Reader in Applied Management

This post is full-time and permanent, working 35 hours per week.

Our University is a place where discoveries are made, barriers are broken, diversity is celebrated and where everyone is welcome.

Westminster Business School is embarking on an exciting development journey and is seeking to recruit 34 academics. With 7000 students from all over the world we are one of the largest Business Schools in London, and have a global perspective. We are inclusive and innovative, inspiring students and colleagues to realise their full potential, driving social mobility and making the world more sustainable, healthier and better place.

Do you have a strong research background and are looking for a new challenge that includes Knowledge Transfer Partnerships?

Within Westminster Business School, the School of Applied Management focuses on Digital Business and Information Systems, the Built Environment and Project Management. The School is associated with the Centre for Digital Business Research (CDBR) and the Centre for the Study of the Production of the Built Environment (PROBE). Research submitted to the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 in Business and Management gained the 2nd highest impact score nationally. The School is seeking to strengthen its offer around Knowledge Transfer Partnerships and would like to appoint a proactive individual who can lead in this area, helping the School and College develop internal and external networks to encourage and disseminate the outputs of research.

Candidates will have a PhD in a relevant field, outstanding communication skills and a commitment to excellence and innovation in research. They must also demonstrate a proven track record of publishing in reputable academic journals, securing competitive research funding and experience of successful PhD supervision.

Readers will be expected to work closely with the School Executive, College Research Director, and other members of the academic team. 

To apply for this vacancy please click 'Apply' above. Further information can be found in the job description and person specification, which can be accessed through this link too.

At the University of Westminster, diversity, inclusion and equality of opportunity are at the core of how we engage with students, colleagues, applicants, visitors and all our stakeholders.

We are fully committed to enabling a supportive and safe learning and working environment which is equitable, diverse and inclusive, is based on mutual respect and trust, and in which harassment and discrimination are neither tolerated nor acceptable.

The University has adopted Smart Working principles to support and further our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion aims of being an inclusive, collaborative and flexible employer. Further details of Smart Working can be discussed at interview stage.

Closing date: midnight on 24 March 2024

Interviews are likely to be held on: w/c commencing 22  April 2024

Administrative contact (for queries only): Recruitment@westminster.ac.uk

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