Assistant Professor in Information Systems and Project Management

Position Overview:

Discipline: Business and Project Management

Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences

Location: London, Devon House (St Katherines Dock)

Direct Reports: None

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 Sep 2024 or by arrangement

The Role

Northeastern University London wishes to appoint an Assistant Professor (Teaching & Scholarship) in Information Systems and Project Management. The appointee will help develop our UK undergraduate and postgraduate degree apprenticeship programmes including but not limited to the area of Information Systems and Project Management and provide general service to the University within and across faculties. In the first instance, the successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the development and delivery of the university’s online MSc Digital and Technology Solutions, BSc Digital and Technology Solutions, and BSc Project Management with Digital Technologies.

We wish to appoint a specialist in Information Systems and Project Management. Preference may be given to candidates with experience of English apprenticeships and active interests in the relationship of emerging technologies.

Core duties will include the development and teaching of cutting-edge courses in Information Systems and Project Management both online and on campus, assessment and moderation, student support, peer review, etc. Indicative subject areas may include (but are not limited to) Information Systems, Business Computing, Information Technologies, Digital Transformation, Portfolio Management, and Project Planning & Delivery.

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.

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 accounting and finance, digital transformation, data science, artificial intelligence, and project management.

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 state of the art audio visual technology in its teaching and meeting spaces across the organisation.

Person Specification Criteria

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.
• Teaching competency in Information Systems and Project Management to at least Level 6
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including presentation skills, both face-to-face and online.
• Demonstrates, through evidence, excellent ability to deliver courses on degree apprenticeship programmes.

Additional Information:

Enquiries

Role specific enquiries may be made to Dr Yu-Chun Pan, Director of Experiential Learning (yu-chun.pan@nulondon.ac.uk) or Dr Alistair Robinson, Associate Director of Experiential, Careers and Apprenticeships (alistair.robinson@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 ‘Apply’ button above by 23:59 on Sunday the 16^th of June 2024. Please reference your application “APIS0524”.

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

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 commence on the week commencing on the 8^th of July 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 Visa sponsorship for this position, depending on individual circumstances.