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International Development
Assistant Professor in Health and International Development
Salaries will be on the appropriate salary scale and will be commensurate with experience, taking into account pay equity within the Department.
The salary scale starts at £55,974 per annum (pay award pending) and the salary scale can be found on the LSE website
The Department of International Development plays a central role in the LSE, a global, single-faculty, social science university located in the heart of London. The Department’s faculty and research strengths are centered on processes of social, political and economic development and change. The Department’s faculty members are engaged in research and scholarly activity across LSE, through research centres such as the Firoz Lalji Centre for Africa, Middle East Centre, South Asia Centre, Southeast Asia Centre, Latin America and Caribbean Centre, and inter-departmental research units such as the Global Health Initiative.
The Department of International Development at LSE seeks to hire an Assistant Professor who will strengthen our internationally renowned, innovative and publicly engaged faculty. The post holder will contribute to the intellectual life of the School through conducting and publishing outstanding quality research, engaging in high quality teaching as instructed by the Head of Department, and participating in the School and wider Department activities.
Candidates should have a track record or trajectory of internationally excellent publications in health and international development from any of these perspectives: development studies, geography, government, international relations, politics, or sociology. Successful applicants will also have a PhD or be close to completing a PhD in one of the above mentioned areas by the post start date.
You will have proven ability, as evidenced by existing publications or potential to publish in top journals or with leading book publishers in health and international development; and a clear, well developed and viable strategy for future outstanding research that has the potential to result in world-leading publications.
You will also have a demonstrable ability to teach on postgraduate programmes in health and international development.
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 Professor Ernestina Coast (e.coast@lse.ac.uk).
The closing date for receipt of applications is 16 October 2019 (23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.