Do you seek to develop your teaching experience? The Blavatnik School of Government is seeking to engage Seminar Leaders to join the teaching team of the Economics of Public Policy course within the Master of Public Policy (MPP) in Michaelmas Term 2025.

Public policy leaders frequently interact with professional economists. The Economics of Public Policy course aims to prepare MPP graduates for this interaction by developing the skills necessary to become a critical consumer of economic thinking. During the first three weeks of the course, students are introduced to the fundamental principles of classical economic thinking. Weeks 4-7 cover applied economic policy topics such as taxation, poverty and welfare, cost-benefit analysis, and public procurement. In Week 8, students select choices from a range of options (including education, health, climate and the environment, competition policy and jobs, and innovation among others). Seminars run in Weeks 1-7 only.

As a Seminar Leader, you will have the opportunity to lead seminars, attend sessions held by lecturers, attend team meetings and assess student work.

Candidates should have experience of research in a relevant field of economics and have excellent communication and organisational skills. Relevant previous teaching experience and the ability to relate theoretical issues to applied, policy problems, and deliver to a non-economist audience are also essential.

Payment will be at the rate of £18.43 per hour (Grade 6.1), plus rolled-up holiday pay of 12.07% for each hour worked.

Expected time commitment, including attending lectures and preparation (which is paid), is approximately 93 hours throughout the term.

Further details for this position, including information on how to apply, are outlined in the further particulars. ___________________________________________________________________________

We welcome applications from those currently based in the UK, or overseas, who plan to be in Oxford between the Michaelmas 2025 term dates.

Please note that you must have the right to work in the UK at the time of teaching.

The closing date for applications is 12 noon (UK time) on Monday 12 May 2025.

We expect to hold online interviews at the end of May or in early June.