Essex Business School
The Strategy, Operations, and Entrepreneurship (SOE) Group within the School has an international reputation for its cutting-edge research and education. The School is undertaking a major expansion of SOE’s teaching and research activities, accelerating its growth and development. We offer a range of exciting and creative postgraduate and undergraduate programmes with a strong emphasis on Business Analytics, Supply Chain Management, Innovation, International Business, International Marketing and Entrepreneurship.
Duties of the Role
This new post will enhance the School’s research profile in Marketing, strengthen yet further the education of undergraduate and postgraduate students, contribute to the supervision of research students, and extend the School’s profile regionally, nationally and internationally through activities such as publishing in top peer-reviewed journals and presenting papers at prestigious conferences. The appointment will enable the continued growth of the SOE Group and will strengthen our research reputations by publishing excellent, impactful research and by gaining research income from external funders. The successful candidate will also help to mentor other colleagues to help them to improve their published work, research bids, and education that they provide to our students.
Duties will include developing and extending a clear research agenda that results in internationally excellent publications and that attracts external funding; engaging effectively in substantive teaching and learning support roles in the School; contributing to the design, planning and delivering of modules and programmes of study in creative and innovative ways; and supervising and mentoring postgraduate research students.
A full list of duties and responsibilities can be found within the job pack.
Qualifications and Skills required
The successful candidate will have a distinguished academic record, including internationally excellent research and success in securing and managing substantial research grants. The post-holder will complement and strengthen the teaching and research activities of the group. The successful candidate will also have a demonstrable ability to establish effective organisational policies and/or strategies to support and promote others in delivering excellence in research and education, including enhancing the student experience and students’ employment prospects. Strong organisational, communication and interpersonal skills are essential.
Applicants should have a relevant doctoral level research degree in Marketing or related discipline or have equivalent professional experience. Evidence of a research agenda, engagement in high-quality research activity and a strong research profile, with a clear publication plan for submission to future REF assessments are essential, as is proven experience in teaching well at undergraduate and/or postgraduate levels. You should have experience of successfully mentoring other colleagues. You should have generated income to support research and/or knowledge exchange appropriate to your career stage and discipline norms.
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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