Location: | Leicester |
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Salary: | £46,049 to £56,535 per annum, pro-rata if part-time - Grade 8 |
Hours: | Full Time |
Contract Type: | Permanent |
Placed On: | 1st August 2025 |
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Closes: | 24th August 2025 |
Job Ref: | 11947 |
About the role
Due to continued growth in the School, we are seeking to appoint two Lecturers in Accounting (Teaching Focussed) to contribute to the delivery and development of our undergraduate and postgraduate curriculum. You will take a leading role in teaching financial or management accounting, with delivery expected across both on-campus and distance learning formats. You will supervise dissertations, support curriculum innovation, and engage actively with academic leadership and quality assurance.
You will be expected to engage in scholarship and professional practice to underpin teaching excellence. There will be opportunities to contribute to enterprise and income-generating activity, support the School’s administrative and leadership needs. As a core member of a growing department, you will help sustain our high standards of student support, programme design, and pedagogical advancement, while enhancing the visibility and reputation of the School regionally and globally.
About you
You will have recognised expertise in either financial accounting or management accounting, supported by a completed or near-completed PhD, or membership of a recognised professional accounting body such as ICAEW, ICAS, ACCA or CIMA. You should demonstrate recent teaching experience in accounting at undergraduate or postgraduate level, as well as a commitment to high-quality, innovative pedagogy. An understanding of distance learning and experience of dissertation supervision will be advantageous.
You will be a clear and effective communicator with excellent organisational skills and a collaborative working style. Aligned with our values of inclusivity, inspiration and impact, you will be ready to contribute to a supportive and diverse academic community.
Additional information
For informal enquiries, please contact Dr Hilary Coyle on hc366@leicester.ac.uk
We anticipate that interviews will take place on 2 September 2025.
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 equity, 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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