Associate Professor in Responsible Business

Hours per week: 37.5

About the role

As an Associate Professor in Responsible Business, you will contribute to our Responsible Business research cluster, an interdisciplinary group whose aim is to explore the role of business in facing some of the world’s most challenging issues. You will also take a leading role in developing our programmes, which currently include modules in CSR, Sustainability, and Responsible Business. Our teaching reflects our commitment to the United Nations’ sponsored Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRiME) and global sustainability goals.

More generally, you will contribute to the delivery and development of the School’s undergraduate curriculum and the School’s taught postgraduate provision, as well as the supervision of postgraduate researchers. You will join a dynamic community of interdisciplinary researchers. You will be expected to develop and deliver high quality individual and collaborative research and publish your findings in leading peer-reviewed journals.

About you

In addition to being engaged in innovative learning and teaching, you will have an established international reputation for research, with a strong record of publications (appropriate to your level of experience) in peer-reviewed journals of substantial standing. You will be able to demonstrate extensive professional experience and the ability to make substantial contributions to leadership in the School. You will have excellent networking skills which you use to seek out opportunities for collaboration, both internally and externally. You will also be able to demonstrate the ability to generate external funding through research grants, contracts or other sources.

Additional information

Informal enquiries are welcome and should be made to Professor Matt Flynn on matt.flynn@leicester.ac.uk

The University of Leicester has been changing the world, and changing people’s lives, for 100 years. When you join us, you’ll become part of a community of Citizens of Change, which includes not only our staff and our current students but also thousands of Leicester graduates around the world.

As a diverse and forward-thinking employer, we embed the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion into everything we do. That includes not just our core missions of teaching and research, but also our support for staff, students and our local community through our values of Inspiring, Impactful and Inclusive.

We’re committed to the wellbeing of all our staff and to the sustainability of our environment, on our campus and beyond. We offer a competitive salary package, excellent pension scheme and a generous annual leave allowance, along with opportunities to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.

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