Jobs in Business Schools

Middlesex University is an ambitious and progressive institution committed to empowering students and providing them with an educational experience that sets them up for success in life and work as we embark upon our 2031 University Strategy. 

Our triple intensity approach is focussed around Education, Research & Knowledge Exchange and Engagement. Based in North London and building on a proud history, our vision is to be a truly 21st century Global University. The University has over 38,000 students studying in London and at campuses in Dubai and Mauritius and over 274,000 alumni. The University’s diversity of experience and vibrancy are signature strengths that underpin all we do. 

We are now seeking to appoint an ambitious and innovative academic leader for our Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics within the Faculty of Business and Law. This is a large and vibrant academic department encompassing learning, teaching, research and knowledge transfer in the fields of accounting, finance, banking, economics and with access to Bloomberg. 

The Accounting, Finance and Economics department is one of three departments in the Business School following a restructure in September 2023. With over 40 academic staff and approximately 1000 students in this department’s portfolio, the Business School offers an exceptional range of programmes which expand out from London to regions such as Dubai and Mauritius. 

We have ambitions to operate a truly global MBA, secure the prestigious AACSB accreditation and continue to build on our excellent research profile. In REF21 Business and Management was ranked No.1 nationally on GPA for Impact with 78.6% of its impact assessed at 4*, we were the strongest performing UOA at the University in terms of GPA performance with the largest number of staff returned. In the latest NSS, Middlesex rose to 25th nationally and we have a solid platform on which to build further. 

The new Head of Department will form part of an ambitious Senior Leadership team driven to implement and realise the emerging vision of the Department and Faculty to ensure we deliver our ambitions around the triple intensity holistic strategy. The postholder will work with three other Heads of Department in the Faculty, two Deputy Deans, a Faculty Manager and the Dean to provide leadership and management in shaping the future of the Faculty. 

This is an exciting time to be joining Middlesex with a strong leadership, clarity of focus and a determination to deliver positive change across the University. The Faculty of Business and Law is well placed with an excellent REF21 profile, a refreshing suite of programmes, significant industry connections and a dedicated team of staff. 

The appointment will be at Associate Professor/ Professor level, depending on experience with the Head of Department position being initially for three years with a view to extend for a further three years. Following this the successful candidate will revert to the substantive post of Associate Professor/ Professor. 

Applicants will be expected to demonstrate strong evidence of vision, innovation, leadership and managing academic staff in addition to a commitment to fostering and developing a collegial and collaborative academic environment within a department/ school that encourages academic staff to flourish. 

Interviews will take place on Monday 30th of October and/or Monday 6th of November

If you wish to discuss the job in further detail please contact: Professor Martin Broad, Interim Academic Dean Business & Law; email: m.broad@mdx.ac.uk 

For full job description, and to apply for this role, please click here. 

Middlesex University is an ambitious and progressive institution committed to empowering students and providing them with an educational experience that sets them up for success in life and work as we embark upon our 2031 University Strategy. 

Our triple intensity approach is focussed around Education, Research & Knowledge Exchange and Engagement. Based in North London and building on a proud history, our vision is to be a truly 21st century Global University. The University has over 38,000 students studying in London and at campuses in Dubai and Mauritius and over 274,000 alumni. The University’s diversity of experience and vibrancy are signature strengths that underpin all we do. 

We are now seeking to appoint an ambitious and innovative academic leader for our Department of Marketing, Enterprise and Tourism within the Faculty of Business and Law. This is a large and vibrant academic department encompassing learning, teaching, research and knowledge transfer in the fields of digital marketing and communications, sales, tourism, innovation and entrepreneurship. This department also brings together an exciting Enterprise Hub to further nurture entrepreneurialism, enterprise and industry relevance to bolster what we do engage all our stakeholders. 

The Marketing, Enterprise and Tourism department is one of three departments in the Business School following a restructure in September 2023. With over 38 academic staff and approximately 800+ students in the department’s portfolio, the Business School offers an exceptional range of programmes which expand out from London to regions such as Dubai and Mauritius. 

We have ambitions to operate a truly global MBA, secure the prestigious AACSB accreditation and continue to build on our excellent research profile. In REF21 Business and Management was ranked No.1 nationally on GPA for Impact with 78.6% of its impact assessed at 4*, we were the strongest performing UOA at the University in terms of GPA performance with the largest number of staff returned. In the latest NSS, Middlesex rose to 25th nationally and we have a solid platform on which to build further. 

The new Head of Department will form part of an ambitious Senior Leadership team driven to implement and realise the emerging vision of the Department and Faculty to ensure we deliver our ambitions around the triple intensity holistic strategy. The postholder will work with three other Heads of Department in the Faculty, two Deputy Deans, a Faculty Manager and the Dean to provide leadership and management in shaping the future of the Faculty. 

This is an exciting time to be joining Middlesex with a strong leadership, clarity of focus and a determination to deliver positive change across the University. The Faculty of Business and Law is well placed with an excellent REF21 profile, a refreshing suite of programmes, significant industry connections and a dedicated team of staff. 

The appointment will be at Associate Professor/ Professor level, depending on experience with the Head of Department position being initially for three years with a view to extend for a further three years. Following this the successful candidate will revert to the substantive post of Associate Professor/ Professor. 

Applicants will be expected to demonstrate strong evidence of vision, innovation, leadership and managing academic staff in addition to a commitment to fostering and developing a collegial and collaborative academic environment within a department/ school that encourages academic staff to flourish. 

Interviews will take place on Monday 30th of October and/or Monday 6th of November

If you wish to discuss the job in further detail please contact: Professor Martin Broad, Interim Academic Dean Business & Law; email: m.broad@mdx.ac.uk 

For full job description, and to apply for this role, please click here. 

Middlesex University is an ambitious and progressive institution committed to empowering students and providing them with an educational experience that sets them up for success in life and work as we embark upon our 2031 University Strategy. 

Our triple intensity approach is focussed around Education, Research & Knowledge Exchange and Engagement. Based in North London and building on a proud history, our vision is to be a truly 21st century Global University. The University has over 38,000 students studying in London and at campuses in Dubai and Mauritius and over 274,000 alumni. The University’s diversity of experience and vibrancy are signature strengths that underpin all we do. 

We are now seeking to appoint an ambitious and innovative academic leader for our Department of Strategy, Leadership & Operations within the Faculty of Business and Law. This is a large and vibrant academic department encompassing learning, teaching, research and knowledge transfer in the fields HRM, Leadership, Business Management, Supply Chain, Logistics and our Executive MBA. 

The Strategy, Leadership & Operations department is one of three departments in the Business School following a restructure in September 2023. With over 40 academic staff and 700 UK based students in this department’s portfolio, the Business School offers an exceptional range of programmes which expand out from London to regions such as Dubai and Mauritius. 

We have ambitions to operate a truly global MBA, secure the prestigious AACSB accreditation and continue to build on our excellent research profile. In REF21 Business and Management was ranked No.1 nationally on GPA for Impact with 78.6% of its impact assessed at 4*, we were the strongest performing UOA at the University in terms of GPA performance with the largest number of staff returned. In the latest NSS, Middlesex rose to 25th nationally and we have a solid platform on which to build further. 

The new Head of Department will form part of an ambitious Senior Leadership team driven to implement and realise the emerging vision of the Department and Faculty to ensure we deliver our ambitions around the triple intensity holistic strategy. The postholder will work with three other Heads of Department in the Faculty, two Deputy Deans, a Faculty Manager and the Dean to provide leadership and management in shaping the future of the Faculty. 

This is an exciting time to be joining Middlesex with a strong leadership, clarity of focus and a determination to deliver positive change across the University. The Faculty of Business and Law is well placed with an excellent REF21 profile, a refreshing suite of programmes, significant industry connections and a dedicated team of staff. 

The appointment will be at Associate Professor/ Professor level, depending on experience with the Head of Department position being initially for three years with a view to extend for a further three years. Following this the successful candidate will revert to the substantive post of Associate Professor/ Professor. 

Applicants will be expected to demonstrate strong evidence of vision, innovation, leadership and managing academic staff in addition to a commitment to fostering and developing a collegial and collaborative academic environment within a department/ school that encourages academic staff to flourish. 

Interviews will take place on Monday 30th of October and/or Monday 6th of November

If you wish to discuss the job in further detail please contact: Professor Martin Broad, Interim Academic Dean Business & Law; email: m.broad@mdx.ac.uk  

For full job description, and to apply for this role, please click here.

Middlesex University is an ambitious and progressive institution committed to empowering students and providing them with an educational experience that sets them up for success in life and work as we embark upon our 2031 University Strategy. 

Our triple intensity approach is focussed around Education, Research & Knowledge Exchange and Engagement. Based in North London and building on a proud history, our vision is to be a truly 21st century Global University. The University has over 38,000 students studying in London and at campuses in Dubai and Mauritius and over 274,000 alumni. The University’s diversity of experience and vibrancy are signature strengths that underpin all we do. 

We are now seeking to appoint an ambitious and innovative academic leader for our Department of Law and Social Sciences within the Faculty of Business and Law. This is a large and vibrant academic department encompassing learning, teaching, research and knowledge transfer in the core LLB subject areas as well as disciplines of human rights law, commercial law, international law, employment rights, international relations, criminology, geopolitics, global governance, sociology and sustainable development. The School also includes our Centre for Policing.   

The Law and Social Sciences department combines the previous two law departments in the Faculty following a restructure in September 2023 and is now the sole department in the School of Law. With approximately 50 academic staff and over 800 students the School of Law offers an exceptional range of programmes with strength in the recent NSS. In REF21 50% of our impact was assessed at 4* and the two Units of Assessment submitted continued to show good levels of the highest quality 3* and 4* research with an increase in the overall proportion of 4* rated output.

The new Head of Department will form part of an ambitious Senior Leadership team driven to implement and realise the emerging vision of the Department and Faculty to ensure we deliver our ambitions around the triple intensity holistic strategy. The postholder will work with three other Heads of Department in the Faculty, two Deputy Deans, a Faculty Manager and the Dean to provide leadership and management in shaping the future of the Faculty. 

This is an exciting time to be joining Middlesex with a strong leadership, clarity of focus and a determination to deliver positive change across the University. The Faculty of Business and Law is well placed with an excellent REF21 profile, a refreshing suite of programmes, significant industry connections and a dedicated team of staff. 

The appointment will be at Associate Professor/ Professor level, depending on experience with the Head of Department position being initially for three years with a view to extend for a further three years. Following this the successful candidate will revert to the substantive post of Associate Professor/ Professor. 

Applicants will be expected to demonstrate strong evidence of vision, innovation, leadership and managing academic staff in addition to a commitment to fostering and developing a collegial and collaborative academic environment within a department/ school that encourages academic staff to flourish. 

Interviews will take place on Monday 30th of October and/or Monday 6th of November.

If you wish to discuss the job in further detail please contact: Professor Martin Broad, Interim Academic Dean Business & Law; email: m.broad@mdx.ac.uk.

For full job description, and to apply for this role, please click here. 

We are a world class research-intensive university. We deliver teaching and learning of the highest quality. We play a leading role in economic, social and cultural development of the North East of England. Attracting and retaining high-calibre people is fundamental to our continued success.

Salary: £19,623, with progression to £21,686 per annum

Closing Date: 27 October 2021

The Role

Newcastle University is seeking three motivated and organised Education Assistants to join our Education Team. You will provide administrative support to ensure the smooth and effective running of a cluster of the Business School’s taught programmes. Working under the oversight of an Education Administrator and the Education Team Leader, you will complete activities in the School Education Calendar and support student processes and activities. You will provide students with an excellent level of service and ensure that they are effectively supported throughout their programme. This will include acting as front line support for student queries in a range of locations on a rota basis. Following a recent Professional Services reorganisation, there has been significant additional staff resource invested in the School.

You will possess good organisation and communication skills and you will be keen to provide students and staff with a consistently excellent level of service. Ideally, you will have demonstrable work experience in a relevant role in a Higher Education setting, with a working knowledge of relevant University systems, although this is not essential. You will have a working knowledge of relevant systems, equipment, processes and procedures, including standard software packages.

For informal enquiries regarding the role, please contact David Platt, Education Team Leader (David.Platt2@ncl.ac.uk) by email in the first instance. For a full job description and details on how to apply, please see the Newcastle University website.

The post is full time, permanent.

Key Accountabilities

• Working under the oversight of an Education Administrator and the Education team leader, to complete activities in the School Education Activity Planner. These include but are not limited to:
  • Inputting amendments to annual documentation such as modules and regulations
  • Supporting the student registration and induction cycle, including organising inductions, updating handbooks, and personal tutor allocation
  • Ensuring up to date information is uploaded to the various University systems, i.e. SAP, Module Outline Forms (MOFs), NESS, Blackboard
  • Inputting updates of teaching materials on University systems as they arise, and the timely distribution of materials to staff and students
  • Checking and updating student data using University systems, including ensuring students are appropriately registered on programmes and modules as required.  Communicating changes and providing information to other services
  • Receiving and collating exam papers from academic colleagues, receiving and checking of coursework, including follow up for non or late submissions, distributing and tracking assessed work out for marking and chasing to ensure it is processed within expected timescales. Transcribing or uploading marks to relevant University systems, i.e. NESS, Blackboard. Acting as secretary to Module Moderation Boards and Boards of Examiners, including agenda preparation and circulation, minute taking and monitoring progress of actions
  • Acting as secretary to meetings including, but not limited to, Boards of Studies and Examiner and Module Moderation Boards, including meeting organisation, agenda preparation and circulation, minute taking and monitoring of actions
  • Setting up University systems evaluations for students to complete
• Managing receipt of absence request forms and processing of PEC requests, approving extensions within set criteria, liaising with professional service and academic colleagues where necessary, communicating decisions back to students and ensuring that institutional systems are updated
• Providing support for post application visit days
• To provide students with a consistent level of service and ensure they are effectively supported throughout their programme lifecycle, including whilst taking part in activities such as placements and mobility opportunities
• To act as front line support for student queries in various locations associated with the School on a rota basis and will be expected to take on a generic health and safety role within the School
• To work closely with colleagues/teams at School, University and faculty level to: deliver Business School strategy, ensuring alignment with the University’s strategies, policies, guidelines and approaches; share best practice in a service culture; and undertake joint planning with a commitment to change management in order to maximise impact and effectiveness
• To carry out other duties, as defined by line manager, which support the successful achievement of Business School vision and strategy

The Person (Essential)

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Working knowledge of relevant systems equipment, processes and procedures including standard software packages
• Appreciation of the standards for the conduct and output of the role
• Ability to communicate clearly orally and in writing
• Good I.T. skills, i.e. good working knowledge of Microsoft Office software packages   
• Familiarity with work priorities and those of colleagues
• Basic understanding of relevant policies and procedures, as they affect the role
• Willingness and availability to work flexibly when required and agreed with line manager
• Working knowledge of relevant systems (SAP, NESS, MOFs, Blackboard, Syllabus Plus, Evasys) (Desirable)
• Demonstrable work experience in a relevant role and/or comparable setting (Desirable)

Qualifications

• Grades A-C in English Language and Mathematics at GCSE (or vocational qualifications or equivalent)

Newcastle University is committed to being a fully inclusive Global University which actively recruits, supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society.  We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all our employees and the communities they represent.  We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from everybody, regardless of race, sex, ethnicity, religion, nationality, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital status/civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, as well as being open to flexible working practices.

The University holds a silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality. The University also holds the HR Excellence in Research award for our work to support the career development of our researchers, and is a member of the Euraxess initiative supporting researchers in Europe.

We understand how important the full employment package is to our colleagues at Newcastle University and we are committed to providing a great range of benefits and discounts for all.  You can learn more about what is available here on our Benefits Website page.

Salary: £55,840 - £62,415 per annum inclusive of London allowance for a Reader, or off scale for a Professor
Reference: QMUL24817
Location: Mile End
Closing date: 14-May-2021

About the Role

The School of Business and Management (SBM) seeks to recruit an outstanding researcher and teacher to a Readership or Professorship in Consumer Behaviour (Teaching & Research). This post offers an opportunity to make a major contribution to the development of marketing research and teaching in a rapidly growing and distinctive business and management school.

About You

Applicants should be able to demonstrate the capacity to research and publish at a world-leading level. The successful applicant will be a recognised leader in the field of consumer behaviour and be expected to have a strong and sustained publication record. Applicants should have a completed doctorate. The Reader/Professor will make significant contributions to the intellectual life of the School of Business and Management and the Department of Marketing. They will lead their research group by example, providing direction that will enable its success, deliver high quality teaching which enhances student experience, as well as contributing as a senior academic to the wider achievements of the School and Department. The post-holder will achieve this by:

• Making important research contributions to the field;
• Advancing the subject or profession through publications, creative works or other forms of scholarship or performance;
• Delivering high quality teaching including making innovations in key aspects of teaching and learning;
• Contributing to the administration of research, teaching and other university activities;
• Guiding and developing grant proposals;
• Maximising opportunities for public engagement in the subject.

The School is strongly committed to the development of all its staff and we will ensure that the successful candidate has the opportunity to develop their teaching, research and administrative skills.

The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the consumer behaviour teaching on our MSc and undergraduate programmes. We will consider applications from any area of consumer behaviour and consumer psychology. Applicants will be expected to show how their research interests complement those within the School and how they can contribute to the development of marketing programmes within the department of marketing.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities including an on-site nursery at the Mile End campus.

The post is based at the Mile End Campus in London. It is a full-time, permanent appointment with an expected start date of 1^st September 2021. The starting salary will be in the range of £55,840 - £62,415 per annum inclusive of London allowance in the case of a Readership, or off scale in the case of a Professorship.

How to apply

Your application should include:

• a statement as to whether you are applying for a Readership or a Professorship,
• a focused CV of no more than fifteen pages, to include up to one page of evidence of teaching quality (for example recent evaluations and teaching awards or other recognition),
• a brief (one page) outline of your research plans for the next three years.

As part of the selection process, you will be asked to present to members of the Department of Marketing on your research and teaching. Please do not send research papers or evidence of qualifications with your application as these will be requested at a later stage in the process.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian or Other Minority Ethnic groups and women as these groups are underrepresented at this level at Queen Mary.

Enquiries can be addressed to:

Professor Stephan Henneberg, Head of Marketing Department and Chair Professor of Marketing and Strategy: s.henneberg@qmul.ac.uk

For more information, and to apply for this role, please click here.