Assistant Professor and Deputy Course Director

Assistant Professor and Deputy Course Director
Faculty of Business & Law (FBL)
Grade 8: £40,927 - £58,279 per annum
As one of Coventry's biggest employers, we offer some pretty impressive benefits including an excellent pension scheme and generous holiday allowances.

Full-time, FTC until 31 December 2022

We are an innovative and bold University Group that is breaking new ground in how to achieve excellence in higher education and research, evidenced by our ever-increasing positions in sector wide rankings. We have invested significantly, in partnerships with international organisations, with business and research bodies and in the facilities and places where our students, graduates and staff work together.  Now is the time to be part of this exciting, forward-looking university.

The Faculty of Business and Law is home to over 7000 students enrolled on undergraduate, postgraduate and research programmes across a broad variety of academic areas, along with over 400 staff from a rich diversity of cultural and subject backgrounds. Maximising the employment prospects of our graduates is central to everything we do which is why the Faculty has invested heavily in facilities to enhance students’ learning experiences.  These include a state-of-the-art DigiComm Lab equipped with the latest industry standard software and hardware, a replica court room, Trading Floor with 42 Bloomberg terminals and a Strategy Lab; each offering hands-on opportunities to develop and apply the learning.

The Faculty of Business and Law, Coventry University is expanding significantly both in terms of student numbers and its widening range of executive education programmes. This public sector leadership programme involves delivering a flagship leadership programme to current and future leaders within the Civil Service. The programme involves an innovative blend of experiential and problem-based learning built around four core learning modules, supported by Coaching and Action Learning Sets.

We have exciting opportunities of two 14-month fixed term Assistant Professor posts to support a strategically important executive education project.

• Assistant Professor and Course Director of Civil Service Leadership Programme
• Assistant Professor and Deputy Course Director of Civil Service Leadership Programme

The role of Deputy Course Director will support the Course Director and manage specific academic aspects of the programme and deputise for the Course Director. As an Assistant Professor your responsibilities will be commensurate with those expected at this level, we will expect the post holder to teach on the programme as well as to manage, design and deliver against objectives set for the project. You will work closely with the Associate Dean (Enterprise and Innovation), the Course Director, the PGCert Course Director, Operation team and the rest academic tutor team, in addition to other multiple internal and external stakeholders. 

These positions will be based in the faculty and line-managed by the Associate Dean (Enterprise and Innovation). Please see the attached Assistant Professor Job Description and Person Specification for relevant criteria.

If you have any questions about these positions, please contact Sue Green [email protected]  

You will need to share our passion for delivering a positive student experience that puts excellence in teaching and learning at the heart of everything you do and will be able to demonstrate significant knowledge of your area of specialisation and of developing a research culture. As one of Coventry’s biggest employers we will provide an excellent benefits package and a personal and professional development programme that will help you to achieve your aspirations.

A career at Coventry University offers you opportunities for personal and professional growth and a home in the heart of the UK with connections and reach to the rest of the world.

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