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Department of International Relations
Assistant Professor in International Political Economy
Salary is no less than £54,984 per annum (pay award pending) and the salary scale can be found on the LSE website
We are looking to recruit an Assistant Professor in International Political Economy to pursue an internationally excellent and potentially world-leading research agenda in the field of international relations and to teach international political economy at undergraduate/postgraduate level and supervise PhD students.
All candidates must have a research interest in international political economy and must also show a clear and viable strategy for future top-quality research. We are open with respect to methodological and theoretical approaches.
Candidates will need a completed PhD, or be close to obtaining one, in International Relations or a related field by 1 September 2020. Candidates should also have a proven or developing record of publications in refereed international journals or with highly-respected book publishers based on research that is, or has the potential to be, internationally excellent in terms of originality, significance and rigour. Teaching ability in international political economy at undergraduate or postgraduate level is essential.
Successful candidates should have excellent communication skills and an ability to work as part of a team with colleagues across the School. 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.
The post will start on 1 September 2020.
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 hr.jobs@lse.ac.uk.
The closing date for receipt of applications is 15 September 2019 (23.59 UK time). We are unable to accept any late applications.