Associate Professor in Interdisciplinary Global Management

University College London (UCL) is a multi-faculty college of the University of London with a population of over 52,000 students, from more than 150 different countries.

The UCL Arts and Sciences (UASc) department is the home for the Bachelor of Arts and Sciences (BASc), which is the UK's leading interdisciplinary degree, covering arts, social sciences and sciences degree. BASc combines the breadth of interdisciplinary study across the arts and sciences with the opportunity to specialise in one or two key subject areas.

The UASc department also runs the BA in Creative Arts and Humanities (BACAH), the Masters in Arts and Sciences in Creative Health (MASc) and the Interdisciplinary Societies, Arts and Sciences PhD programme.

We are seeking an Associate Professor in Interdisciplinary Global Management who has experience in research and teaching in the area of global management, and who will contribute to our module portfolio and research, with a specific focus on interdisciplinarity including:

• Integrating knowledge from various fields, such as social sciences, engineering and the arts, to foster innovative solutions and address global management challenges, like economic growth and entrepreneurship.
• Organisational behaviour, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Strategy, Operations Management, Marketing and Analytics.
• Interdisciplinary education and research, integrating social sciences with rigorous methodology, and business management with an understanding of global dynamics and inclusive practice.

The postholder will co-convene BASC0024 BASc Final Year Dissertation and BASC0025 Creative Practice Dissertation, the compulsory dissertation modules for final year BASc students (students take one of these), and will develop new modules linked to interdisciplinary global management, based on the expertise of the postholder. The postholder may undertake other teaching on core modules or may develop further specialist teaching, depending on availability and departmental requirements. The postholder will also act as a Personal Academic Tutor for students primarily on the Societies pathway on the BASc programmes.

The postholder will undertake world leading research into a specialism relevant to interdisciplinary global management including: publishing high quality outputs, facilitating and participating in gaining grants; developing research networks, attracting and supervising high quality PhD students and developing funding opportunities.

The post is based at the Bloomsbury campus, but travel to the UCL East campus may be required for departmental activities or to contribute to teaching on the BACAH or MASc programmes.

This post is full-time and available from 9 August 2025 or as soon as possible after that date.

The postholder will be hold a PhD degree in any interdisciplinary area relevant to interdisciplinary global management. Proven experience of teaching, curriculum development and marking in interdisciplinary global management is essential.

In addition, the postholder will have proven experience in research in interdisciplinary global management, including: publication record in good quality peer-reviewed publications; winning grants; and development of research networks and cultures. They should also have experience of and ability to lead research teams, including gaining external research income as Principal Investigator.

The postholder should also have experience of working with academic departments across sciences, humanities and social sciences and the ability to mentor students.

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer great benefits. Please visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/rewards-and-benefits to find out more.

You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/

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