Professor in Economics

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This new full time post is available immediately on a permanent basis.

The University of Exeter is a Russell Group university that combines world-class research with very high levels of student satisfaction. Exeter has over 21,000 students from more than 130 different countries and is in the top 1% of universities in the world with 98% of its research rated as being of international quality. Our research focuses on some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today.

The University is proud that it has taken only a decade to establish the Business School as one of the UK's leading centres of business education and research, with a significant partnerships portfolio of more than 40 institutions globally. It is rapidly becoming one of the top business schools in the UK, ranked in the top 10 in the UK for all its main subject areas.

Under the leadership of the recently appointed Pro Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean, Professor David Allen, the School is focused on further enhancing its reputation as a centre of excellence.

The Department of Economics is a part of the Business School and will go through significant expansion over the next few years. The expansion of the Department is intended to consolidate and enhance its research standing both nationally and internationally in Applied Economics. We are looking for an innovative researcher with a strong and current record of research funding and international quality publications with the ability to attract world-class academics to their research group.

The successful candidate will contribute to extending the research profile of the University of Exeter applied economics group, particularly in areas related or complementary to work on the application of economic analysis to policy and/or business activity that in some way affect human capital. We are looking for a leading international figure with the ability to attract world-class academics to their research groups. Applicants will be innovative researchers with a strong track record of research funding and international quality publications.

Please ensure you read our Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.

Research areas that are of particular interest (although not limited to) are:

• Labour Economics
• Development Economics
• Health Economics

With skills to conduct reduced form empirical work as well as structural estimations.

To view the Job Description and Person Specification document please click here.

For a confidential discussion about the post you can contact Professor Brit Grosskopf by email at [email protected]

Links:University of Exeter Business SchoolExeter (Streatham) Campus WebsiteVisiting Devon The University of Exeter is an equal opportunity employer which is 'Positive about Disabled People'. Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented in the workforce.