Senior Teaching Fellow, Department of Economics & Public Policy

Location: South Kensington

Job Summary

As we expand our teaching of economics at postgraduate and undergraduate levels, across the suite of Imperial College Business School programmes, we are seeking an enthusiastic Senior Teaching Fellow in Economics committed to delivering excellent education to diverse cohorts of students. As a member of the Imperial College Business School Learning and Teaching Family you will be responsible for designing and delivering economics modules and providing support to our students, including on our  BSc Economics, Finance and Data Science degree. As a community we are focused on enhancing economics education and the experience of students and look forward to welcoming a new colleague eager to contribute to our collaborative Department and School. This is a great opportunity for an economist with a PhD (or equivalent experience), interested in a teaching-focused career in economics in Higher Education.  

Duties and responsibilities

As an economics Senior Teaching Fellow at Imperial College Business School, you will play a key role in delivery of economics teaching across our suite of programmes, from BSc to MSc to MBA. This involves developing best practice curricula, delivering excellent lectures and tutorials and designing and using innovative and rigorous assessment and feedback strategies. Alongside you will have education-related administrative and pastoral duties, including for example as a Head of Year for our new BSc. You will be expected to regularly review your practice to keep it up to date with education pedagogy and to meet the changing needs of students, programme teams and the Business School. As a member of our collaborative community, we expect you to engage with our education strategy and help us enhance the experience of all our students.

Essential requirements

• You will have a PhD in an economics subject (or equivalent experience).
• You will hold an appropriate teaching qualification or otherwise demonstrate your commitment to meeting professional standards in Higher Education, such as by holding a Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy or equivalent
• You will have experience designing and delivering teaching in economics, or related subjects, at university level.
• You will understand what is needed to design innovative and relevant curricula at module and programme level.
• You will be recognised for the quality of design and delivery of modules in your area of expertise, including coursework, feedback and assessment.
• You will have the interpersonal and administrative skills to take a departmental role such as Head of Year.
• You will care about the academic and wider pastoral needs of all students and have an interest in working with students and colleagues to enhance the curriculum or student experience and to support them on their education journey.
• You will have the ability to mentor junior colleagues, such as teaching assistants employed by the department.
• You will be an organised and collaborative colleague, able to juggle different responsibilities and deliver required outputs on time.
• Your current career plans will be on a teaching-focused career, as made possible by the Imperial College Learning and Teaching family. 

Further Information

This is a full-time open-ended contract. It is open to candidates interested in a Senior Teaching Fellow role in Economics at Imperial College Business School. Salary and terms and conditions of employment will be in line with the Imperial College Learning and Teaching Family roles and requirements, and consistent with the experience of the successful applicant.

If you are interested, please complete the online application. It is helpful to attach your CV and a covering letter in the application from. 

We will be in touch as soon as possible after the deadline. References and Right to Work checks will be considered after interviews. 

Should you require any further details on the role please contact: Cloda Jenkins, Associate Dean (Education Quality), Department of Economics & Public Policy, c.jenkins@imperial.ac.uk, or Richard Green, Head of Department, r.green@imperial.ac.uk.

Closing Date: 7 August 2024