and information on how to apply can be downloaded at https://candidates.perrettlaver.com/vacancies/3355/professor_of_economics/ quoting reference 6297. For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Tom Mellor at [email protected] or +44 (0)20 7340 6234.
Deadline for submission of applications is Monday 20th February 2023 at 09:00 GMT.
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