School/Department School of Management
Based at Cranfield Campus, Cranfield, Bedfordshire
Hours of work 37 hours per week, normally worked Monday to Friday. Flexible working will be considered.
Contract type Permanent
Salary Lecturer - Full time starting salary is normally in the range of £43,351 to £48,323 per annum with potential progression to £60,403 per annum. Senior Lecturer - Full time starting salary is normally in the range of £53,205 to £59,302 per annum with potential progression to £74,126 per annum
Apply by 31/03/2021

Role Description

Cranfield University’s world-class expertise, large-scale facilities and unrivalled industry partnerships is creating leaders in technology and management globally. Learn more about Cranfield and our unique impact here.

About School of Management

Cranfield School of Management (SOM) is recognised as one of the most established and prestigious UK business schools, with 50 years’ experience of educating business leaders. SOM is triple accredited by EQUIS, AMBA and AACSB. It is known for its excellence in leadership development, its deep-rooted relationships with organisations of all kinds, and its focus on transforming learning and research into improved management practice.

The School of Management has a strong tradition in performance measurement, management, governance and management control. The Centre for Business Performance has been at the leading edge of developing both practice and academic insight in this field over the last 20 years and host the PMA (The performance measurement associate, the international association in the field for those in academia and practice).

Members of the Action, Implementation & Execution Group publish in leading journals and over the years have written many influential reports and books. There is a strong research ethos with a network of collaborating academics across other Universities. The vibrant doctoral programme includes both PhD and DBA candidates and our work engages us with leading practice in international companies and the public sector.

Further information about our Centre can be found by visiting the following link:

https://www.cranfield.ac.uk/som/research-centres/centre-for-business-performance

About the Role and About You

As a result of internal promotion, we are now looking for a new member to join the group and develop their academic career. Reporting to the Director, you will already have a Doctorate (Senior Lecturer) or be very close to completion (Lecturer) in the fields of performance measurement, performance management, management control of performance improvement, or equivalent.

For the Lecturer post, you must have a growing track record in teaching ideally in both graduate and executive education and you will have at least a developing portfolio with papers for submission to high-quality journals.

For the Senior Lecturer post you must have a strong track record in teaching ideally in both graduate and executive education and you will already have publications in high-quality journals.

This appointment will be on permanent basis and this academic member will be expected to contribute to our core activities including the delivery of teaching in the UK and overseas. We welcome applications from individuals across the fields of performance measurement, performance management, management control and performance improvement. 

In return, the successful applicant will have exciting opportunities for career development in this key position, and to be at the forefront of a world leading research and education, joining a supportive team and environment.

Our Values

Our shared, stated values help to define who we are and underpin everything we do: Ambition; Impact; Respect; and Community. Find out more here. We aim to create and maintain a culture in which everyone can work and study together and realise their full potential.

Diversity and Inclusion

Our equal opportunities and diversity monitoring has shown that women and minority ethnic groups are currently underrepresented within the university and so we actively encourage applications from eligible candidates from these groups.

Flexible Working

We actively consider flexible working options such as part-time, compressed or flexible hours and/or an element of homeworking and commit to exploring the possibilities for each role. Find out more here.

How to apply

For an informal discussion, please contact Professor Mike Bourne, Professor of Business Performance on m.bourne@cranfield.ac.uk