"Senior Teaching Fellow in Economics"

NYU London invites applications for a Senior Teaching Fellow position in Economics to begin in August 2026. The appointed faculty member will support students participating in the NYU Global Gateway Program in London. NYU London (NYUL) is the hiring employer. This is a one-year appointment that is renewable, depending upon department need and satisfactory performance. Teaching commences in the Autumn term (Sept-Dec 2026).

Responsibilities

• Teach two undergraduate courses in Economics (Statistics and Urban Economics) each semester (Fall and Spring); incumbent will not teach more than 3 preparations per year
• Engage in 1 on 1 and group activities supporting students’ academic achievement at NYU London (Year-round)
• Assist with coordination of other Economics courses
• There are no formal research expectations in this role, but selected candidates are expected to engage in the intellectual life at NYU London and Global Programs
• Advise independent research as needed for upper class students

Overview of Economics curriculum for London Global Gateway first-years:

• Introduction to Microeconomics
• Introduction to Macroeconomics
• Statistics
• Urban Economics

This curriculum provides a comprehensive foundation in economic theory, quantitative methods, and applied spatial analysis. The introductory coursework facilitates a dual understanding of individual decision-making and market mechanisms through microeconomic theory, alongside an examination of aggregate economic performance—including growth, inflation, and national policy—within a macroeconomic framework. Complementing these theoretical pillars is a rigorous introduction to statistical methodology, emphasizing probability distributions, hypothesis testing, and data-driven inference. These analytical tools are synthesized in the specialized study of urban environments, where the economic forces driving city development, housing markets, and local public policy are analyzed through a spatial lens.

Teaching Information

Instructors are encouraged to use a variety of pedagogical techniques within the course guidelines that will be shared with successful candidates. These typically include a combination of lecture-, discussion-, and workshop-based class sessions, as well as various student activities.

Instructors are expected to teach in person unless there is a university or location specific change in academic delivery required by outside circumstances (i.e. transportation strike, public health emergency, or major building renovations).

Expectation of Hours

Courses are 4 credits each, corresponding to approximately 50 hours per semester. The semesters are 15 weeks long (14 weeks of teaching plus an exam week) and there are 2hrs 30 minutes of classroom instruction each week per course. In addition to the time required for instructor development, course preparation, classroom instruction, and marking and providing feedback to students, the instructor is required to hold a minimum of two set 60-minute "office hours" at NYU London per week.

Contract Information

Teaching fellow is contracted with NYUL, on a fixed term from 1 August to 31 May. Fellows would teach up to 5 courses or equivalent per academic year on a fixed salary basis, equivalent to 0.8 FTE, 4 days per week. NYUL reserves the first right for course scheduling as the primary (though not necessarily exclusive) employer.

Applicants should have a PhD in economics. It is expected that the post-holder will ideally have 2 to 3 years of effective experience teaching at the university level; experience teaching American undergraduates is helpful.

Please submit a 1-page cover letter, CV, Teaching Evaluations, 1-page Teaching Philosophy Statement, 1-2 pages of teaching materials for a class you have taught (either a lesson plan, assignment prompt, or writing resources) that are suggestive of your pedagogical values, and the names and contact information for three references, via Interfolio at https://apply.interfolio.com/180106.

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