Senior Lecturer/Lecturer in Economics

University of Newcastle, Australia
Newcastle - Australia
S: $89,878 - $126,955 +17% super

Newcastle Business School is part of the Faculty of Business and Law. The School teaches in Hong Kong, Singapore, Callaghan, Newcastle City, Ourimbah, Sydney and online.

Newcastle Business School is renowned for excellence in internationally relevant research. Many of our academic staff members are leaders in their research disciplines, and are published consistently in top international and national journals. Our research priorities and strengths reflect the areas in which we are contributing considerably to the knowledge base in business.

Newcastle Business School strives to find solutions so business and society can work together to create sustainable enterprises and communities in the areas of: Accounting and Finance, Economics, Employment Relations and Human Resource Management, International Business, Management, Marketing, Politics and International Relations and Tourism. The School also welcomes the opportunity to pursue new and innovative research with commercial and public sector organisations and is a leader within the University in implementation of new and innovative teaching models.

The School is seeking an enthusiastic lecturer/senior lecturer with an interest in interdisciplinary research and a pluralist methodological focus, to contribute to the discipline of economics. The successful candidate will also have a strong record of teaching excellence will help build the research portfolio of the discipline through their individual research efforts and through the supervision of RHD students. All applicants must be PhD qualified and be able to demonstrate a history of producing excellent research outcomes through publication. The successful applicant will have demonstrated expertise in experimental and behavioural economics and be interested in coordinating the new School Decision Making Lab.

The position will be offered on a continuing full-time basis at Callaghan campus.

Selection/Essential Criteria:

• A PhD in Economics with demonstrated expertise in experimental economics and/or behavioural economics
• Capacity to coordinate the NBS Decision Making Laboratory
• Demonstrated capacity to undertake and publish quality research, particularly of an interdisciplinary nature
• Proven ability to deliver high quality teaching and effective course administration
• Excellent interpersonal skills ensuring effective communication with staff and students
• Proven ability to secure external research funding
• Proven capacity to supervise honours and postgraduate students
• Ability to teach at undergraduate and postgraduate levels
• Ability to work collaboratively and independently
• Experience with the development and delivery of curriculum and course materials for a variety of teaching modes
• Demonstrated knowledge of workplace obligations to, and experience in leading and cultivating workplace practices and behaviours that promote, support and maintain a safe, healthy, equitable, diverse and respectful workplace; including responding appropriately to adverse accidents, incidents, behaviours, issues, reports and the like.

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