Lecturer in Tourism, Hospitality and Aviation Management

Fixed term – 12 months

Full time – 37 hours per week

Closing date: 26/01/2025 at 23:30

The role

We are seeking to recruit an experienced Hospitality, Tourism and Aviation professional with demonstrable contemporary knowledge, from working directly in or with relevant industries coupled with a strong academic background. You must be able to confidently teach in at least two of the following areas:

• Service operations
• Finance, data interpretation, revenue management and pricing
• Strategic management and sustainability
• Digital marketing and communications for the tourism, hospitality and aviation industries
• Airport and airline planning and operations.
• Artificial intelligence and digital technologies in tourism, hospitality and aviation

The ability to manage your own workload and work proactively is vital in this role along with the ability to inspire, motivate and connect with a range of different stakeholders such as our students, other academic teams and external clients. You do not need extensive experience of teaching; this is a great opportunity for an applicant with senior industry experience and a desire to inspire the next generation of tourism and hospitality professionals to embark on a career in academia.

The department

The Global Business, Hospitality and Tourism Management division, are among the leading players in UK tourism, hospitality and aviation education and research. With a dedicated academic team who have broad and complementary teaching and research expertise as well as industry experience. We work in a very open and collaborative way with a strong commitment to both teamwork and developing innovative approaches to teaching, learning and assessment. We are part of an AASCB accredited Business School and our courses are accredited by the Institute of Hospitality (IoH) and the Tourism Management Institute (TMI).

We pride ourselves on the applied nature of our courses, excellent graduate outcomes and student satisfaction.

We offer a diverse range of benefits and opportunities to pursue a rewarding and fulfilling career in a supportive environment.

You will be contractually enrolled into the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) – one of the largest and most generous defined benefit pension schemes in the country.

Find out more about the TPS

If you are, or have been, a recent member of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) directly prior to joining us, you can choose to opt out of the TPS and remain in the USS. Please contact the Pensions team to discuss options available.

Sheffield Hallam welcomes applications from all candidates irrespective of age, pregnancy and maternity, disability, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief, or marital or civil partnership status.

The University may be able to sponsor the employment of international applicants in this role; this will depend on a number of factors specific to the individual applicant.

We welcome applications for job-share, part-time and flexible working arrangements

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