How To Apply: LSE Fellow/Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Research/ Professorial Appointments

Updated Feb 2014
How to Apply
LSE Fellow/Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Research/
Professorial Appointments

Thank you for your interest in this post. You will find the following documents available to download
from the vacancy summary:

Advert
Job Description
Person Specification

Applications must take the form of a full Curriculum Vitae (CV) or Resume and a covering letter.

Your covering letter should consist of a summary of your past, current and future research projects.
Please give prospective publication dates of work currently in preparation, where appropriate.

After completing your personal details online, you will be prompted to attach your CV and then your
covering letter.

Some posts in the School require you to attach further supporting documents in addition to your CV
and covering letter. However, this particular post does not require you to attach any further supporting
documents as part of your application. Therefore, please do not attach any documents to the
Supporting Documents page of the online application form and just click save and proceed to move
to the next page.

Please ensure you have checked your application as no corrections will be accepted after
submission.

You should apply for this post using the online application form on our website. In exceptional
circumstances, we may accept applications via an alternative method. If you are unable to use the
online system to apply for a post, for example, you have a disability, please contact the HR Services
Team to discuss alternative methods of applying for a vacancy.

Regrettably, we cannot accept any applications received after the date specified in the advert

The selection process for this post may include a formal presentation as well as a final interview. We
will let you know as soon as possible after the closing date whether you have been shortlisted for
interview.

We hope that you will find it easy to apply for this vacancy and we look forward to receiving your
application. However, if you do have any queries about submitting your application, please do not
hesitate to contact the HR Services Team by email to hr.jobs@lse.ac.uk or by calling 020 7955 6659.

Thank you for your interest in the School.

Please see below for important notes to help you with the application process.

Updated Feb 2014

Notes for applicants
LSE Fellow/Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Research/
Professorial Appointments

Curriculum vitae (CV)
Your CV and letter of application will be forwarded to the selection committee. Your CV should include
the following information:
title
surname and forenames
address for correspondence
telephone number/fax number/email address
qualifications (name of awarding institutions, level of qualifications)
languages other than English please indicate fluency in speaking, reading, writing
honours and prizes
present and previous appointments
professional activities
existing publications (please give full bibliographical data)
work accepted or in press (please give prospective publication dates)
Please do not provide details of your nationality, ethnicity, or age on your CV and/or covering letter.
You will be asked to provide this data separately on the Personal Details section of the online system.

Covering letter
This should include a description of the nature and purposes of current and future research projects.
Please give prospective publication dates of work currently in preparation.

Supporting documents
It is not necessary to send samples of your written work at the application stage unless this is
otherwise requested in the How to Apply document attached to the vacancy summary. If you are
invited to attend an interview in relation to your application, you will be asked to submit samples of
your written work at that stage.

Personal details
Your personal details will remain confidential and will be used by the Human Resources Division. This
data will be used for HR information and monitoring purposes only and will not be made available to
the selection committee when shortlisting. It is important that it is completed as it enables us to
monitor the impact of our equality policies.
Some of the information you supply will be held on computer. The system is registered in accordance
with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998 and will be used for the sole purpose of
personnel management.

Referees
The referees you name should be individuals in responsible positions with knowledge of you and your
work whom the School can approach freely for opinions. It is essential that you name high quality
referees with expert knowledge of your field.

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Submitting your application online
In submitting an online application, please bear in mind that:
you are required to confirm that all the information you have provided is accurate
the School may wish to check any of the details you have provided
if successful, you will be required to provide evidence that you hold all essential qualifications
as stated in the person specification before the appointment starts
providing incorrect information or deliberately concealing any relevant facts may result in
disqualification from the selection process or, where the discovery is made after an
appointment, in summary dismissal.

Closing date
We accept applications until 23:59 (UK time) on the closing date of the post as published on the
advertisement. Regrettably, we are unable to accept any applications received after this date and time.

Acknowledgement and notification of results
Once you have submitted your application via the online system, you will receive an automatic email
confirming that your application has been received.
You will then be able to log onto the system, using your username and password to check the
progress of your application.

Application circulation
Please be aware that your CV and covering letter will be lodged in the academic departmental office
for consultation with departmental academic staff who may not be members of the selection
committee but whose specific guidance and advice might be useful. In addition, if you are invited to
give a presentation, your CV and covering letter will be available to all members of staff attending the
presentation. However it will not be made available to anyone else.

Amendments to and Withdrawal of Applications
If you WITHDRAW your application on the system, you will be unable to re-apply.
Please ensure you have checked your application as no corrections or amendments will be accepted
after submission.

HR Services
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