With over 50 years of academic excellence and having been recently named the UK's University of the Year for Social Inclusion 2020 by The Times and Sunday Times, the University of Bradford has continued to grow its international reputation and innovative course provision. With almost 10,000 students, the University is pioneering in developing new course subjects, reflecting and anticipating the needs of employers, students, communities and society.

The School of Management is a leader in business education, research and knowledge transfer with more than 50 years' experience of pushing the boundaries, regionally, nationally and internationally. As a recognition of its outstanding achievements in UK Higher Education, the School of Management was awarded the Times Higher Education Business School of the Year 2021.  The School of Management is also part of an elite group of Business Schools worldwide possessing triple-crown accreditation from AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS. We perform well in the Financial Times (FT) rankings and continue to build on our research strengths in readiness in REF 2021 and beyond. 

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual who can join us as Associate Professor in International Business. The candidate must possess a Doctorate in a relevant field and have a research track record at peer-reviewed journals of substantial standing and continue to be research active with some grant capture activity and ambition. Ideally, the candidate should also have experience in programme leadership and working and teaching knowledge of international business and management and research methods. The successful candidate will be expected to lead and contribute to the development and direction of international business and management research and student education at all levels, including the School's leading FT ranked distance learning MBA Programme.

The School of Management is an equal opportunity employer which welcomes applicants from all backgrounds and supports an inclusive work environment for its staff.  The school is committed to providing a supportive and developmental environment to all staff through mentoring by experienced academic colleagues and maintenance of effective personal development plans and processes.  Additionally, you will progress your career under our Bradford Academic Framework.

For informal enquiries about the above position, please contact Professor Chengang Wang, Head of Research Centre, C.Wang9@bradford.ac.uk or Professor Sankar Sivarajah, Head of School of Management, U.Sivarajah@bradford.ac.uk