Associate Professor of Accounting (Research and Education)

Salary: Full time starting salary is normally in the range £56,021 to £64,914 with potential progression once in post to £84,644. Grade: 9

Birmingham Business School is seeking to appoint an Associate Professor in Accounting to contribute towards leadership and delivery of research, teaching, engagement and impact in the School.  

Birmingham Business School is a world-leading institution and global thought leader in responsible business. Our vision is to inspire curiosity within our students and drive positive change within all fields of business, locally and globally. We are committed to producing forward-thinking leaders and developing high quality impactful research. We hold triple-crown accreditation with EQUIS, AMBA and AACSB. 

The Department of Accounting is a dynamic team of scholars producing internationally excellent research and providing outstanding teaching for our students. We deliver a BSc Accounting and Finance, an MSc Accounting and Finance, and a newly launched MSc Business Analytics, attracting high quality students and consistently performing exceptionally well in student satisfaction ratings. We also have a thriving community of PhD students, who are actively involved in the research life of the Department and School. Department members conduct research across a wide spectrum of accounting topics, with particular focus on interdisciplinary perspectives and interpretive/critical theoretical approaches. 

We welcome applications from established scholars with research and teaching interests on any topics across the accounting discipline, including (but not limited to) sustainability accounting, business analytics, taxation, management accounting, financial accounting, auditing, public sector and NGO accounting.

Main Duties

Education 

You will contribute across the range of teaching and learning activities:

• making a significant contribution to the pedagogical knowledge base of the subject that advances teaching through the enhancement of practice, the development of teaching resources and/or through practice-based research; 
• leading on the management and the development of approaches to teaching and learning, including designing innovative approaches to digital resources/environments and supporting colleagues to use them that are innovative to the subject area or institution;
• leading on curriculum design at module and programme level to ensure it is contemporary, inclusive, engaging and academically challenging;
• actively engaging students in curriculum design and sharing evidence of “what works”;

Person Specification

• Normally, a higher degree relevant to the research/teaching area (usually PhD) or equivalent qualifications.

Demonstrated excellence in at least Research, with competence in Learning and Teaching and Management and Administration

Learning and teaching requirements

An excellent teaching profile and performance in terms of both impact and quality. The teaching quality demonstrated to be informed by an appropriate level of scholarship. 

Where appropriate, evidence of success under the following headings:

• High national reputation for the development of teaching and learning excellence within the discipline
• Successful and sustained use of a range of appropriate teaching methods, and assessment strategies that promote high quality learning, including learning that is flexible, distinctive and current and stimulates learners’ natural curiosity

Informal enquiries to Professor Thomas Cuckston, Head of Department, t.j.cuckston@bham.ac.uk or Professor Elena Giovannoni, Deputy Head of Department, e.giovannoni@bham.ac.uk

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We value diversity and inclusion at the University of Birmingham and welcome applications from all sections of the community and are open to discussions around all forms of flexible working.

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