About this role
Birkbeck, University of London, is seeking to recruit a permanent Lecturer in Organisational Behaviour in our People, Work and Organisational Psychology (PWOP) subject group to support its Business School next year, 2027.
Birkbeck's Business School offers an excellent research friendly environment, with its Bloomsbury location offering access to a range of academic institutions in central London.
As Lecturer, you will be expected to teach across our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in PWOP and to teach on our overseas programmes. You will be supported to publish internationally excellent research, and contribute to the effective delivery and development of our portfolio of taught programmes. This is a tenure-track post.
We are seeking to broaden our PWOP research and teaching portfolio in ways that build on and complement our existing strengths. For this appointment, we particularly welcome applicants with expertise in areas such as, but not limited to, organisational behaviour, employee wellbeing, leadership, organizational psychology, diversity and inclusion, or the future of work, although outstanding candidates from all areas of PWOP will be considered.
This is an exciting time to be joining Birkbeck's Business School - we are a mission focused and research intensive school that is expanding both nationally and internationally. We are looking to recruit early career academics to not only enhance our teaching and research, but also to drive our objective of being a leading business school for academics to begin their careers.
If you have completed your PhD in the past 5 years, or are close to completion, this is a great opportunity to join a growing business school which supports the development of exceptional teachers and researchers.
About you
You will be educated to PhD level in areas contained within the remit of People, Work & Organisational Psychology, Organisational Behaviour, Management, Psychology, or an appropriate related specialism, and will provide evidence of your research ability through published work or a strong publication pipeline. You will have clear and ambitious research plans that will enable you to develop an internationally excellent research track record. You will ideally have experience of teaching at undergraduate & postgraduate levels. You will be willing to take a leading role in the design and delivery of new modules and to contribute more broadly to curriculum development and overseas teaching. You will embrace Birkbeck’s commitment to widening access and opportunity in higher education within a research-intensive environment. You will be willing to contribute to evening teaching and to the development of flexible and innovative forms of educational provision.
If you want to contribute to an impactful educational experience for our students and take the next step in your academic career, then apply with us at Birkbeck today.
Contract
This is a full-time, permanent role, 35 hours per week including delivering lectures in the evening (6-9pm) and occasional weekends – with possible delivery of modules overseas to our international partner institutions.
Please submit a CV and statement for consideration. Closing date: Monday 14 September.
Salary and benefits
£44,247 rising to £60,858, 1.0 FTE. Grade LLEC, quoted is on the College's London Pay Scale which includes a consolidated Weighting/Allowance.
Enquiries
If you would like to know more about the role, please click on apply or contact Dr Mark Stringer at [email protected] or Andy Adcroft, Head of Birkbeck Business School, at [email protected].
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