St Edmund Hall: Early Career Teaching & Research Fellowship in Economics

The College proposes to create an Early Career Teaching and Research appointment in association with a Junior Research Fellowship in Economics.  This is a fixed-term, non-renewable post available for the period 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2028.

The aim of this post is to provide support to Tutorial Fellows in Economics, while providing an opportunity to undertake independent research.

Applicants must demonstrate:

• an outstanding level of academic achievement, appropriate to the stage of their career, with evidence of, and potential for, producing distinguished research in their field.
• the ability to provide excellent tutorial and small group teaching in a range of undergraduate topics as specified in the further particulars.
• a commitment to supporting and inspiring academic excellence in all students.
• excellent communication skills and the sensitivity to deal with pastoral duties.
• the organisational skills and motivation to undertake college administration.
• an informed interest in the full range of academic duties of the post and the ambition to progress to an academic post, whether at Oxford or elsewhere.
• evidence of commitment to their professional development.
• evidence that the post-holder’s development as an academic will benefit from this appointment.

View the Further Particulars and Application Process

Salary:  The successful applicant will be appointed on Grade 6.2 of the St Edmund Hall salary scale (currently £34,136 per annum) and will have the option of becoming or remaining a member of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS).

The appointee will be entitled to an Academic Allowance (currently £3,000 per annum).

Fellows are members of the Senior Common Room and entitled to full dining rights when the College kitchen is open.

Application Procedure

Applicants should submit the following in PDF format:

• A covering letter no longer than three pages of A4, setting out their research plans and teaching experience.
• A curriculum vitae.
• A sample of their research output of no more than 5000 words.
• The names of three academic referees (see below).  If candidates have been examined for a PhD or equivalent, but the degree has yet to be awarded, they should ask referees to comment on the timeline for graduation.

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to contact their referees to request them to submit references directly to the College prior to interview. If candidates do not yet have a PhD or equivalent, please ask referees to comment on the submission of the thesis.

Applications should be sent via the 'Apply' button above no later than GMT noon on Friday, 3 January 2025. Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.

Online interviews are expected to be held for shortlisted candidates on Friday, 7 February 2025.

Any enquiries relating to the post should be directed to Professor Alexandre Kohlhas, Tutorial Fellow in Economics, in the first instance by emailing alexandre.kohlhas@economics.ox.ac.uk.

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