Location: Highfield Campus

Salary: £40,931 to £51,805 per annum

Full Time Permanent

Closing Date: Sunday 16 October 2022

Interview Date: To be confirmed

Reference: 1976522TR

Southampton Business School

Applications will be considered from 0.6FTE and above

Inspire a new generation of entrepreneurs and leaders in accounting

This is your chance to develop future-defining expertise at the cutting edge of contemporary business thinking. Working at the heart of a thriving academic community with a worldwide reputation, you’ll have every opportunity to progress your professional profile and research interests. At the same time you’ll be shaping the next generation of leaders and influencing scholarship in your own field of expertise.

Southampton Business School at the University of Southampton is one of the UK’s top business schools. With a truly distinctive multidisciplinary approach, we educate ambitious leaders who want to change business and society for the better. Our world-class, cutting-edge research shapes future business practices and solves problems for businesses, organisations and governments. Over the past year we have strengthen our links with leading businesses and organisations internationally and in the local community. And we bring together experts from a diverse range of business fields through an integrated enterprise strategy that supports both our research impact and students’ experiential learning.

The Department of Accounting brings together internationally renowned academics who undertake research into, and teach, a wide range of banking and finance-related topics. The Department is supported by the research centre: Accounting Accountability and Governance (CRAAG), where staff are actively engaged in cross-disciplinary research.

About you

As a lecturer you will play a central role in furthering the research of the accounting department. You will bring to the role a strong professional reputation in teaching and research, including the ability to produce world class research through publications in leading academic journals. You may have some experience of research grant activity. You will act as a leader and ambassador for us across management and enterprise or other engagement activities.

Experience of teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels is essential, as is your ability to engage and inspire students and colleagues alike. Whether developing your own teaching approaches, acting as supervisor to your students or contributing to the effective administration of our department, you will enjoy scope to innovate and make a significant impact on teaching and research.

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Professor Ven Tauringana, Head of Department of Accounting, on +44 (0)23 8059 1843 | E-mail: V.Tauringana@soton.ac.uk

What we can offer you

Through our Centre for Higher Educational Practice, we promote academic professional learning for every member of University staff. We actively support educators to attain fellowship of the Higher Education Academy to demonstrate commitment to high quality teaching.

Committed to supporting our teaching and research community we are open to a flexible working approach. With an understanding that there is a need to be on campus for teaching duties we are open to a hybrid approach. We give full consideration to applicants that wish to work flexibly including part-time and those who have taken a career break. Proud to be a founding signatory of the Athena Swan gender equality charter we hold an institutional Silver award.

As well as additional benefits that will make your life easier, such as a generous holiday allowance and additional university closure days. We will support your long-term future too, with access to the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), subsidised health and fitness facilities and a range of discounts.

As a university we aim to create an inclusive environment that attracts, supports and retains the best students and staff from diverse backgrounds and experiences from across the world. We are proactive in fostering a culture of inclusion, respect and equality of opportunity. We believe that we can only truly meet our objectives if we are reflective of society, so we are passionate about creating a working environment in which you are free to bring your whole self to work.

To find out more about Southampton Business School, https://talentedu.com/sbs/

We are interested in applications from individuals from 0.6 FTE and above.

For applicants interested in a Part Time role, please note: this role is unlikely to support a Certificate of Sponsorship with a part time salary amount (a Certificate of Sponsorship is required to obtain a Skilled Worker visa to work in the UK).

You should submit your completed online application form at https://jobs.soton.ac.uk. The application deadline will be midnight on the closing date stated above. If you need any assistance, please call Holly Shergold (Recruitment Team) on +44 (0) 23 8059 5719, or email recruitment@soton.ac.uk. Please quote reference 1976522TR on all correspondence.