Senior Lecturer in Accounting

Faculty of Business & Law

Interview date: week commencing 08 May 2023

The University of Portsmouth is an ambitious institution with a track record of success. One of only four universities in the south east of England to achieve a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework and ranked in the top 150 in the Times Higher Young University World Rankings.

The Faculty of Business and Law has a track record of sustained excellence in teaching and research as evidenced by the consistently very high student satisfaction scores in the national student survey, the excellent employability record of our graduates and the results of the REF2021 submission. The breadth and depth of our business and management research was viewed by the REF2021 panel as having an outstanding and very significant impact on economic, social and policy making terms, with 65.8% of our research outputs adjudged to be world leading or internationally excellent, and 100% of our research environment seen as having the vitality and sustainability to produce internationally excellent or world leading research.

The School of Accounting, Economics and Finance are seeking to appoint an outstanding candidate as Senior Lecturer, who has an international research profile and can contribute significantly in the delivery of high quality and student-centred education across our taught (UG & PGT) and PGR courses.

The position holder will contribute to the School’s research profile by producing world-leading and internationally excellent publications, generating R&I income and impact, and contributing to the School’s REF submission.

The role will focus on delivering high quality teaching and student-support in a variety of formats, developing inspiring module materials, learning activities and innovative curriculum, and participating in administrative/academic management tasks as required. The successful candidate will supervise both taught and research students and contribute fully to the life and work of the School/Faculty.

While we welcome strong applications in any field of accounting, preference will be given to candidates who: (i) have an interest/expertise in Data Analytics and/or Forensic Accounting in the context of modern-day accounting; and/or (ii) hold accounting professional qualifications and/or senior professional-accountancy experience in industry.

The appointee will be expected to fully engage in the ongoing development of the School’s research and teaching profile by maintaining a personal programme of research-cum-scholarship, and will be supported with mentoring and opportunities for professional development.

The ideal applicant will have:

• PhD in Accounting/allied discipline or equivalent
• Teaching experience in HE and strong research profile commensurate to stage of career

Further details are available in the Job Specification.

Informal enquiries may be made to the Head of School, Professor Homagni Choudhury (Homagni.Choudhury@port.ac.uk) 

The University of Portsmouth believes this role is eligible for sponsorship with UKVI under the Skilled Worker Route visa, and meets the minimum salary requirements to obtain the minimum points requirement. 

We are strongly dedicated to embedding equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) within our community. As an Athena SWAN and Race Equality Charter award holder, a member of Stonewall and a Disability Confident Employer we are passionate about creating a welcoming and inclusive environment, regardless of your background. We welcome applications from all talented people. In addition, we want our workforce to be representative of our diverse student population. Please see our EDI Framework and objectives.

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For detailed information about the vacancy: ZZ007757 - Senior Lecturer in Accounting.docx

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