Professor in Management (Information Systems and Innovation)

As an equal opportunities employer strongly committed to diversity and inclusion, we encourage applications from women and those of Minority Ethnic backgrounds as they are currently under-represented at this level in this area. All appointments will be made on merit or skill and experience relative to the role.

Salary is competitive with our peer institutions worldwide and not less than £107,994 pa inclusive, and the salary scale can be found on the LSE website.

In addition, this post will attract a significant market salary supplement which reflects current market conditions. 

The Department of Management holds a central position within LSE, a world leading university specializing in the social sciences, located in the heart of London. The department's faculty and research expertise are focused on various areas, including information systems and innovation, employment relations and human resource management, organisational behaviour, managerial economics and strategy, and marketing.

Faculty members actively engage in research and scholarly activities across LSE, collaborating with other faculty groups, including the newly formed Governance, Environment, and Technology (GET) faculty group, as well as various interdisciplinary institutes. The Department’s degree portfolio includes the BSc Management, Master’s in Management, specialist Master’s programmes, including the MSc in Management of Information Systems and Digital Innovation (MISDI), and a PhD in Management.

The Department of Management seeks an exceptional senior scholar to join and help lead our Information Systems and Innovation group as a global hub for digital innovation research. We seek a leader who will shape the future of our Information Systems and Innovation (ISI) group through exceptional research, inspiring teaching, mentorship of junior faculty, and active leadership in both the Department and broader academic community. The role entails taking a leadership role within their respective academic fields of interest and the LSE community.

Applicants should hold a PhD in Information Systems or a relevant field. They should demonstrate a proven track record of outstanding research, as evidenced by existing publications in top-tier journals, such as MIS Quarterly and Information Systems Research.  Editorial appointments at top-tier journals are a further, desirable, mark of contribution to research in the discipline. We are particularly interested in senior scholars who integrate computational social science approaches with traditional qualitative and/or quantitative approaches. Candidates should demonstrate a proven track record of collaborating with corporate partners and various funding agencies. Finally, the candidate should have a track record of excellence in teaching undergraduate, postgraduate, or executive levels within the field of management.

The other criteria that will be used when shortlisting for this post can be found on the person specification.

In addition to a competitive salary, benefits include an occupational pension scheme, a research grants policy with personal reward options, generous research leave (sabbatical) entitlement, a collegial faculty environment and excellent support, training and development opportunities.

For further information about the post, please see the how to apply document, job description and person specification.

To apply for this post, please click the 'Apply' button above. For technical queries with applying on the online system, please use the “contact us” links at the bottom of the LSE Jobs page.  For any queries about the role, please email n.opara@lse.ac.uk.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 30 November 2025 (23.59 UK time). We are unable to accept any late applications.

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