Foundation Year Lecturer (Business and Management)

The University of Surrey is a global community of ideas and people, dedicated to life-changing education and research.

We are ambitious and have a bold vision of what we want to achieve - shaping ourselves into one of the best universities in the world, which we are achieving through the talents and endeavour of every employee. Our culture empowers people to achieve this aim and to collectively, and individually, make a real difference. Set in the beautiful countryside of Surrey with the convenience of bustling Guildford on your doorstep and London just 34 minutes away by train, the University of Surrey is an outstanding international University with an enterprising spirit.

About the Role

Surrey Business School is a leading business school with over 120 academic staff members from around the globe, and a highly cohesive and collegial atmosphere. The School is accredited by AACSB, AMBA and holds the Advance HE Athena SWAN bronze award. We inspire positive change in business and society, individuals and organisations, locally and globally by blending the rigour of high-quality impactful research with excellent teaching and the strengths of a technology-led university. The School runs a full range of programmes including undergraduate, postgraduate and MBA programmes, as well as a PhD programme. We are seeking to appoint a Lecturer to support our teaching programmes.

You will join an existing team of three who run the Business Foundation Programme.  Since this programme will prepare students for direct entry into our degree programmes, prior experience of teaching at FHEQ levels 3 or 4 is essential. We are looking to appoint someone who is experienced in handling the challenges associated with transition to HE and shares the progressive and student-centred teaching philosophy of our existing team.

About You

Applicants should have a Business background.  We will be happy to consider flexible working requests (including variable hours applications) which you should outline along with your availability in your cover letter.   Preferably, the candidate would be able to make an immediate start.

How to apply

For more information or to be considered for the role, please apply via the University of Surrey Website

If you would like to discuss the role further please contact Erivan White at e.f.white@surrey.ac.uk.

We have a provisional interview date of Monday 21st October.

We acknowledge, understand and embrace diversity. We are committed to sustainability and encourage all staff to adopt working practices that minimise impact to the environment wherever possible.

Further details

For more information and to apply online, please download the further details and click on the 'apply online' button above.

In return we offer a generous pension, relocation assistance where appropriate , flexible working options including job share and blended home/campus working locations (dependent on work duties), access to world-class leisure facilities on campus, a range of travel schemes and supportive family friendly benefits including an excellent on-site nursery.

Click here to find out more about the benefits we offer to support you.

The University of Surrey is committed to providing an inclusive environment that offers equal opportunities for all.  We place great value on diversity and are seeking to increase the diversity within our community.  Therefore we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups, such as people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups and people with disabilities.

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