Assistant Professor in Entrepreneurship (MAN_01)

at  Durham University

Assistant Professor in Entrepreneurship (MAN_01) (Job Number: 24002040)
Faculty of Business
Grade 8: - £46,485 - £55,295 per annum
Open-Ended/Permanent - Full Time
Contracted Hours per Week: 35
Working Arrangements: The role is full-time, but we will consider requests for flexible working arrangements including potential job shares
Closing Date: 01-Dec-2024, 5:59:00 PM
Disclosure and Barring Service Requirement: Not Applicable.

EDUCATION

Candidates must demonstrate the development and delivery of high-quality teaching that contributes to providing a supportive and enabling learning environment and curricula which encourage students to achieve their potential.

ESSENTIAL EDUCATION CRITERIA

• Quality – evidence of the development and delivery of effective and engaging teaching. (Candidates may choose to provide student evaluation scores and/or peer reviews of teaching).
• Innovation – experience, skills and/or achievements that demonstrate your contribution to new programme development and innovation in the design and delivery of high-quality teaching and assessment of learning. This can include lectures, small group learning and/or using technology or other techniques to enhance learning and/or assessment.
• Strategic – evidence of strategic teaching development, or achievements that demonstrate the potential to engage in the design of excellent teaching programmes which are research informed and led.

The Department of Management & Marketing at Durham University seeks to appoint a talented individual to the role of Assistant Professor. We welcome applications from those with research and teaching interests in the broad field of Entrepreneurship and we are particularly eager to hear from applicants with a strong background in research and a track record in income generation, external engagement and impact with a focus on, but not limited to, the following areas:

• Social, sustainable and digital entrepreneurship
• Entrepreneurship in challenging contexts
• Entrepreneurial finance (including social investment and microfinance)
• Strategic entrepreneurship
• Academic entrepreneurship
• Entrepreneurship polic

Key responsibilities:

• To pursue research that is high quality in terms of originality, significance and rigour.
• To develop clear plans for the pursuit of national and international funding opportunities to support research and end-user engagement.
• To play a role in relevant teaching and research supervision, and contribute to ongoing curriculum development.
• Contribute to enhancing the quality of the research environment in the Department, the wider University and beyond through collaborative research activity.
• Demonstrate a willingness to contribute to the administrative work, citizenship and values of the Department.
• To deliver lectures, seminars and tutorials at undergraduate and taught postgraduate levels, as well as engaging in related activity such as assessment.
• To fully engage in and enhance the values of the Department.
• To contribute to attracting and supervising research students, and to enhance the Department’s commitment to its vibrant and inclusive postgraduate culture.
• Carry out other duties as specified by the Head of Department