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, Operations and Supply Chain Management, Innovation, International Business, Marketing and Entrepreneurship.
Duties of the Role
This appointment will enhance the educational and research profile of Essex Business School as one of the premier business schools in the UK.
The post-holder will contribute to the development of the Group and School through research and teaching in Business Analytics and related subject area. This new post will strengthen yet further the recruitment of high-quality students, the experience of students on undergraduate and master’s programmes, and students’ employment prospects. The appointment will strengthen the Group’s and School’s research reputations by publishing excellent, impactful research and by gaining research income from external funders.
At Senior Lecturer level, 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. The appointment will enable the continued growth of the SOE Group.
A full list of duties can be found within the respective job packs attached.
Skills and qualifications required
Applicants should hold (or be close to completion for Lecturer level), a relevant doctoral level research degree or have equivalent professional experience.
Evidence of a research agenda, engagement in high-quality research activity and a developing research profile, with a clear publication plan for submission to future REF programmes is essential, as is proven experience in teaching well at undergraduate and/or postgraduate levels, (or demonstrable potential to achieve this at Lecturer level). In addition, you will possess knowledge of advanced quantitative methods, and/or econometrics and/or advanced analytics. You should have strong communication skills, both written and verbal, in order to be able to disseminate knowledge and research to the wider academic community.
Ideally, you will have experience of generating income to support research and/or knowledge exchange appropriate to your career stage and discipline norms (a must for Senior Lecturer level).
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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