University Teacher (Economics)

Contract type: Fixed-term until 31^st March 2026

Location: Sheffield (9 Mappin St, Main Campus)

The Department of Economics wishes to recruit a fixed-term University Teacher who will contribute to core modules in some of the following areas at undergraduate or postgraduate levels:

• Microeconomic theory
• Econometrics including teaching the use of Stata
• Applied Microeconomics including Labour Economics and Education Economics
• UG & PGT Dissertation Supervision

This teaching will involve working closely with module leaders, running seminars, tutorials and office hours, and undertaking marking.

You will also be expected to make a contribution to personal tutoring as appropriate.

You will make a full and active contribution to the principles of the ‘Sheffield Academic’. These include the achievement of excellence in teaching, to make a genuine difference in the subject area and to the University’s achievements as a whole. Further information on the underpinning values of the Sheffield Academic can be found at: www.shef.ac.uk/hr/sheffieldacademic

We are looking for candidates with:

• A relevant PhD.
• Proven ability to teach.
• Ability to complete teaching-related admin.
• Ideally, you will also have experience of teaching in the subject area of applied microeconomics and econometrics.

This post is available until the 31^st March 2026.

The Department of Economics has an international reputation for practical and real-world economics.  Our researchers advise government departments in the UK and internationally.

The Department of Economics is one of the largest departments in the Faculty with an ambition to grow further. We have a friendly, collegiate and culturally diverse team. We are an international department which currently comprises approximately 40 academics, 17 professional services staff, 30 PhD students as well as post-doctoral fellows and visiting academics.

We provide research-led economics teaching, exposing students to the latest developments in the discipline so they become critical thinkers, analytical problem solvers and independent researchers.

We build teams of people from different heritages and lifestyles from across the world, whose talent and contributions complement each other to greatest effect. We believe diversity in all its forms delivers greater impact through research, teaching and student experience.

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