Lecturer in Strategy/International Management/Entrepreneurship

King’s Business School, King’s College London, is looking for a Lecturer (equivalent Assistant Professor) in the fields of Strategy, International Management or Entrepreneurship to join our Strategy, International Management and Entrepreneurship (SIME) Department, ideally from 1 September 2024. 

King’s College London (KCL) is one of the world’s leading universities, presently ranked 38th globally by the Times Higher Education. Founded in 1829, it now is a home to more than 35,000 students from 150 countries.

King’s Business School is located at KCL’s Strand Campus in central London, permitting it to draw on the limitless energies of London’s businesses, policymakers, entrepreneurs, and change-makers. It is an exciting place for collaboration and innovation to produce outstanding research and social impact. Founded in 2017, KBS has achieved “triple crown” status with AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS accreditations.

Over 90 per cent of King’s Business School’s research output has been judged ‘world leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ by the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF). The School was one of the ten highest scoring institutions for business and management studies overall and ranks fourth on its research environment.  

The SIME Department has a strong research reputation in developing theory, methods, and knowledge to advance our understanding of business, innovation, and entrepreneurial activity in an international institutional context. Within KBS, the SIME Department delivered the strongest REF returns.

Research comprises four core themes: (1) international business, comparative management, and strategy, (2) global strategies for sustainability and corporate social responsibility, (3) knowledge-intensive firms, innovation, and appropriability, and (4) entrepreneurship from a comparative and social dimension. The SIME Department has built extensive research networks through international academic collaborations, and it has a strong commitment to developing research impact through links with policymakers and practitioners. Department members regularly publish in leading journals in management, international business, entrepreneurship, and innovation. The Department is home to two Fellows of the Academy of International Business, a Fellow of the British Academy of Management, and a Fellow of the International Association of Applied Psychology.

Our future colleague will be an aspiring scholar with a strong research pipeline showing the potential to publish her/his work in world-leading, relevant journals. We offer a reduced teaching load and a generous research funds package.

The Department provides support for a large undergraduate programme and hosts three highly successful MScs, one in International Management, another in Strategic Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and a third in Medical Technology (MedTech) Innovation and Entrepreneurship in collaboration with the School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences (Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine). Our future colleague will be involved in these programs.

This post will be offered on an indefinite contract  

This is a full-time post 100% full time equivalent

Essential criteria

1.       PhD in relevant subject area

2.       Appropriate list of relevant publications

3.       Some experience of developing research projects and collaborative funding bids

4.       Some experience of teaching at Undergraduate and Postgraduate level

5.       Desire to promote the subject at all levels

Desirable criteria

1.       Some experience of being innovative in teaching and curriculum design

2.       Engagement in professional organisations (conference papers, workshops, memberships)

3.       Some experience of carrying out academic administration

4.       Willingness to collaborate with colleagues in the Faculty and university

The selection process will include a presentation and panel interview. Further details will be provided to shortlisted candidates.

King's is committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion and through this appointment it is our aim to develop candidate pools that include applicants from all backgrounds and communities. We particularly encourage applications from women, people from black and minority ethnic communities, the LGBT+ community and from people with disabilities.