The Department of Economics is pleased to offer a Graduate Teaching Assistant post allowing those applying for entry to our PhD programme to finance their studies through part-time teaching work within the University. Applicants should have already completed, or be about to complete, a Masters degree in economics and should be able to demonstrate a strong interest in research and the potential to become high quality teacher.

Potential applicants must contact the Department well before applying to allow time to negotiate a viable thesis topic which the Department is able to supervise.

Graduate Teaching Assistant Role

Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) and Graduate Research Assistants (GRAs) are full-time postgraduate students registered for a PhD at the University of Leicester. They are contracted for a four-year period (subject to annual review) to undertake departmental duties averaging no more than one day per week over the full calendar year.

The total package will cover tuition fees (at the UK/EU rate only) with an annual stipend worth up to £14,000 (approx.) each year over four years. The successful candidate will also receive a Research Training Support Grant worth £750 each year.

Entry Requirements

We welcome suitable applications from both UK/EU students and from international students (outside the EU). However, please note that international students will receive a reduced level of funding. The post is available to full-time students only.

Informal Enquiries

Further Particulars for this post are available here. For informal enquiries, please contact Mr Sebastian O'Halloran:

• Email - sdo2@le.ac.uk
• Tel. - 0116 252 2886

For further information on the School and its research areas, please visit:

Applications

Applicants are encouraged to contact the Department and discuss their thesis proposal before submitting a formal application. Please note that the application process is in two parts - you must apply as a student and for the Graduate Teaching Assistant Post. Both applications must be submitted by the closing date.

Applying as a Student

Advice on how to apply as a postgraduate student is available here.

Applying for the Graduate Teaching Assistant Post

Applications can be submitted online through the University's Job Vacancies site - please click here, enter SSC00063 in the Reference field, and select "Search and Apply".

The closing date for applications is 31 March 2010.

About the Department

In the past three-year average, we have been regularly ranked among the top three economics departments in the UK for overall student satisfaction among mainstream traditional pre-1992 universities. We provide inspirational undergraduate and postgraduate teaching delivered by academics who are passionate about their subjects and are leading cutting edge research in economics and finance. We welcome talented students and leading researchers from countries all over the world. The Department has a proud history in delivering exciting teaching and innovative research and we invite you to join our vibrant environment for learning and research in developing a successful future.

About the University

The University of Leicester is one of the UK's leading universities, committed to international excellence through the creation of world changing research and high quality, inspirational teaching. It is consistently in the top 20 of all national tables and is ranked in the top 5% of universities in the world by two international studies – the Times Higher Education-QS World University Rankings and the Shanghai Jiao Tong Academic Ranking of World Universities.

In 2008/2009 we were named the Times Higher Education's University of the Year, with the judges describing us as "elite without being elitist".

The publication of the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) in December 2008 confirmed the University of Leicester’s position as a leading research university well placed to offer degree opportunities in a wide variety of disciplines and allow our students to benefit from working with staff at the cutting edge of their disciplines. The knowledge, expertise and sense of innovation and discovery evident in our departments create an excellent environment in which to undertake study at doctoral level.