Job vacancy at Durham University Business School

Durham University is one of the world’s leading universities, known for its world class research across four Faculties: Arts and Humanities, Business, Science and Social Sciences and Health. Listed as a top 5 UK and top 100 University (QS World University Rankings 2019), Durham is an extraordinary place in which to base your career. As part of our ambitious strategy we are growing and we look forward to welcoming your application.

We seek to appoint a Professor in Human Resource Management at the Department of Management and Marketing. The Department is currently composed of circa 75 academic staff in the fields of Strategy, Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Ethics, Entrepreneurship, Leadership & HRM, Organisational Behaviour, Marketing, Operations and Technology Management, and International Business.  Members of the Department conduct research in all of these areas.  In addition, the Department contributes to three of the cross-disciplinary research centres in areas of particular expertise: Innovation and Technology Management, Marketing and International Business, Leadership and Followership, and Organisations and Society.

All of our Professors are encouraged to focus on quality and innovation in their research and teaching, and to provide excellent leadership in the administrative functioning and collegial environment of the Department, discipline and University in support of the wider student experience.  We of course value research income, which is a necessary input to drive research outputs and impact.

Applicants must demonstrate research excellence in the field of Human Resource Management, with the ability to take a leading role in the development of the Department’s research and teaching, and to engage fully in the services, citizenship and values of the University.   The University provides a working and teaching environment which is inclusive and welcoming and where everyone is treated fairly with dignity and respect.  Candidates will be expected to demonstrate these key principles as part of the assessment process.

Key responsibilities:

  • Pursue research that is world-leading, and world-changing in terms of originality, significance and rigour, showing leadership in a research field within and/or beyond the academy which is commensurate with the School’s continuing emphasis on international excellence;
  • To lead the development of successful research project/fellowship proposals in pursuit of suitable national and international funding opportunities to support research and end-user engagement.
  • Deliver excellent teaching, offering lectures, seminars and tutorials at undergraduate and taught postgraduate levels. Demonstrate leadership and innovation in the design and delivery of high quality learning environments and curricula.
  • Enhance the quality of the research environment in the School, providing leadership of national and international research groups and networks which is recognised at an international level. Engage in the mentoring of early career researchers;
  • To attract and provide excellent supervision to research students, and contribute significantly to the development of PhD programmes. Enhance the Department’s commitment to its vibrant and international postgraduate culture.
  • Contribute significantly to the administrative functioning and collegial environment of the School and wider University, demonstrating sustained excellence in leadership activities which support the functioning of the School and wider University.
  • To fully engage in, champion and enhance the values of the School;
  • Carry out such other duties as specified by the Head of Department.

Deadline: 11th November 2019 (12 pm midday)

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