Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Strategy and Entrepreneurship

About us

The UCL Global Business School for Health (GBSH) at UCL East campus is an innovative business school preparing future healthcare leaders to disrupt and reimagine global health systems. GBSH is dedicated to training and developing the next generation of leaders in the global health economy by building on UCL’s proud tradition of cross-disciplinary academic excellence in education and research.

About the role

This post is to strengthen our research and education in the critical areas of strategy and entrepreneurship. We are looking for an exceptional colleague who can contribute to our evolving interdisciplinary research across the health ecosystem from a business management perspective. This postholder will also support UCL Global Business School for Health’s MBA Health delivery at UCL East. The ideal candidate should have teaching experience and a creative approach to designing and delivering postgraduate and professional levels in subject-specific and interdisciplinary contexts. GBSH is a multidisciplinary department with a health management focus. The ideal candidate will have an evolving research agenda that will allow them to contribute to at least one of the themes of the department. We have excellent support for early career researchers and ample opportunities to develop your research profile.

• Contribute to the development of research and education in the areas of strategy and entrepreneurship.
• Secure external funding sources, preferably as a principal and/or co-investigator.
• The post will involve establishing collaborative relationships and making logistical arrangements for co-teaching with other departments at UCL.
• Recruit and supervise PhD students.
• The appointee will make a world-leading academic contribution to UCL’s interdisciplinary healthcare management education, research and engagement.

About you

You will be required to have a PhD in strategy, entrepreneurship or a related field or equivalent experience and have higher education teaching experience with proven ability or potential to conduct internationally excellent research which is reflected in the authorship of high-quality publications.

Knowledge of key debates in strategy and entrepreneurship as they relate to health and healthcare and the potential to contribute positively to scholarship in this area and demonstrable experience of enterprise and engagement commensurate with stage of career is also essential.

You will have excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to enthuse listeners, be able to deliver research-led effective, engaging and inclusive undergraduate and/or postgraduate teaching and supervise postgraduate research. You will have experience of and enthusiasm for collaborative working with the ability and willingness to contribute to the education and research profile, administration and general life of the School.

A commitment to the UCL policy for equal opportunity with the ability to work harmoniously with colleagues and students of all cultures and backgrounds.

Please refer to the job description for further details on the requirements of the role.

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