Associate Professor in Strategy and Entrepreneurship

About us

The UCL School of Management is home to UCL’s business and management research and education programmes. The School has forged a reputation for world-leading research and teaching in the areas of innovation management, the creation and growth of technology-intensive organisations, business analytics, and entrepreneurship.

The 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF) rated the majority of the research outputs of the UCL School of Management as “world-leading” or “internationally excellent”; at 95%, this was the second highest percentage of any business school in the UK. This is an exciting time to join the UCL School of Management as it is embarking on a significant expansion plan which will see it deliver on a new strategy to double in size over the next five years. An increase in degree programmes and staff will ensure that we continue our mission to deliver the next generation of socially conscious entrepreneurial leaders, who will tackle the world’s greatest challenges.

About the role

As part of its continuing expansion in the field of in Strategy and Entrepreneurship, University College London (UCL) seeks to appoint an Associate Professor position at the UCL School of Management. The post holder will be expected to carry out research in Strategy with a preference for Digital Innovation or Entrepreneurship. They are expected to produce publications, or other research outputs, at an internationally significant standard in terms of originality, significance, and rigour, in line with personal and School objectives agreed in the Staff Review and School planning processes.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details. Please also read the attached Candidate Guidance document.

About you

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate the following criteria:

• A PhD in related field
• Capability to produce publications, or other research outputs, at an internationally significant standard in terms of originality, significance and rigour
• A record of successful supervision and mentoring of graduate students and research staff
• Experience of teaching and of programme and course development
• A track record of supervising PhD students to completion

When completing your supporting statement, please tell us, using examples, how you meet all the essential criteria listed in the job description.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer great benefits. Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian, and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

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