Professor of Responsible Leadership (2024)

About the role:

Trinity Business School will celebrate its centenary in 2025. In 2019, it moved into a new eco-friendly state of the art building on campus, at the heart of Dublin neighbouring major international business clusters, particularly in finance and digital business. The School is Triple Accredited by AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS, and is ranked 32nd in Europe in the Financial Times European Business Schools Ranking 2023. Our programs are also well recognised and ranked by institutions such as the Financial Times (e.g. MBA ranked 66th in the world by the FT’s MBA Ranking 2024). Revenues have increased by 178% between 2015 to 2023. The School also holds an Athena Swan Bronze Award in recognition of its achievement in the area of diversity. It is committed to “transforming business for Good”, hence it is seeking to hire a Chair in Responsible Leadership to enhance its influence in this pivotal area. The Professor of Responsible Leadership will play a critical role in conducting cutting-edge research in leadership while also teaching and overseeing programs tailored for a C-suite audience. This position is designed to bridge academic rigor and practical application, preparing leaders to drive positive change in the global business landscape.  

Application Procedure Applicants must provide the following information when applying for this position:

1. Cover letter stating why the applicant wishes to be considered for this professorial chair.
2. Full curriculum vitae to include your list of publications and the names and contact details of 3 referees (email addresses if possible). Publications must be tagged and listed according to their Chartered Association of Business Schools rankings i.e. list highest ABS ranked journals first stating the ranking beside each publication i.e. ABS4*, ABS4, ABS3, ABS2, ABS1 or non-ABS). Publications which are in the FT preferred journals publication list must also be tagged.
3. Research plan (summarising research to be carried out in the next two years and including details for funding to be sought – maximum of 2 pages).
4. Teaching statement (summarising teaching experience and approach – maximum of 2 pages).
5. Leadership/innovation statement – outlining the innovation, project, and development that the candidate would like to initiate at Trinity Business School (Maximum of 2 pages).

Applicants should note that the interview process for this appointment will include the delivery of a presentation.

Please Note: Applicants who do not submit the application requirements above will not be considered at the short list stage.

Salary: Appointment will be made on the Professorial (101B) salary scale [€137,307 to €173,571 per annum] at a point in line with Government Pay Policy. www.tcd.ie/hr/assets/pdf/monthly-academic.pdf

Post Status: Permanent Contract

Informal enquiries about this post should be made by email to:

Professor Laurent Muzellec, Dean of the Trinity Business School by e-mail: DeanTBS@tcd.ie or

Ms Pamela Hennessy, Head of Business Development & Operations by e-mail: hnnessyp@tcd.ie

Application queries about this post, please email Senior Appointments at Senior.appointments@tcd.ie.

Applications close: 23^rd September 2024 at 12:00 noon. Please note late applications will not be accepted.

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