Assistant / Associate / Full Professors in Economics
Join Imperial College London's Department of Economics & Public Policy to shape world-class research and teaching in applied economics and public policy.
Best for:Best for accomplished economists and researchers with a strong publication pipeline and a passion for teaching applied economics and policy.
Overview
Imperial Business School is seeking qualified candidates for faculty positions at the Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor levels within the Department of Economics & Public Policy. Appointees will conduct high-quality innovative research, secure external research grants, and contribute to teaching across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes including applied economics, management, and analytics. Successful candidates will foster interdisciplinary collaborations leveraging Imperial's research-intensive environment and participate in departmental governance appropriate to their career stage. Initial assistant professor appointments are offered on a seven-year fixed-term track with promotion expectations, while senior appointments offer permanent contracts.
What you'll do
- Develop and sustain an independent, high-impact research agenda capable of yielding publications in top-tier academic journals.
- Contribute to teaching across undergraduate, postgraduate, and interdisciplinary degree programmes within the Business School.
- Actively pursue external research grants and participate in interdisciplinary initiatives aligned with institutional strategy.
- Build and maintain research collaborations both within Imperial College London and with external academic and industry partners.
- Share administrative responsibilities for the department and Business School commensurate with academic rank and career stage.
Requirements
Degree required: PhD in Economics or a closely related field
Language: English; professional proficiency for teaching and research.
Instruction: English
Publications: Potential to publish in top academic journals for assistant positions; considerable excellence and established international reputation for associate and full professor positions.
- Proven capability or potential for conducting high-quality, innovative research in economics with a strong publication pipeline.
- Demonstrated teaching experience at the university level appropriate to the candidate's career stage.
- Ability to develop and teach applied economics, management, or analytics modules to diverse student cohorts.
- Open to all qualified applicants internationally, with encouragement for underrepresented groups including women and BAME candidates.
Funding & terms
How to apply
Deadline: 2026-11-03 (Europe/London)
Review the job description and application instructions document, then submit your application form, CV, cover letter, research statement, teaching statement, teaching score evidence, and research papers through the online portal. Assistant professor applicants must also arrange for three reference letters to be emailed directly by their referees.
- Application form
- CV
- Cover letter
- Research statement
- Teaching statement
- Evidence of teaching scores
- 3 research papers
- 3 reference letters
Contact
Richard Green· Professor
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