Application closing date 21/02/2019
Faculty / School or Service Faculty of Business & Law
Salary £33,208 - £40,802 per annum
Package As one of Coventry's biggest employers, we offer some pretty impressive benefits including an excellent pension scheme and generous holiday allowances.
Job category/type Academic

Job description

Mode: Full-Time, Permanent

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 Business Simulation Suite; each offering hands-on opportunities to develop and apply the learning.

The Faculty's globally recognised, accredited Coventry Business School incorporates the subsidiary School of Strategy and Leadership. It is here we are looking to recruit an experienced, highly motivated Lecturer in International Business to help sustain the School's creative goals and growth plans.

Joining the School of Strategy and Leadership, the successful candidate will focus on innovation in, and development of core teaching activities, and be part of a creative and committed team delivering our business courses. You will have the opportunity to benefit from a supportive research infrastructure that includes conference funding, research sabbaticals and associate membership scheme to one of our Research Centres. There will also be opportunities to become involved with the development and delivery of our CPD and executive education courses, and to contribute to internationalisation activities through international partner collaborations, student field trips and virtual projects with universities from around the world.

Applicants will need a PhD or equivalent (if from professional practice background) in an international business focused subject and recent teaching experience. Preference will be given to candidates with a record of publications in the relevant field and/or can demonstrate impact and contribution to international business practice.Your profile and ability to network and develop partnerships with external organisations will be relevant to further enhance the school's reputation and profile.

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.

Please note the Head of School will only be able to consider applications from candidates that do not require sponsorship.

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