College Lectureship and Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Economics

Applications are invited from suitably qualified applicants for a College Lectureship in Economics, associated with a Fellowship of Christ’s College. All fields of Economics are eligible, but preference may be given to those able to teach macroeconomics.

The position is intended to provide a valuable development opportunity to an individual at the beginning of their academic career to allow them to build teaching skills, a publication record and other academic activity with a view to obtaining an academic or policy appointment afterwards. The Lectureship is tenable from 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2029 or for a similar period with dates to be agreed and is not renewable or extendable.

The successful candidate will be expected to reside in Cambridge and will be elected to a Fellowship of the College. They will be required to undertake 120 hours of small-group teaching for the College during the academic year (equivalent to an average of 6 hours per week during term time), to act as Director of Studies in Economics when required,to engage in research and publication, and to undertake other College offices or duties appropriate to an early-career appointment if asked to do so.

The stipend will be equivalent to points 43-49 of the Cambridge University scale (currently £40,311 – £46,735 per annum). The Fellow will be a member of the College’s Governing Body and will be expected to sit on a number of College committees, appropriate to an early-career post. The privileges of a Fellowship include seven free meals per week, the possibility of limited financial support for research expenses, a study room for teaching and other academic purposes, and possibly single occupancy residential accommodation in College. The stipend is subject to a reduction if the Fellow chooses to reside in College.

Letters of application (there are no forms) should be sent via the 'Apply' button above to arrive no later than noon on Friday December 6, 2024, including: a curriculum vitae with details of qualifications, publications and experience; one publication or a piece of work representative of the candidate’s research at its best; teaching evaluations if available; a note stating which of the papers currently taught in Cambridge Economics Tripos the candidate would be able to teach (see https://www.econ.cam.ac.uk/apply/ba-economics/course-structure; we do not expect candidates to be able to teach everything); an indication of whether a work visa would be required in order to take up the post; and the names and addresses of two persons who have agreed to act as academic referees. Candidates must arrange for their referees to send their reference directly to jobs@christs.cam.ac.uk so that references are received by the closing date of noon on Friday December 6, 2024. Short-listed candidates may be invited for in-person interviews likely to be held on or around January 16, 2025.

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