Strathclyde Chancellor’s Fellow in Scottish Centre for Employment Research

Work, Employment & Organisation (www.strath.ac.uk/business/workemploymentorganisation)

Who we are

Great minds. Innovative solutions.

We are the University of Strathclyde. Our vision is innovative and ground breaking, placing us amongst the world’s leading international technological universities. We are vibrant, dynamic and passionate about solving the challenges facing society and industry through our cutting-edge, multi-disciplinary research, education and knowledge-exchange with global partners.

We are seeking to appoint extraordinary early career academics who complement our strategic themes.

For more information visit the Strathclyde Global Talent Programme Website: www.strath.ac.uk/workwithus/strathclydeglobaltalentprogramme or email globaltalent@strath.ac.uk

Founded in 1948, Strathclyde Business School (SBS) is a socially progressive academic faculty within a leading international technological university. We develop theory-led, policy-relevant research through collaboration with industry, government, business and the third sector. SBS has been recognised in the Research Excellence Framework 2021 for its world-leading research - with a GPA of 3.26, this positions us as the third-highest overall quality of all Scottish institutions as ranked by Times Higher Education. SBS has held triple accreditation from the three main business school accreditation bodies – AMBA, EQUIS and AACSB – since 2004. We were the first business school in Scotland to achieve triple accreditation and one of only 129 business schools in the world to hold this status (April 2024). We have a strong reputation for effective working with business, industry and the public sector and our vision is to attain the highest levels of knowledge exchange with key stakeholders.

Our department

The Department of Work Employment and Organisation is one of 6 Departments within Strathclyde Business School and is the highest-rated research department of its kind in Scotland. The Department delivers leading-edge, critical and policy-informing research on work and organisations in a Scottish, UK and international context. The Department is home to four undergraduate programmes within SBS (HRM, International Business and Hospitality and Tourism Management) and three Masters programmes, alongside collaboration on the Strathclyde MBA.

WEO is home to the Scottish Centre for Employment Research (SCER). SCER’s purpose is to produce academic research of the highest quality and to deliver impact across private, public and third sector organisations. The Centre has delivered successfully on over £10m of research and knowledge exchange funding over the last decade from prestigious funders including UKRI research councils, NIHR, Innovate UK and other government, public, private and third sector funders, including leading the UK-wide PrOPEL Hub (propelhub.org). SCER’s current research focusses on core themes including fair work and job quality; workplace innovation; workplace health, employability and inclusion; and employment regulation and equality. SCER research engages multiple stakeholders to produce useful learning for shared benefit.

The opportunity

We would love to hear from you if you have a PhD and postdoctoral research experience; expertise in quantitative methods; an emerging publication history in high quality academic journals; and research interests which align with this area of strategic priority – particularly if you already hold an external fellowship that can be transferred to us.

The University of Strathclyde is a socially progressive institution that strives to ensure equality of opportunity and celebrates the diversity of its student and staff community.  Strathclyde is people-oriented and collaborative, offering a supportive and flexible working culture with a deep commitment to our equality, diversity and inclusion charters, initiatives, groups and networks.

We strongly encourage applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnicity, women, LGBT+, and disabled candidates and candidates from lower socio-economic groups and care-experienced backgrounds.

You’ll be rewarded with:

• Growth of your research portfolio
• Reduced teaching load and limited administrative duties over the initial years of your Fellowship
• Support through our academic career development framework to gain feedback on your performance, meet your training needs and enhance your effectiveness – allowing you to be ready for promotion within 5-years of your appointment.
• Mentoring, to help you establish a balance of research, teaching, knowledge exchange and citizenship responsibilities while enhancing your leadership qualities to support your long-term career.

* Your Fellowship will normally be at lecturer level (exceptionally, at senior lecturer (Grade 9) (£58,596 - £65,814) where you have a strong track record in research leadership) for 5 years, with the expectation that you’ll meet our promotion criteria within that period and be transferred to senior lecturer (or, where you’ve been appointed as a senior lecturer, Reader) level.

Application Procedure

To apply, click here to visit Strathclyde’s vacancies portal and provide:

• A fully completed application form
• A cover letter
• A CV; and 
• A 5-year Strathclyde research plan which outlines your vision, aligned to our strategic plan and highlights any existing or future opportunities for collaborative initiatives. (maximum 4 pages). 

Further Information

Informal enquiries about the post can be directed to  Professor Ian Cunningham, Head of Department - Work, Employment and Organisation (ian.cunningham@strath.ac.uk). 

For more information, or to contact a Strathclyde colleague who would love to talk to you about this opportunity, visit our Global Talent website.