Professor of Systems Thinking and Innovation

Inspire a new generation of entrepreneurs and business leaders  

Southampton Business School (SBS) is placed at the centre of the University of Southampton – a top 100 University in the world (QS; US News & World Report) – and a founding member of the Russell Group of elite research UK universities. SBS hosts a vibrant and diverse community of scholars and students. Research activity within SBS is coordinated through ten multidisciplinary research centres. Ranked in the top quartile of the research-intensive business schools in the UK, SBS has an ambitious growth plan, which includes investments in people and relocation to a state of art business building.

About the Department of Strategy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

The Department of Strategy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (DSIE) is a world-class department in entrepreneurial studies. DSIE members are thought leaders in their respective domains of expertise and publish widely in top-tier journals. Moreover, members of DSIE occupy leadership positions in key professional organizations, such as the European Academy of Management. DSIE also runs a highly successful portfolio of UG and PG programmes and is home to a thriving student community. It is set out to expand its research, education and knowledge exchange portfolio in new areas such as systems thinking, innovation, digital transformation and AI tools, to advance rigorous and innovative scholarship that will ultimately address societal, business and organisational challenges in a world of complex interdependencies. 

About you

As a Professor, you will play a key role in planning and shaping one or more research area/s in systems thinking and innovation, reflecting latest developments, e.g., sustainability, AI, as well as the school’s broader agenda for interdisciplinary research. You will bring to the role a strong professional reputation that should be evidenced through the production of world class research in leading management academic journals. You should have led (or participated in) major funding bids, setting up and managing the resources needed to deliver such large research projects. You should also be willing to play a leadership role in the department of strategy, innovation and entrepreneurship, and act as a mentor of junior scholars. In addition, you will act as a leader and ambassador for our school and university across management and enterprise or other engagement activities.

You will be an experienced educator with a proven track record of high-quality teaching and pedagogical innovations, and willing to contribute to the development of education policy and practice as well as design and develop courses and programmes at all levels (UG, MSc, MBA and Executive Education). You should have sufficient experience supervising doctoral students (PhD and DBA programmes).   

We welcome applications from candidates with a well-established research track record as demonstrated by world class publications in reputable journals that are of relevance to the business school. 

Given that you will have to engage in some leadership role, you should also have demonstrable leadership skills. Such skills can be evidenced through your research, education and/or having held a key leadership role in the past. Overall, you will have proven ability to innovate, engage and inspire students and colleagues alike, helping thus build a strong academic and collegial community. 

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact: Professor Stratos Ramoglou,

Head of the Department of Strategy, Innovation & Entrepreneurship,

email: s.ramoglou@soton.ac.uk

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