Associate Professor in Finance & Entrepreneurship

Ref Number

B02-06605

Professional Expertise

Academic

Department

School of Life & Medical Sciences (B02)

Location

UCL East

Working Pattern

Full time

Salary

£65,698–£71,357

Contract Type

Permanent

Working Type

Hybrid

Available for Secondment

No

Closing Date

16-Apr-2024

The UCL Global Business School for Health (GBSH) at UCL East campus is an innovative business school preparing future healthcare leaders to disrupt and reimagine global health systems. GBSH is dedicated to training and developing the next generation of leaders in the global health economy by building on UCL’s proud tradition of cross-disciplinary academic excellence in education and research.

This post will support our postgraduate degree programmes as well as contribute to our interdisciplinary research agenda. We seek candidates with a research specialisation in Finance and Economics. Candidates need to have an expertise of SMEs and financial entrepreneurship.  Given the interdisciplinary approach to health challenges taken at Global Business School for Health, we would see a scholarly interest in health and a willingness to work across disciplines essential for this role.

For an informal discussion please contact Professor Nora Colton at [email protected]

For any queries regarding the recruitment process please contact [email protected]

You will be required to have a PhD in management, finance, economics or another related area to finance and entrepreneurship and have a Postgraduate certificate in teaching and/or have another teaching qualification (e.g., FHEA).

You will have a proven ability to conduct internationally excellent research, which is reflected in the authorship of high-quality publications in an area relevant to your discipline. You will have a track record of supervising PhD students to completion (AP) and record of research and/or enterprise funding as principal investigator or co-investigator (AP).

You will be experienced in leading positive culture change, or culture creation, within a discipline, department or organisation and experienced in teaching on an academic programme. You will have excellent organisational, prioritisation and communication skills with the ability to work both collaboratively and independently, deliver research-led effective, engaging and inclusive postgraduate teaching and be able to supervise postgraduate research students.

A commitment to the UCL policy for equal opportunity with the willingness to continue professional development and contribute to the development of UCL East academic vision and building a positive work and study environment is also essential.

A job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page.

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:

• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
• Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• Immigration loan
• Relocation scheme for certain posts
• On-Site nursery
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insurance

Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/rewards-and-benefits to find out more.

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

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