Edge Hotel School
Edge Hotel School provides a new kind of higher education provision in hospitality, events and tourism management, where students’ academic study in the classroom is integrated with experience working with industry professionals in Wivenhoe House Hotel (a 4-star hotel based on the University of Essex’s Colchester Campus). The School’s ethos emphasises strong industry engagement.
The posts advertised are the initial appointments in support of this development which, in the near term future will also include the implementation of a Post Graduate Research track with fully funded Doctoral scholarships.
Duties of the Role
The School is looking for an enthusiastic and professional colleagues who will support the School strategy and produce research in the setting of the strong cross-disciplinary culture that exists across the University of Essex. It is expected that research will build on existing strengths of other departments as well as seeking research opportunities connected to having a 4-staf hotel on campus, and identifying new and distinctive research questions that will frame the School’s research identity. Generating external income to support research and knowledge transfer, and laying foundations for a submission to REF2026, will be important strands of the new strategy. The post holder will also support the delivery of teaching and learning activities within the department in the areas of hospitality, events and tourism management to undergraduate and postgraduate students.
All appointments would be on a teaching and research (ASER) contract. Main duties for Lecturer and Senior Lecturer can be found within the respective job packs attached.
Skills and qualifications required
You will have a relevant doctoral degree and have significant professional experience and practice together with experience of working independently in higher education teaching.
You will be passionate about the hospitality, events and or tourism industry and will preferably have professional experience in these industries.
Please check respective job packs for Lecturer and Senior Lecturer attached for skills and experience required.
Team working
The successful candidate will be joining a small team of academic and professional services colleagues in the School, led by the School’s Head of Department. A collegiate approach and strong commitment to team working will be essential.
Informal enquiries may be made to Andrew Boer, Head of Department of the Edge Hotel School (telephone: 01206 874331 e-mail: aboer@essex.ac.uk). However, all applications must be made online