Department of Accounting and Financial Management

Location: Egham
Salary: £56,555 per annum - including London Allowance  
This is the expected starting salary for this post however appointment at a higher point may be made for candidates who demonstrate exceptional skills and experience relevant to the role.
Post Type: Full Time
Closing Date: 23.59 hours BST on Friday 09 June 2023
Reference: 0523-228

Full-Time, Permanent

As an AACSB accredited Business School, our strategic vision is to be recognised as a centre of excellence, inspiring and empowering students and staff to realise their full potential for the benefit of society. Inspired by the history and values of Royal Holloway, University of London, as a leader for progressive education, we embed issues of ethics, sustainability, and inclusion as core parts of our distinctive offering.

Our research is challenge-led and world leading. The 2021 Research Excellence framework indicated 82% of our research to be 'world-leading or internationally excellent', placing us at the top quartile in terms of outputs in the UK.  Our research is led by three Research Centres, and we encourage colleagues to work with the university’s research catalysts.

This is an exciting time to join us as we are looking to build on our current successes, our heritage, and our strategic location, to become a leading School nationally and globally by investing in all areas of activity. We offer programmes at the Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels, both nationally, from our Egham and Central London Campuses, and internationally, through our global partners, including Kaplan (Singapore) and Coursera.  Additionally, the school is developing an ambitious portfolio of post experience programmes. 

The Candidate

The Department of Accounting and Financial Management is currently expanding and seeking an outstanding academic to join the team. To be successful in the department you must be passionate about teaching and learning, with a keen desire to prepare students for the changing digital world, and major business and societal challenges. The candidate must demonstrate ability to teach and assess topics both in person and online at Undergraduate/Postgraduate levels effectively and creatively. This will be aligned to the demonstrable ability to teach and assess topics both in person and online at both Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels effectively and creatively.

We are committed to multidisciplinary and responsible, challenge-led research in accounting and financial management that engages with contemporary debates in policy, profession, organizations, business and society. 

We would particularly be interested to hear from candidates with teaching experience on both areas of Economics and Finance and research in broad area of Financial Economics.  

We welcome candidates with prior business experience who wish to make an impact through research, teaching, and knowledge exchange. Experience or interest in provision/design of short courses/exec education is desirable.

The successful candidate will have a track record of impactful world-leading or internationally excellent research. Experience of developing relevant funding applications and an emerging track record of success is highly desirable. 

In return we offer a highly competitive rewards and benefits package including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement 
• Training and Development opportunities
• Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution 
• Various schemes including Cycle to Work, Season Ticket Loans and help with the cost of Eyesight testing. 
• Free parking

The post is based in Egham, Surrey where the College is situated, but you may be required to undertake some work at other locations including at our Central London Campus and abroad. 

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Dr Julinda Nuri, Head of Department of Accounting and Financial Management on Julinda.Nuri@rhul.ac.uk.

For queries on the application process the Human Resources Department can be contacted by email at: recruitment@rhul.ac.uk.

Please quote the reference: 0523-228

Closing Date: 23:59, 9 June 2023 

Interview Date: To Be Confirmed 

Further details: Job Description Person Specification    

This position is not eligible for hybrid working.

Royal Holloway is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI), and encourages applications from all people regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, parental status, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or trans status or history. More information on our structures and initiatives around EDI, including information on staff diversity networks, can be found on our Equality and Diversity Intranet page.