Lecturer in Political Science: Public Policy Economics and Analysis

Department / Division:  UCL Department of Political Science/School of Public Policy

Grade: Grade 7/8

Hours:  Full time

Salary (inclusive of London allowance)

Salary will be on the UCL Lecturer A or B salary scale grade 7, (£35,415 - £38,441 per annum), and grade 8, (£39,510 - £46,635 per annum).

Duties and Responsibilities

UCL wishes to appoint a lecturer to contribute to research and teaching within the Department of Political Science/School of Public Policy. The new lecturer will undertake research of the highest international standards within his or her own specialist field, which will contribute to the research standing and culture of the Department. They will teach on the Masters and within the School’s other programmes and supervise PhD students.

As well as teaching Public Policy Economics and Analysis and possibly contributing to other popular current courses, we would expect the new lecturer to offer at least one and possibly two new courses that complement existing offerings. This appointment is available from 1 September 2011.

Key Requirements 
The new Lecturer can be in any area of political science but will be expected to make a major contribution to the teaching and administration (lecturing, running seminars and recruiting, mentoring and coordinating PG Teaching Assistants) of the course, Public Policy Economics and Analysis. This is a core course taken by all students on the public policy MSc programmes (Public Policy, International Public Policy and European Public Policy). Candidates must have a PhD in political science, economics or a public policy related area, a proven track record of publications in leading journals and a demonstrated ability to win grant-funding. 

Further Information

A job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page.  To apply for the vacancy please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button below or visit www.ucl.ac.uk/hr/jobs.

Informal enquiries may be made to Professor David Coen,  [log in to unmask] If you have any queries regarding the vacancy or the application process, please contact Ms Nicky Henson, Departmental Administrator, email [log in to unmask], tel +44 (0)20 7679 4966.

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 5pm, Friday 26th November 2010

It is anticipated that long listed candidates will be contacted in December 2010 and that successful candidates will be interviewed in January 2011.
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