Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Digital Marketing x 2 (SBS19-13)

Staffordshire University is on a journey to become the foremost modern higher education institution in the UK, with an international reputation for excellence, and we are looking for inspirational and effective people to take us to the next stage.

In 2018 we broke in to the World University rankings for the first time and were named as a top 50 UK university by the Guardian. The quality of our student experience has placed us in the top 10 for teaching quality in the Sunday Times Good University Guide 2018 and in 2019 we achieved a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework.

Many of our students come from areas with low rates of participation in higher education and we continually strive to ensure the courses we offer meet the needs of people and employers. We are expanding our non-traditional, flexible study options, particularly in apprenticeships serving the public sector.

You can join us at a time when we begin the next step of our transformation journey. The new £40m Catalyst Building will deliver 6,500 new apprentices in the next decade, boosting both the local and national economy. The development of our offer to new academic areas and geographic locations will see us expand our reach and make an innovative offer to a new generation of students.

We are a university of and for our community: local, national and global. If you share our values and have the skills to deliver our vision, we want to hear from you.

Staffordshire Business School is seeking to make a new appointment of two Lecturers/Senior Lecturers (1.0 FTE each) to join our growing interdisciplinary academic team. We are pleased to receive applications from interested candidates with teaching and research interest in the area of digital marketing as you will be expected to teach modules on our undergraduate, postgraduate and apprenticeship courses.

The successful candidates will be educated to Doctorate or equivalent professional level (or near completion of Doctorate qualification), you’ll have the ability to deliver an excellent student experience through creative and innovative learning, and a commitment to pastoral care, as well as actively engaging in scholarly activity and research, to make a contribution to our emerging research agenda. 

You will also have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with an active willingness to learn and adapt innovative ways of undertaking academic duties. 

Furthermore, you will be a team player with an enthusiastic and positive approach to work and possess excellent IT skills and experience of working with Microsoft Office applications and Virtual learning environments to carry out academic tasks is essential for this role. As well as undertaking academic duties you will contribute to the general administration of the courses and to the outreach activities of the School. 

Starting salary will depend on your qualifications and experience but for the Senior Lecturer role you must have significant experience of managing, leading and developing courses, supervision of research projects and knowledge of academic quality assurance processes. You must also be a member of the HE Academy or hold an equivalent teaching qualification. 

As an academic member, we expect you to exhibit Staffordshire University values in your ‘brilliant and friendly’ attitude and your ‘curious and daring’ approach to teaching. As well as contributing to the delivery of teaching you will be expected to undertake research, consultancy and income generating activities to contribute towards Business School’s strategic priorities.

For further information or an informal discussion regarding this role, please contact Head of Department, Hazel Squire at h.squire@staffs.ac.uk 

In return for your dedication we have a competitive benefits package available:

Competitive incremental rates of PayStarting from 29 days Annual Leave (depending on job grade) plus 11 days Bank Holiday and Discretionary daysExcellent Pension SchemeAccess to continued professional and personal developmentAn opportunity to become part of the wider University communityAccess to an Employee Assistance ProgrammeDiscounted Health & Fitness Facilities on site at the Stoke CampusDiscounted Travel by Rail or Bus, with the option of season tickets loan

Thank you for your interest in this role. Whilst the University campus is currently closed, the University is still open, and we are providing online lessons to our students as well as essential services. We welcome your application during this time and aim to recruit to new posts using digital capabilities such as Skype or Microsoft Teams.

Closing Date: 29 Jul 2020
Type: Academic