Assistant or Associate Professor in Development Economics

Department of International Development, London School of Economics and Political Science

Location: London

Salary: From £68,087 per annum; the salary scale can be found on the LSE Website

Hours: Full Time

Contract Type: Permanent

Placed On: 12th September 2025

Closes: 1st December 2025

As an equal opportunities employer strongly committed to diversity and inclusion, we encourage applications from those of Minority Ethnic backgrounds and Women as they are currently under-represented at this level in this area. All appointments will be made on merit or skill and experience relative to the role.

The Department of International Development invites applications for an Assistant or Associate Professor in Development Economics. We are a vibrant multidisciplinary department seeking candidates at the frontier of macro- or micro-development economics, strong skills in empirical causal inference, and a demonstrated interest in field-based research.

The successful candidate will play a key role in shaping our growing MSc in Economic Policy for International Development (EPID) and delivering high-quality teaching at the MSc and PhD levels to students across the department. They will show a commitment to working in a multidisciplinary environment and contribute to the intellectual life of the School through conducting and publishing outstanding research, engaging in other high-quality teaching as instructed by the Head of Department, and participating in the School and wider Departmental activities.

Successful applicants for the Assistant Professor position will have a PhD, or be close to completing a PhD by the start date, in a relevant field. They must have proven ability to conduct quantitative empirical research using the tools of modern causal inference and to publish internationally excellent work in top economics journals.

Candidates applying at the Associate level will additionally have published world-leading research in top economics journals, an international reputation in development economics research, and a strong pipeline of work in progress and a clear, well-developed strategy for future outstanding research that has the potential to result in world-leading publications.

The start date is ideally by 1 September 2026.

In addition to a competitive salary, the benefits that come with this job include an occupational pension scheme, a research grants policy with personal reward options, generous research leave (sabbatical) entitlement, a collegial faculty environment, and excellent support, training and development opportunities.