Lecturer in Economics

Position Details

Title: Lecturer in Economics
Requisition ID: 28367
Location: Newcastle, GB
Contract Type: Open Ended
Working Pattern: Full Time
Posted Date: 19 August 2025
Closing Date: 30 September 2025

Salary:

• Lecturer Grade F: £41,064 - £46,049 per annum

• Lecturer Grade G: £47,389 - £56,535 per annum

About Newcastle University

Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits. We offer a generous holiday package, plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes, and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

The Role

The Economics Subject Group within Newcastle University Business School has 33 full-time research and teaching staff. We are a collegiate and generalist Group with expertise in all areas of economics. We deliver teaching and learning of the highest quality and attract highly qualified students to our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. We are looking for an outstanding Lecturer in Economics to join our Group.

The Economics Subject Group has a vibrant Research Community that promotes research around all areas of economics and, especially, in the following sub-themes:

• Applied Time Series Econometrics

• Behavioural and Experimental Economics

• Economics of Safety, Health, Environment and Risk

• Finance, Financial Economics and Financial Econometrics

• Labour, Health, Education and Development Economics

• Macroeconomics, Policies and Institutions in Open Economic Systems

• Spatial, Urban, Regional, International and Industrial Economics

Our members have active funded projects in a range of areas including the Creative Industries and their Internationalisation, Education, Development, Energy, Environmental, and Rural Economics. We have a long tradition of informing public sector policy formation and host a state-of-the-art Behavioural Research Laboratory. We have expanded significantly in recent years and now invite applications from strong candidates, committed to collegiality, for a full-time, open-field lectureship.

You will hold, or be close to obtaining, a relevant PhD and will be able to demonstrate a capacity to publish in journals of international standing. You will also have:

• A clear and viable strategy for sustained future research that has the potential to result in world-leading publications.

• The ability to teach economics at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

You will contribute to the research profile of the Economics Subject Group in Newcastle University Business School by publishing in internationally recognised journals, demonstrating research impact, and securing external research funding. Additionally, you will develop and deliver programmes at Newcastle University Business School, ensuring an outstanding teaching experience for our students.

Newcastle University Business School is located in Newcastle City Centre and at the gateway to the Newcastle Helix, a £350 million partnership between Newcastle University, Newcastle City Council and Legal and General, where business meets science. Home to 4000 students, the School is in the top 1% of business schools worldwide to hold triple accreditation from the three internationally recognised accreditation bodies: AMBA, AACSB, and EQUIS.

Equality and Inclusion

We are committed to being a fully inclusive university that actively recruits, supports and retains staff from all sectors of society. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from everybody, regardless of race, sex, ethnicity, religion, nationality, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital status/civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, as well as being open to flexible working practices.

Application Process

Formal applications should include:

• A covering letter

• A curriculum vitae

• A job market paper

Please combine your job paper with either your CV or Covering Letter and upload this as one document.

General questions about the Economics Subject Group or the hiring process can be addressed to:

• Professor John Sessions, Head of Economics (john.sessions@newcastle.ac.uk)

• Professor Nils Braakmann, Deputy Head of Economics (nils.braakmann@newcastle.ac.uk)

Key Accountabilities

Teaching & Learning

• Provide high-quality teaching, learning, and student support.

• Mentor and support students as a personal tutor.

• Set and mark assessments in accordance with University standards.

• Contribute to curriculum development.

• Ensure students benefit from a research-intensive academic environment.

• Provide education that engages, challenges, and supports students to discover and fulfil their potential.

Research

• Conduct research of international excellence in Economics.

• Publish high-quality outputs.

• Pursue external funding.

• Demonstrate impact through research-based solutions and stakeholder engagement.

• Supervise postgraduate research students.

Other

• Contribute to the Business School Vision, Mission and Strategy.

• Engage as an active member of the School community.

• Support equality, diversity, inclusion, ethics, responsibility, and sustainability.

• Undertake administrative and leadership roles as required.

The Person (Essential)

Knowledge, Skills & Experience – Lecturer Grade F

• Ability to provide outstanding education rooted in strong disciplinary knowledge.

• Ability to deliver research-led teaching and use technology effectively.

• Evidence or potential for internationalising the curriculum.

• Ability to secure research funding.

• Potential to publish world-leading research.

• Ability to engage with external stakeholders and generate impact.

• Ability to supervise undergraduate, postgraduate, and research students.

• Commitment to interdisciplinary work.

• Excellent communication, organisational, and team-working skills.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience – Lecturer Grade G (additional)

• Established international research profile with world-leading publications.

• Proven track record in grant capture.

• Substantial teaching experience and leadership in curriculum design.

• Experience supervising postgraduate research students.

• Ability to take on management and leadership roles.

Qualifications

Lecturer Grade F

• Good Honours degree (or equivalent) in a relevant subject.

• PhD (or equivalent) near completion (within three months of submission).

• HE teaching qualification or equivalent experience (Desirable).

Lecturer Grade G (additional)

• Completed PhD (or equivalent) in a relevant subject.

Our Commitment

Newcastle University is a global university where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. We are a University of Sanctuary and a Disability Confident Employer. We hold:

• Athena Swan Silver Award (Gender Equality).

• Race Equality Charter Bronze Award.

• Membership in the Euraxess initiative.

Requisition ID: 28367

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