About You

You will have a solid track record of business experience coupled with the ability to integrate research and teaching. In addition, you will have demonstrable experience of close collaborative working with other academics and/or professionals, evidenced through direct work experience or joint working on funded research and/or knowledge transfer projects. The ability to teach across a range of Marketing and Advertising subjects is essential to the role. You will have excellent teaching, student support skills and a commitment to developing a relevant area of the undergraduate and postgraduate curriculum combined with an ability to communicate with employers and other external stakeholders and build networks in furtherance of the aims of the school. You will also demonstrate a commitment to developing research in a specialism within the field.

About the Role

You will play a significant role in delivering marketing/advertising and related modules at undergraduate and postgraduate level, whilst also making a positive contribution to a broad range of subjects across the school. Expertise in the areas of digital marketing and media analytics, advertising and/or social marketing is desirable. You will have the potential to produce published work suitable for submission to the Research Excellence Framework, and play an active role within the development of the business school both internally and externally.   Professional recognition/qualifications and/or business experience in marketing roles is essential. 

Rewards/Benefits

We want you to feel happy when you come to work and proud when you go home.

From the moment you join us you have the opportunity to enhance your skills. We offer various routes for progression, a range of specialist development sessions and academic development opportunities along with an award winning and comprehensive staff health & wellbeing programme (HR Excellence Awards 2017). This means you will receive a full academic induction, be enrolled if appropriate on our PGCTHE, benefit from the Edge Hill University CPD scheme (UKPSF) and our annual University Learning and Teaching day all to support your professional development.

This is just a taste of what we are able to offer you at Edge Hill University.

About Us

 “A great success story… an institution that improves and impresses year after year” – Times Higher Education.

We are recognised for our outstanding achievements in student satisfaction, staff engagement, graduate employment and innovation as well as our strengthening research profile, investment and growth. The Times Higher ‘University of the Year’ award also celebrated our distinct role in “transforming lives” – reflecting a distinctive philosophy of creating opportunity from excellence.

The University has been ranked Best University Workplace (Times Higher Education 2015), judged Best UK Employer (European Business Awards 2016) and highly commended in Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards 2017 for Workplace of the Year.

Based on an award-winning campus in West Lancashire, Edge Hill University offers a stimulating and empowering environment for ambitious and high performing professionals.

For informal enquiries about this vacancy you may wish to contact: Helen Woodruffe-Burton, Director of Business School at Burtonh@edgehill.ac.uk

At Edge Hill University we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.

Closing Date: Sunday 17 November 2019

To apply please visit: https://jobs.edgehill.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?id=1782&forced=1