Lecturer / Senior Lecturer (Teaching and Scholarship)
Role Description
Introduction
Following a period of sustained growth, and as part of significant further investment, the University of York School for Business and Society (SBS) is seeking to further expand its academic research and teaching strengths in management and business, accounting and finance.
As part of this process, we are looking to appoint to a number of L/SL (teaching & scholarship) posts in the following areas:
- Accounting and Finance
- Marketing
- Strategy
- International Business
- Entrepreneurship
- Operations Management
- Human Resource Management
Department
As a new department at York, SBS signals a distinctive approach towards conducting management and social policy research and teaching. We are uniquely placed to lead business and public policy action to tackle complex social and environmental grand challenges and have an ambitious vision to become the natural home within the UK for world-leading management scholars who work alongside experts in other academic disciplines as well as their own. This interdisciplinary approach, we believe, enriches the vibrancy and relevance of our research and our teaching. At York, we place heavy emphasis on providing a high-quality student experience and have pioneered innovations in on-line learning and teaching related scholarship.
We welcome applications from excellent candidates who embrace our vision and passion for advancing sustainable business, community and society. You will be joining a thriving community of academics who are leaders in their fields, and who are committed to excellence in teaching, scholarship and outreach. We have established a strong track record of publishing in internationally excellent journals, receiving major indicators of academic esteem, and leading large UKRI funded projects that are delivering significant real-world impact.
Within SBS, new L/SL appointments will join one of our three subject groups:
- People, Operations and Marketing (POM) group,
- Work, Management and Organisation group - https://www.york.ac.uk/business-society/about/subject-groups/work-management-organisation/.
- Accounting and Finance - https://www.york.ac.uk/business-society/about/subject-groups/accounting-and-finance/
Faculty teach across our successful programmes at post and undergraduate level (including our online MBA, launched in 2022, planned Executive MBA and shared suite of Finance programmes –
https://www.york.ac.uk/business-society/about/finance-subjects/), with significant opportunities to expand and develop this portfolio. A significant proportion of this teaching is delivered from our new, state of the art Church Lane building.
Role
- To take responsibility for overseeing, developing and promoting innovative teaching and learning approaches and material, which create interest, understanding and enthusiasm amongst students
- To lead on and/or contribute to the production of learning and teaching related scholarly outputs.
- To undertake effectively a range of administrative and managerial responsibilities .
Skills, Experience & Qualification needed
- A PhD in management, business, accounting and finance or equivalent experience with specialist knowledge in the subject area
- Extensive knowledge in Management and Business to design and develop teaching programmes and the provision of learning support across different levels of academic activity.
- Ability to design and deliver innovative teaching material and deliver across a range of modules.
- Ability to disseminate scholarly work, for example presenting papers at conferences and workshops, development of appropriate websites and publishing articles or papers in academic journals.
To learn more about the School for Business and Society and explore all of our current and upcoming vacancies please click here (https://features.york.ac.uk/UoY-school-for-business-and-society-jobs)
Interview date: TBC
For informal enquiries: please contact sbs-hr@york.ac.uk.
The University strives to be diverse and inclusive – a place where we can ALL be ourselves.
We particularly encourage applications from people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, who are underrepresented at the University.
We offer family friendly, flexible working arrangements, with forums and inclusive facilities to support our staff. #EqualityatYork
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