Lecturer in Financial Accounting

Join the growing and vibrant Accounting, Finance and Economics team within the School of Business and Law at The University of Brighton

This is an exciting opportunity for an inspirational and motivated lecturer to make a valuable contribution at a university that is proud of its reputation for producing highly employable and adaptable graduates and postgraduates.

We’re looking to appoint a lecturer to our diverse community of staff, who will be able to contribute to teaching on our Accounting courses and who has experience in teaching Financial Accounting subjects, such as Financial Reporting, Audit & Assurance, Financial Analysis, Corporate Ethics, & Taxation. You will be responsible for delivering innovative & engaging teaching, supervision and learning support to our students across the subject area.  

It is expected that you will actively engage in research & scholarship. If you have a PhD and can supervise at this level, you will have opportunities to develop as the University has an active programme for supporting early career researchers.

To be successful in this post, you should also have:

• A commitment to educating students at undergraduate & postgraduate level
• The ability to use a mixture of traditional & innovative teaching methods, we require a track record of teaching in a blended learning environment
• Research potential as well as a relevant degree & postgraduate qualifications in the subject area.
• Professional accounting qualifications are also desirable

This is a full-time (37 hours per week) permanent post, based at our Brighton Moulsecoomb campus and we welcome applications from people seeking to job-share.

Why join us?

At Brighton, you’ll find a supportive & forward-thinking academic community. We offer a generous annual leave package, travel loan schemes and a range of other benefits. There will be opportunities for some remote working depending on timetables.

Please note that the salary for this position may not meet the eligibility criteria for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker Visa. Under the current points-based immigration system, the minimum salary required for sponsorship without tradeable points for a Lecturer is £51,899 per annum. You can find more information on what tradeable points you may be eligible for and the corresponding salary discount here: The UK's points-based immigration system: an introduction for employers (accessible version) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Before you apply, please ensure you have checked what visas you are eligible for. You can find more information here: Eligibility to work, visas, and passports (brighton.ac.uk)

For more information on sponsorship & alternative visas, please click the following link: Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) 

Further details:

The University is committed to creating & maintaining an inclusive environment for all staff regardless of age, disability, family or caring responsibilities, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief (including non-belief), sex & sexual orientation. We embrace equality & diversity in our working, learning, research & teaching environment and are committed to maintaining a supportive and inclusive community. We particularly encourage applicants from Minority Ethnic backgrounds because the University is under-represented by Minority Ethnic staff.

For the vast majority of our roles we operate an agile working system, with time split between working on campus and at the employee's home. It is the University's expectation that home working will take place within the UK.

Further information about working for us, as well as the wide range of benefits we offer, can be found in the working with us section of our vacancies page.

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