Lecturer in Innovation and Entrepreneurship

About us

The UCL Global Business School for Health (GBSH) at UCL East campus is an innovative business school in preparing future healthcare leaders to disrupt and reimagine global health systems. GBSH is dedicated to training and developing the next generation of leaders in the global health economy by building on UCL’s proud tradition of cross-disciplinary academic excellence in education and research. GBSH develops talent from all sectors – policy makers, technologists and entrepreneurs – to challenge conventional thinking, to improve health outcomes and address health inequalities world-wide.

About the role

We seek a Lecturer in Innovation and Entrepreneurship who will contribute to our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, particularly leading the delivery of modules related to innovation, entrepreneurship, and health ventures. This role is central to developing students’ understanding of innovation ecosystems, entrepreneurial strategy, startup creation, and the translation of research and ideas into practice, particularly in the health sector.

About you

The successful candidate will conduct research in innovation and entrepreneurship, joining our research theme group of health innovation and management, led by Professor Simcha Jong. They will also teach and develop curriculum content for an innovation and entrepreneurship module at UG level, contribute to wider GBSH teaching activities, undertake research, and collaborate across UCL and externally. The role emphasises interdisciplinary research and teaching that bridges innovation management, entrepreneurship, health technology, and business development.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:

• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and closure days)
• Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• Immigration loan
• Relocation scheme for certain posts
• On-Site nursery
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insurance

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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.

You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here.

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