Leeds Beckett University Hiring for Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Accounting and Finance Job at Leeds, England Full Time

Here at Leeds Business School, we believe in collaborative and practical learning, to guide and encourage motivated and forward-thinking graduates to support success. We’re a team that’s passionate and committed to excellence in research and knowledge exchange, and to supporting business growth and sustainability locally, nationally, and internationally.

We take our role as a key part of the city very seriously. As an anchor institution, we have an active role in helping all our local communities. This commitment is reflected through our Small Business Charter (SBC) accreditation, with the SBC celebrating business schools that play an effective role in supporting small businesses, local economies and student entrepreneurship.

The inclusive profile of our staff and students is international and our focus is to make significant contribution to local economies, to support the sustainable development of SME’s and to educate responsible leaders of the future.

Across our university, our practice relevant teaching coupled with our focus to provide a learning environment that supports all our students to achieve their potential has received many accolades, from having many national teaching fellows, to five star rankings by the international university assessment company QS. When our students rated their satisfaction, we ranked 7th out of more than 100 universities in the 2022 What Uni Student Choice Awards.

We carry out research focused on many of the world’s major issues, from tackling inequalities to addressing economic change, and 50% of our school’s research was rated as ‘international’ or ‘world-leading’ in the latest Research Excellence Framework. We have more than doubled our research-active staff in Leeds Business School, and we have increased our focus on impact.

We are proud of our student success and great career outcomes, with 93.5% of UK students in work or further study after 15 months (Graduate Outcomes, 2019/20 cohort). We have an active alumni network who continue to be ambassadors for our School.

A vibrant, modern city with a rich industrial past, Leeds is an amazing place to live, work and study, with around 70,000 university students who call it home. It is a diverse and cosmopolitan city, and is home to huge business, financial, legal, digital and creative sectors. Located in the impressive and award-winning Rose Bowl building, Leeds Business School is based within our City Campus at the edge of the city centre, making it easy for commuting.

At Leeds Business School, we are committed to continual professional development and a collegiate culture, which enriches the student and staff experience. As a School we place a strong emphasis on excellent practice and research informed education with impact.

Our School portfolio continues to grow across undergraduate and postgraduate courses, research degrees, degree apprenticeships, Knowledge transfer projects, as well as schemes including Help To Grow and projects including #WECAN (Women Empowered through Coaching and Networking). As a result of these successes, we have a range of new and exciting opportunities to become part of our academic community at Leeds Business School. We are seeking candidates who have relevant professional experience, in addition to appropriate teaching experience. You will have a strong commitment to ensuring an outstanding student experience, which is focussed on achieving high levels of employability.

We are seeking to recruit a number of Lecturers/Senior Lecturers in the following areas:

Please clearly state in your application form which position you are applying for.

Closing date: 15 August 2022 (Midnight) Please note that you will not be able to edit or submit a part-completed application form after the closing date.

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Working here means you’ll also have access to a wide range of benefits including our generous pension schemes, excellent holiday entitlements, flexible working, reduced study fees, subsidised fitness facilities and a lot more.

We welcome applications from all individuals and particularly from black and minority ethnic candidates as members of these groups are currently under-represented at this level of post. All appointments will be based on merit.