Essex Business School
Essex Business School is seeking to appoint a Senior Lecturer or Reader in Work and Organisation Studies. This is an exciting opportunity to join leading international scholars in the areas of Human Resource Management and Organisation Studies If successful, you will join the Group’s Centre for Work, Organization and Society, working alongside a team of twenty research active colleagues with a global reputation for their research in the fields of critical organisation studies, the sociology of work, workplace equality and diversity, and HRM.
While we would encourage applications with social scientific expertise from across the full breadth of the field, we would especially welcome them from those with a demonstrable research and teaching pedigree in:
Duties of the Role
As a talented and internationally established social scientist in the field of work and organisation studies you will play a leading role in enhancing the research profile of both the Group and the School, as well as providing both an exceptional educational experience for our students, and inclusive academic and administrative leadership to colleagues.
You will engage in both curriculum development, undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, and research supervision at both an individual and a strategic level, and individual and/or collaborative research activity resulting in internationally excellent publications that is in keeping with REF criteria. In addition, you will provide research leadership and engage in activities that will enhance the research profile of the Department.
You will be expected to generate research income appropriate in scale to career stage and subject area norms.
A full list of duties and responsibilities can be found within the respective job packs.
Qualifications and Skills required
Applicants should hold a relevant doctoral level research degree (PhD) or equivalent professional experience or practice.
You should have evidence of an established academic record, including internationally excellent research, with demonstrable evidence of a clear publication plan for submission to future Research Excellence Framework (REF) programmes. In addition, you will possess a sustained record of effectiveness in education at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels and an established record of success in generating external research income appropriate in scale to disciplinary norms and career stage.
This is a permanent, full-time post on an ASER (teaching and research) contract.
At the University of Essex, internationalism and diversity is central to who we are and what we do. We are committed to being a cosmopolitan, internationally oriented university that is welcoming to staff and students from all countries, faiths and backgrounds, where you can find the world in one place.
To support this commitment we have our Global Forum, a staff-led network that promotes and celebrates the rich cultural diversity among Essex staff, and our Colchester campus based Faith Centre, which hosts regular services, meetings and events organised by our chaplains and faith representatives. For more information see: https://www.essex.ac.uk/life/student-facilities/religion-and-faith
Please see the attached job pack, which contains a full job description and person specification, which outlines the full duties, skills, qualifications and experience needed for this role plus more information relating to the post. We recommend you read this information carefully before making an application. Applications should be made on-line, but if you would like advice or help in making an application, or need information in a different format, please email the Resourcing Team (resourcing@essex.ac.uk).
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