Lecturer in Marketing

Department of Strategy, Management and Marketing

Location: Curzon Building
Salary: £38,639 to £41,998 per annum
Posted On: Friday 28 October 2022
Closing Date: Sunday 27 November 2022
Interview Date: Wednesday 14 December 2022
Reference: 102022-634

Department of Marketing and Leisure Economies

Located in a modern £300m campus in the heart of Birmingham City Centre, the Business School is a thriving, vibrant, and inspiring learning community committed to high quality teaching with meaningful learning opportunities, excellence in research and impactful industrial engagement.

Building on continuous success in student growth and in sustained advancement of research activities, the School has embarked on a programme of extensive expansion funded by substantial long-term investments whilst also seeking AASCB accreditation.

This is your chance to join the Business School at a transformational stage of its growth, and to contribute to the ongoing success of its staff and students.

To support this exciting strategic initiative, the Business School is looking to appoint a lecturer in the following subject area:

Lecturer in Marketing (2 posts)

As a specialist in marketing, the post holder will have the capacity to teach across a range of general modules such as ‘Marketing Communications Planning’ and ‘Principles of Marketing’ as well as delivering on specialist modules such as ‘Visual Communications for Marketers’ and ‘Sustainable Marketing’. Candidates should be at the forefront of their discipline and should be able to inspire students and colleagues alike with enthusiasm for their subject area(s).

All Business School staff have the opportunity and will be expected to teach at both Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels, from level 3 Foundation Year to level 7 Masters Qualifications.

Staff will be able to bid for research hours and take part in enterprise activities, including corporate and executive education.

We would expect the successful candidate to:

• Have a PhD or nearing completion i.e. viva pending or hold a Masters qualification with extensive industry experience.
• Demonstrate excellent teaching in higher education or have presented regularly to professional audiences in an industry setting.
• Demonstrate excellent team working and communication skills.
  

In addition, for the Lecturer role, we would expect the candidate to:

• Demonstrate the potential for successful publication in ranked journals.
  

The specific requirements for the role are detailed in the relevant job description so applicants are advised to review these carefully before making an application.

For an informal conversation about the role, please email Dr Richard Oddy, Head of the Department of Marketing and Leisure Economies (Richard.Oddy@bcu.ac.uk).

The University Core Values are Excellence, People Focused, Partnership Working and Fairness and Integrity. These values underpin our working practices and student and staff communities so applicants need to demonstrate these values during the application process.

Benefits

In return for your dedication and hard work, you can expect great ongoing personal and professional development plus the following main benefits:

• Generous annual leave entitlement – 40 days including bank holidays and Christmas/New Year closure
• Sickness/absence entitlement
• Teachers’ Pension scheme
• Library facilities on all campuses
• Life Assurance
• Personal Accident
• Travel card scheme
• Car parking
• Cycle to work scheme
• Car share scheme
• Catering facilities

BCU Values underpin how we work in achieving the ambitions set out in our Strategy and Priorities, and are the principles that unite the way we work together and for our students.

The University is committed to internationalism and diversity and welcomes applications from all countries, faiths and backgrounds.

It is each individual successful applicants responsibility to ensure that they have permission to work in the UK. Some applicants may require sponsorship from the University and a visa from UKVI to take up the role if successful. More information on this can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa

Some roles are not capable of sponsorship because they do not meet the UKVI criteria relating to skill and salary level. If you are unsure as to whether you would require sponsorship if successful, or whether the role is capable of sponsorship, please contact us: RTinbox@bcu.ac.uk

Please note on occasions where we receive a large number of applications, we may close the advert ahead of the publicised closing date. If this does happen, we will contact all candidates via email who have started but not yet completed their application, giving 48 hours’ notice. We would therefore advise that you submit your completed application as soon as possible.

At Birmingham City University we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. All staff are expected to understand and enact the University’s commitment to ensuring equality, diversity and inclusion in our employment practice and in all that we do . This commitment is enshrined in our Core Values and is detailed in our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Employment Policy. The University values and celebrates the diversity of our staff and students; we welcome people from the many different backgrounds and life experiences that reflect the students and the citizens we serve. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and actively encourage unique contributions, in particular from under-represented groups in respect of age, disability, sex, gender or gender identity, ethnicity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation or transgender status

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