This post is full time and permanent, working 35 hours per week
Background
At the University of Westminster, we combine inspiring teaching, London and global connections, interdisciplinary collaborations, close professional links and policy-focused research to transform individuals and wider society. We are a vibrant, sustainable and broad-based institution proud of our heritage of almost 200 years and always looking forward. As a result of positive action, we are in a strong financial position to deliver our ambitious strategy, ‘Being Westminster’.
This post sits within the School of Finance and Accounting (SFA), which is one of four schools in the Westminster Business School, focused on finance, banking, international finance, investment, risk, and accounting and is noted for its Fintech programmes and Bloomberg financial markets suites, along with its accredited accounting and finance programmes. You will become part of a community of around 50 permanent academic staff and additional part-time visiting lecturers. You will join a team of highly qualified lecturers and researchers. The successful candidate for each post is expected to be capable of working harmoniously in a close, team-based environment, fully supporting management, and demonstrating the ability to take on academic leadership responsibilities.
You will be based at the University’s Marylebone campus, opposite Baker Street Station, centrally located and immersed in London’s business community.
The role
The School of Finance and Accounting is continuing its expansion and seeking to recruit staff talent to meet its emerging priorities for delivering teaching excellence. The school is re-imagining its staffing provision to meet future student employment trends by building and acquiring expertise in accounting, finance and financial information systems. We are particularly looking to recruit lecturers with expertise in Accounting disciplines, and would be interested in hearing from practitioners with professional experience in this subject area.
Qualifications, experience, attributes and skills
As a Lecturer, you will have or will be very close to completing a PhD or have appropriate relevant work experience in the profession and/or industry, supported by evidence. You will have proven experience in teaching, learning or research in either an academic or professional environment. Your breadth and depth of specialist knowledge will be contemporary to the disciplines of the school. Fully committed to creating a stimulating learning and working environment which is supportive and fair, based on mutual respect and trust, and in which harassment and discrimination are neither tolerated nor acceptable. You will also be working towards or hold a Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy or be expected to do so on entry.
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