Assistant or Associate Professor in Accounting and Finance

Position Overview

Discipline: Business and Project Management

Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences

Location: London, Devon House (St Katherines Dock) The role is suitable for hybrid working, provided the appointee is able to attend the campus (Devon House,London) for face-to-face work as and when required.

Salary Range:

• Assistant Professor (G8) £47,321 to £54,827, progressing to £58,155 once in post.
• Associate Professor (G9) £56,467 to £69,404, progressing to £75,833 once in post

Direct Reports:

• Assistant Professor: None.
• Associate Professor: Line management duties may be expected.

Reports to: Assigned line manager within the Faculty of Social Sciences

Benefits: The university supports staff maintaining a good work/life balance, offer flexible working and parental leave opportunities, an Employee Assistance Programme which provides free, confidential advice on both home and work concerns as well as optional private medical insurance, season ticket loans and being part of the cycle to work scheme.

Start: 1st August 2024 or by arrangement

The Role

Northeastern University London wishes to appoint an Assistant or Associate Professor (Teaching & Scholarship) in Accounting and Finance. The appointee will help develop our UK undergraduate degree apprenticeship programmes in the area of Accounting and Finance and provide general service to the University within and across faculties. In the first instance, the successful candidate will be expected to lead the development and delivery of the university’s online BSc (Hons) Applied Accounting and Finance degree apprenticeship (Level 6 Accounting Finance Manager).

We wish to appoint a specialist in Accounting and Finance. Preference may be given to candidates with experience of English apprenticeships, working with professional bodies, e.g., Institute of Financial Accountants, ACCA and CIMA, and active interests in the relationship of digital transformation and change management.

Core duties will include the development and teaching of cutting-edge courses in Accounting and Finance both online and on campus, assessment and moderation, student support, peer review, etc.

We particularly encourage applications from those with an interest in innovative teaching, learning and assessment; those with experience of supporting a wide variety of students; and those belonging to groups underrepresented in UK higher education. We are open to appointing on a reduced fraction/job-share basis subject to our business needs.

The role is suitable for hybrid working, provided the appointee is able to attend the campus (Devon House, London) for face-to-face work as and when required.

Discipline/ Faculty

The appointee will work in a multidisciplinary, cross-faculty team responsible for the degree apprenticeship programmes that span the Faculty of Social Sciences and the Faculty of Computing, Mathematics, Engineering and Natural Sciences.

The cross-faculty degree apprenticeship team uses innovative pedagogical approaches and best practices in digital education and collaboration to ensure an excellent learner experience for individuals or groups of learners, wherever they are based. The team currently delivers a growing portfolio of work-related learning aligned to digital transformation, data science, artificial intelligence, clinical trials, project management, and accounting & finance.

About the University

Founded in 2012, Northeastern University London (formerly known as New College of the Humanities) has established itself as a prestigious higher education institution based in the heart of London. Northeastern University London is part of Northeastern University’s Global Campus Network. Positioned as top ranking in the USA, Northeastern has campuses in Arlington, Boston, Charlotte, Miami, Oakland, San Jose, and Seattle in the USA, and Toronto and Vancouver in Canada.

After becoming part of Northeastern University’s global network in early 2019, the University has undergone a period of rapid growth, having been granted Taught Degree Awarding Powers in February 2020 and moved to a new, state-of-the-art campus in 2021.

Northeastern University London offers a vibrant, collegiate community delivering broad and academically rigorous degree programmes, designed to equip graduates with the combination of skills and knowledge that are increasingly desired by organisations, employers, and society. It offers excellent audio visual technology in its teaching and meeting spaces across the organisation.

Person Specification Criteria

Assistant Professor:

Qualifications:

• PhD completed, or near completion (all but dissertation), or equivalent professional experience, in a relevant area.
• FHEA status, or equivalent, achieved or expected (desirable)
• General Criteria
• Demonstrates, through evidence, excellent ability to be adaptable, innovative, and inclusive in teaching, and service.
• Ability to develop excellent educational provision in areas with significant appeal to students, including at postgraduate level.
• Willingness and capacity to undertake continuous professional development in relation to institutionally strategic themes, including but not limited to, technology, data, sustainability, and ethics.
• Flexibility and capacity to teach across a wide range of courses, with interdisciplinary team members when appropriate.
• Teaching competency in Accounting and Finance to at least Level 6
• Excellent ability to design and deliver courses on degree apprenticeship programmes.
• Excellent ability to work with professional bodies, e.g. Institute of Financial Accountants, ACCA and CIMA.

Associate Professor:

Qualifications:

• PhD completed, or equivalent professional experience, in a relevant area.
• FHEA status, or equivalent, achieved or expected.
• General Criteria
• Demonstrates, through evidence, excellent intellectual and practical leadership to be adaptable, innovative, and inclusive in teaching, and service.
• Ability to develop excellent educational provision in areas with significant appeal to students, including at postgraduate level.
• Willingness and capacity to undertake continuous professional development in relation to institutionally strategic themes, including but not limited to, technology, data, sustainability, and ethics.
• Willingness and capacity to undertake academic leadership tasks, including line management and leadership of strategic projects, as well as continuous professional development for such purposes.
• Flexibility and capacity to teach across a wide range of courses, with interdisciplinary team members when appropriate.
• Teaching competency in Accounting and Finance to Levels 4–7 (undergraduate and postgraduate).
• Excellent ability to design, lead and deliver degree apprenticeship programmes.
• Excellent ability to work with professional bodies, e.g. Institute of Financial Accountants, ACCA and CIMA.

Additional Information

Enquiries

Role specific enquiries may be made to Dr Yu-Chun Pan, Director of Experiential Learning (yu-chun.pan@nulondon.ac.uk). However, all applications must be made in accordance with the application process specified.

General enquiries to jobs@nulondon.ac.uk 

Application Process

Applications should be made via the jobs.ac apply button (above) by 23:59 on 28 May 2024.

Please reference your application “AAPAF0524”.

Participation in the equal opportunities section is encouraged, but voluntary.

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Applications must include a covering letter of no more than one page that addresses the criteria for the role (including teaching and research where appropriate), and a full curriculum vitae.

Interviews are expected to be held 27 June 2024.

Please note this role may require a basic or enhanced DBS check. Our organisation acknowledges the duty of care to safeguard, protect and promote the welfare of our students and staff, and is committed to ensuring safeguarding practice reflects statutory responsibilities, government guidance and complies with best practice and Ofsted requirements. You must adhere to the above if you are offered a role with NU London.

Applications are welcome from all sections of the community and will be judged on merit alone. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups. Candidates must be able to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

Job sponsorship: The University may be able to provide sponsorship for this position, depending on individual circumstances.