Lecturer in Business and Society (T&S)

Queen Mary University of London ,
London, Greater London
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Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £42,433 - £52,833 per annum

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School of Business and Management Lecturer in Business and Society (Teaching and Scholarship) – QMUL21734 (Salary range £42,433 - £52,833 per annum) The School of Business and Management (SBM) seek to recruit an inspirational teacher and educational leader to a Lectureship in Business and Society. Experienced candidates with a strong university teaching record are encouraged to apply. All applicants should have the ability to teach and supervise effectively across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes within the Department of Business and Society in SBM. Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) QMUL was placed 9th in the UK among multi-faculty institutions in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework. It is the fourth largest college in the University of London and is growing rapidly. QMUL is a highly internationalised university, but with deep roots and continuing engagement with East London communities. School of Business and Management The School of Business and Management is one of the eight schools in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. The School has been undergoing a period of rapid growth, doubling our number of academic staff over the last five years. We presently have 85 academic staff. We have over 1200 undergraduate business studies students plus approximately 600 students taking business in combination with other degree subjects within QMUL. At the post-graduate level we have approximately 600 MSc students and a well-established doctoral programme of around 70 doctoral students. SBM’s core purpose is to promote social justice, sustainability and good governance in the management of private, public and voluntary organisations through our research and education. We are a distinctive School that takes a humanities and social science led approach to our scholarship, and are now the largest school within QMUL’s Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS), with its traditional strengths as a site of critical thinking in the humanities, law, history, geography and politics. Department of Business and Society Our core values are social justice and inclusivity, and environmental sustainability. Departmental colleagues are committed to collective excellence in teaching and research and bring a wide range of expertise from different disciplines. In our teaching and research we focus on: How business and management influences society – for example, in economic development, through innovation in environmentally beneficial products and systems, through responsible management practices, by management in the non-profit and public sectors and in businesses in the creative and cultural industries; How society shapes business and management – for example, through law and regulation but also through changing norms and expectations for equality and diversity and environmental sustainability. For more information, please see https://www.qmul.ac.uk/busman/departments/department-of-business-and-society/ Lecturer in Business & Society (Teaching and Scholarship) As a Lecturer, you will lead and deliver modules in business and society, ethics and business, local business environments on the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and provide supervision for dissertation projects within the Department of Business and Society. You will have completed a doctorate (or have a doctorate under examination) in a relevant subject. The successful applicant will have the ability to demonstrate a good understanding of practice as well as a commitment to cross-disciplinary learning and research-based teaching. We are looking for someone with a keen interest and expertise in new methods of pedagogical engagement suited to our particular and diverse cohorts of students. We also appreciate expertise in engagement of large numbers of students and how to deliver successful pedagogy working with large cohorts. QMUL is strongly committed to the development of all its staff and we will ensure that the successful candidate has the opportunity to develop their teaching and administrative skills. Colleagues in teaching-focused roles have access to a full range of professional development support, including an annual allowance to support their scholarship or pedagogical activities. Queen Mary recently revised the university’s promotion guidelines to provide comprehensive and clear promotion routes for T&S staff up to and including the academic rank of professor. The post is full time and permanent. Applicants who wish to be considered for a job-share arrangement or for flexible working are welcome. Queen Mary is committed to improving the gender and cultural diversity of its workforce and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community. Starting salary will be in the range £42,433 - £52,833 per annum, inclusive of London Allowance and benefits include 30 days annual leave, pension scheme and interest-free travel season ticket loan. Your online application should include a CV plus evidence of your teaching (for example recent evaluations and teaching awards or other recognition). As part of the selection process you will be asked to present to members of the School, details of which will be provided if you are shortlisted. The post is available any time after July 2020. Enquiries can be addressed to Dr Martha Prevezer, Head of Department of Business and Society and Reader in Governance and Strategy. Information about the School can be found at our website. To apply for this position, please click on the link below. The closing date for applications is 1 April 2020. Interviews are expected to be held in May 2020. Valuing Diversity & Committed to Equality

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