Senior Lecturer in Business and Management (London)

THE POST – Senior Lecturer in Business and Management

The School of Business and Creative Industries is seeking applications from individuals to join the School’s Division of Management, Operations and People as a Senior Lecturer in Business and Management.

These specific Senior Lecturer posts are to provide leadership support for our MBA in London. We have successfully and significantly grown our MBA cohorts at the London campus. We offer MBA pathways in Leadership, Digital Marketing, Logistics and Supply Chain, Luxury Branding and Banking and Finance.

As a result of this, we are continuing to make a significant investment in academic posts to support both our students and our strategic development, helping to further position the School as a key player locally, nationally and internationally.

You will have opportunities to help build the reputation and profile of our School as a leading contributor to the economic and social development of the communities in which we work as well as engage in exciting international opportunities.

The successful candidate should have the following:

• Experience of teaching and supervising MBA students

• Degree and relevant PhD qualification or equivalent qualification
• Experience of learning, teaching and assessment within Higher Education
• Practical experienced gained within industry and be able to develop and lead projects in partnership with external stakeholders
• Have experience of delivering and developing modules within the areas of Business and Management (at undergraduate and post-graduate levels); and experience of hybrid delivery of learning and teaching and of use of authentic/real-world assessment approaches
• Commitment to delivering high quality teaching and supporting an outstanding student experience.

• Evidence of effective team membership and leadership

About us

University of the West of Scotland is a dynamic, modern, multi-campus university but with origins dating back to 1897. UWS is officially ranked by Times Higher Education in the top 600 of universities worldwide (2022 World University Rankings) and in the top 150 of universities worldwide under 50 years old (2022 Young University Rankings). We have five campuses: four across west and southwest Scotland and one in central London.

UWS has had a presence in London since 2015, and our London provision has generated significant interest and seen student numbers grow dramatically over recent years. UWS London Campus, close to one of the world’s biggest financial capitals, is an exciting and vibrant place to work and study offering flexible technology-rich working and learning spaces with panoramic views of Docklands and Canary Wharf.

https://www.uws.ac.uk/university-life/campuses/london-campus/working-at-uws-london-campus/

UWS School of Business & Creative Industries is a vibrant community delivering innovative learning and teaching alongside a rapidly developing research and enterprise profile. You will join a supportive and motivating work environment, where you will join a multicultural, multidisciplinary community of scholars and students from around the world.

The benefits we can offer you include:

• 35 days annual leave, plus a further 12 days for public/university holidays
• 23% employer’s pension contribution including death in service benefits on joining the pension scheme
• A flexible approach to working pattern and work life balance
• Employee discount scheme across 3,500 retailers
• Fitness facilities across our campuses
• Access to a range of health and wellbeing resources including Occupational Health, Physiotherapy and access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Professional, career and research development opportunities.

Informal enquiries about the role, can be made to Ron Livingstone, Head of Division, by email to ron.livingstone@uws.ac.uk.

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