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Department of Geography and Environment
Assistant/Associate Professor in Environmental/Resource Economics
Salary is competitive with peer institutions and commensurate with experience, taking into account pay equity within the Department.
For Assistant Professors, the salary scale starts at £55,974 per annum (pay award pending) and can be found on the LSE website
For Associate Professors, the salary scale starts at £66,742 per annum (pay award pending) and can be found on the LSE website
Based in the Department of Geography and Environment, you will contribute to the intellectual life of the School through conducting and publishing outstanding research, engaging in high quality teaching as instructed by the Head of Department, and participating in the School and wider Department activities. You will join one of the world’s best-known environmental economics and policy groups, which enjoys very strong international student demand across a wide range of graduate and undergraduate programmes.
As an Assistant/Associate Professor, you will have expertise and research interests in environmental/resource economics.
Assistant Professor candidates will have, or be close to obtaining, a PhD in Economics, Environmental/Resource Economics or other relevant fields of economics by the post start date. You will have proven ability, as evidenced by existing publications or potential to publish in top journals in environmental/resource economics and a clear, well developed and viable strategy for future outstanding research. You will have the ability to teach resource economics and environmental economics at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Associate Professor candidates will have a PhD in Economics, Environmental/Resource Economics or other relevant fields of economics. You will have a track record of publishing in top journals in environmental/resource economics, as well as a clear, well-developed strategy for sustained, high-quality research. You will have a significant track record of excellence in teaching, especially resource and/or environmental economics at the graduate level, as well as a willingness to act as Programme Director for our MSc Environmental Economics and Climate Change.
The other criteria that will be used when shortlisting for this post can be found on the person specification, which is attached to this vacancy on the LSE’s online recruitment system.
In addition to a competitive salary the benefits that come with this job include an occupational pension scheme, a research incentive scheme with personal reward options, generous research leave (sabbatical) entitlement, a collegial faculty environment and excellent support, training and development opportunities.
For further information about the post, please see the how to apply document, job description and the person specification.
To apply for this post, please go to www.lse.ac.uk/LSEJobs. If you have any technical queries with applying on the online system, please use the “contact us” links at the bottom of the LSE Jobs page. Should you have any queries about the role, please email Sam Colegate, Departmental Manager – s.colegate@lse.ac.uk.
The closing date for receipt of applications is 9 December 2020 (23.59 UK time). We are unable to accept any late applications.