Teaching Associate (Fixed Term)

Applications are invited for the above post based in the Nottingham School of Economics. The School is one of the UK’s premier research and teaching departments for economics, ranked 5th in UK in IDEAS/RePEC, 5th in UK by Research Power in REF2022 and 6th in the UK by the Tilburg ranking of Economics Departments. 

Our University has always been a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community. We warmly welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs – indeed this very diversity is vital to our success, it is fundamental to our values and enriches life on campus.

We welcome applications from UK, Europe and from across the globe from candidates with teaching interests across all areas of the discipline. We particularly encourage applications in the areas of monetary economics.

As a Teaching Associate you will be expected to

• deliver innovative teaching for a range of classes in the economics discipline
• prepare assessments and conduct marking of examinations and coursework
• supervise and examine undergraduate dissertations
• support tutorial groups, developing their knowledge and learning skills
• contribute positively and proactively to the teaching culture, especially considering issues of underrepresentation 
• take a proactive role in the pastoral support of students, dealing with sensitive issues
• be responsible for administrative duties

Candidates should have, or be demonstrably close to submitting, a PhD (or equivalent) in Economics.  All the teaching in the School is informed by research and applicants should state their research interests and to which of the School’s Research Centres they would like to be attached. Full details of the School’s activities are available at: www.nottingham.ac.uk/economics.

This post will be offered on a fixed-term contract, starting 01 February 2024, until 31 January 2025. Hours of work are full time (36.25 hours per week). Job share arrangements may also be considered. 

Requests for secondment from internal candidates may be considered on the basis that prior agreement has been sought from both your current line manager and the manager of your substantive post, if you are already undertaking a secondment role.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Dave Harvey dave.harvey@nottingham.ac.uk Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

Further details:

Our University is a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community. We welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs – indeed this very diversity is vital to our success, it is fundamental to our values and enriches life on campus. We welcome applications from UK, Europe and from across the globe. For more information on the support we offer our international colleagues, see our Moving to Nottingham pages.

Applicants for this post will be considered on an equal basis, subject to the relevant permission to work in the UK as defined by the requirements set out by UK Visas & Immigration.  Please visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration for more information.

For successful international applicants, we provide financial support for your visa and the immigration health surcharge, plus an interest-free loan to help cover the cost of immigration-related expenses for any dependents accompanying you to the UK. For more information please see our Financial support for visas and the immigration health surcharge webpages.

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