Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in the Economics of China
Posted 2 days 19 hours ago by SOAS, University of London
Job title: Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in the Economics of China
Department: Economics
Contract Type: Permanent
Grade: G8/Ac3 or G9/Ac4
Location: Bloomsbury, Camden, Greater London, United Kingdom
Hours: 35 hours per week
About the RoleThe Department of Economics at SOAS University of London invites applications for a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer post in the Economics of China. We seek an outstanding scholar with strong expertise in the political economy of China, including engagement with questions of structural transformation, industrial policy, climate and agrarian change, state capital relations, or China's evolving role in the global economy.
About the DepartmentThe Department of Economics at SOAS is a leading centre for economic research, grounded in a rigorous tradition of political economy and development economics. Faculty research spans financialization, social reproduction, the political economy of food, informality, labour, macro financial aspects of development, institutional politics, corruption, and the assessment of macroeconomic, social and industrial policies.
About youResponsibilities
• You will contribute to the Department's teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate level, delivering modules on the Chinese economy and development economics.
• You will be expected to connect China's development experience to broader public policy debates, design innovative curricula, and provide high quality supervision and mentorship to students across our programmes.
• You will maintain an internationally recognised research agenda, engage actively with external funding opportunities, and play an active role in administrative duties and the broader intellectual life of the Department, contributing to its standing as one of the world's leading centres for heterodox economics and political economy.
Qualifications
• Candidates who can bridge rigorous theoretical and empirical economic tools with critical political economy perspectives are especially encouraged to apply.
Successful candidates will need to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the UK or have limited leave to remain in the UK and associated right to work for the duration of their employment with SOAS, in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. We are able to offer sponsorship for candidates who do not currently possess the right to work in the UK.
Closing date: 6th May 2026 at 11:59 p.m.
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