Professor of Applied Economics, Department of Economics Job Vacancy in Colchester, England, UK

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Job titleProfessor of Applied Economics, Department of Economics Job referenceREQ06850 Application closing date27/02/2023 LocationColchester SalaryOn the Professorial scale, commensurate with experience and achievements Employment typePermanent, Full-time Job category/typeAcademic, Education, Research Attachments Job description

Department of Economics

The department is ranked 4th among UK economics departments for research power (REF 2021). The University of Essex is ranked in the top category for teaching excellence (TEF 2017). The Department of Economics provides a vibrant research environment and has a strong collegial culture. It is a growing department, currently comprising more than 50 full-time academics, with distinctive clusters in microeconomics, macroeconomics, applied economics and econometrics. Applied researchers based in the Economics Department have typically strong research collaboration with other economists in the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER). The University of Essex is located 60 miles northeast of London.