Job description
UE07: £35,333.00 - £42,155.00 Per Annum.
CAHSS / School of Economics.
Fixed Term Contract - 01/08/2023 - 31/07/2024; Full Time - 35 Hours Per Week.
Number of Posts: 3
We are seeking outstanding candidates of demonstrated ability and high potential. The posts are aimed at final stage PhD students in Economics who are seeking the opportunity to focus on research and to establish their credibility as candidates in the job market.
The Opportunity:
The Stipendiary Fellowships are aimed at final stage PhD students in Economics who are seeking the opportunity to focus on research and to establish their credibility as candidates in the job market. The role will be split evenly between research and teaching (at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels).
These fixed-term posts are available from 1 st August 2023 until 31 st July 2024.. There is no possibility of extension or renewal.
Successful candidates will receive:
- Personal mentoring support from a senior academic in the School of Economics;
- Access to staff training courses, and development opportunities from the University’s Institute of Academic Development.
Your skills and attributes for success:
- Be in the late stages of PhD.
- Currently or recently matriculated as a PhD student in Economics.
- Outstanding research/research potential.
- A commitment to (and evidence of) high quality teaching and learning.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
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As a valued member of our team you can expect:
An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme , staff discounts, family friendly initiatives , flexible working and much more. Access our staff benefits page for further information and use our reward calculator to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.
If invited for interview you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages.
The University may be able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. This will depend on a number of factors specific to the successful applicant.