MBA Programme Director and Associate Professor of Business Management

CHISWICK CAMPUS

SALARY: £40,200-£48,550 PER ANNUM, PLUS EXCELLENT BENEFITS

Richmond American University London is now seeking a passionate and experienced MBA Programme Director and Associate Professor of Business Management to join a dynamic team within the Richmond Business School, and to contribute to our mission of educating future generations of business leaders.

The MBA Programme Director will oversee the academic leadership and curriculum development of the programme to ensure provision of high quality courses and outstanding student experience, and to create inspiring courses and teaching materials to the evolving business landscape and student career goals.

The MBA Programme Director will be teaching and mentoring undergraduate and postgraduate students and providing them with academic and professional development opportunities; conduct and publish original research in business management, or related areas, contributing to scholarship and industry practice; and connect with the local and global business community to enhance the University’s public engagement.

The MBA Programme Director is expected to maintain an academic portfolio in accordance with their academic rank and teach two research-informed courses a year within the relevant discipline.

The successful candidate will be educated to postgraduate level (or equivalent) and PhD (completed or near completion) or equivalent industry/professional experience. They will have excellent presentation skills and demonstrable experience of delivering high quality teaching with the ability to engage students, colleagues and external audiences; highly developed oral and written communication skills; and proven ability to manage own teaching and related administrative duties.

About Richmond American University London

Richmond American University London is a unique institution, global in outlook and in practice, diverse and cosmopolitan in its culture. A leading private and not-for-profit institution, we are dually accredited in both the United States, by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, and registered with the Office for Students in the UK. Our students receive both UK and US degrees, bringing together the best of British and American higher education.

Operating in London since 1972, our mission is to educate and inform future generations by providing them with the knowledge and support to think critically, the freedom to challenge assumptions and the skills to work with others. Our distinctive, multi-disciplinary Liberal Arts degree programmes offer a holistic approach to teaching and learning that focuses on developing academic and personal skills to enable our students to make positive contributions through employment, personal development, and public service after graduation.

Following the move to our new state-of-the-art campus in Chiswick Park, West London, we are developing a new strategy that will see the University grow and further diversify its student body, broaden and diversify is academic offer and expand its international partnerships.

Richmond is an equal opportunities employer. A Basic or Enhanced DBS check, as appropriate, is required.

If you would like to discuss this role before application please contact the Head of Department, Prof. Greg Gannon gannong@richmond.ac.uk.

Closing date: 21 April 2025.

Interviews: In person in London 8 and 9 May 2025.

To apply for this role, please email via the 'Apply' button above your:

1. Resumé/CV – including qualifications, details of teaching experience including subjects and levels taught, and your research interests.
2. Supporting statement focusing on your professional development, career aspirations and motivations for this application. (500 words maximum)
3. Contact details of three recent work-related references

Please note that while submitted applications will be acknowledged, we are unable to provide individual feedback to applicants.

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