Lecturer in Finance

About us:

King’s Business School is the ninth and newest faculty at King’s College London, emerging out of the renowned School of Management & Business. We are looking to recruit an outstanding candidate to join the Department of Accounting & Finance.  There are presently 160 academic staff and a full range of undergraduate, masters and PhD programmes.

About the role:

As such we are going through an exciting development phase and are looking for high quality people to join our growing team. The School places a premium on international levels of scholarship and research excellence, and you will be expected to play a role in the standing and development of the Department in this regard.

The successful candidate will have a strong commitment to high quality research and will be able to contribute excellent teaching to the development of our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. You should hold a PhD in a relevant field, have a high-quality track record of publications in leading refereed journals and in securing research income.

This is a full time post (35 Hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract

About you:

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria 

• By the date of appointment, or shortly thereafter, a PhD in relevant subject area
• At least one publication or a ‘revise and resubmit’ in a world-leading journal (ranked 4* or 4 on the ABS list) in finance or a closely related discipline
• Evidence of world-class research capacity
• Some experience of teaching, or teaching assistance, in a related field at the undergraduate or postgraduate level

Desirable criteria

• Some experience of developing research projects on collaborative funding bids
• Engagement in professional organisations (conference papers, workshops, memberships)
• Some experience of being innovative in teaching and curriculum design 

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the page. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

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