Essex Business School
The Finance Group at Essex Business School has an international reputation for their leading edge research. The School itself was ranked as a Top 25 business school out of over 100 UK business schools in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014. More than two-thirds of our research is rated ‘world leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’.
The Group is now looking to strengthen and expand its teaching and research activities, and seeks to make an appointment at Lecturer level.
Duties of the Role
The purpose of this post is to enhance the School’s research profile and to both contribute to and lead in developing the field of Finance; to develop and actively engage in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and supervision; and to extend the School’s profile regionally, nationally and internationally through collaboration with other institutions.
You will contribute to excellence in education by designing and delivering substantive and effective teaching and learning support; supervise student projects, fieldwork and placements; produce research outputs for publication at acceptable levels of volume and academic excellence; and undertake peer mentoring of colleagues on the request of the Dean.
You will be expected to engage in individual and/or collaborative research activity (resulting in internationally excellent publications) that is in keeping with REF criteria; and generate external research funding, including in collaboration with colleagues, appropriate in scale to career stage and subject area norms.
The job pack contains a full list of key responsibilities and main duties.
Qualifications and Skills required
Applicants should hold a doctoral level research degree (PhD) in Finance or specialism related to the area of the post (or be close to completion of PhD).
Applicants should have evidence of a research agenda, engagement in high-quality research activity and a developing research profile, and proven experience in teaching at undergraduate and/or postgraduate levels, or demonstrable potential for achieving this.
Applicants will need to possess evidence of a clear publication plan for submission to future Research Excellence Framework (REF) programmes, have strong organisational, communication and interpersonal skills, capable of disseminating research to different audiences, and be willing and able to play an active part in the administration of the School.
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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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