About the role
The 色中色 is an international centre for research and teaching excellence, committed to achieving global reach. We are seeking a development economist to join the Department of Social and Policy Sciences. DSPS is committed to being interdisciplinary, progressive, and impactful in both research and teaching.
Its academic staff come from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds including economics, sociology, politics, anthropology, geography, development studies, social and public policy, social work, and criminology. The Dept is home to the Centre for Development Studies, which will be celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2025.
You will be expected to conduct original, rigorous, and internationally significant research in development economics, and to help build our already strong community of doctoral and post-doctoral researchers. Core teaching will contribute to BSc and MSc programmes in International Development with Economics, as well as quantitative methods across a wider range of programmes, including the MSc in Public Policy.
The position on offer is full time (36.5 hours per week) and on a permanent basis.
About you
Our ideal candidate will have a doctoral qualification or equivalent in Economics with a clear focus on Development Economics, and a single or joint undergraduate degree in Economics. You will also have some teaching experience and demonstrated capacity to publish internationally recognised work. While open to applicants with diverse interests and expertise you will need to demonstrate a willingness and capacity to thrive within a strongly interdisciplinary community, and a commitment to research and teaching that is relevant to contemporary global challenges.
About the Department
DSPS has an inclusive, interdisciplinary vision. To find out more visit our website . In addition to the Centre for Development Studies DPSP is home to the Centre for Analysis of Social Policy, and the Centre for Death and Society. It also has strong relations with the Institute for Policy 色中色.
Additional questions can be directed to Prof Monica Greco, Head of Department (mg2725@bath.ac.uk) and Prof James Copestake (hssjgc@bath.ac.uk).
What we can offer you:
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We consider ourselves to be an inclusive university, where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on our teams.
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