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The University of Exeter Business School

The role

We are seeking to appoint an Associate Professor, Senior Lecturer, and/or Lecturer in Operations Management. Preference will be given to researchers with strong empirical and analytical modelling skills. We particularly welcome applicants with experience of teaching Business Analytics topics and/or programming with R and/or Python. We are looking for a national leading / emerging international figure with the ability to attract world-class academics to their research team. Applicants will be innovative researchers with a track record of research funding and international quality publications commiserate with the role of Associate Professor, Senior Lecturer, or Lecturer.

The University of Exeter combines world-class research with excellent student satisfaction at its campuses in Exeter and Cornwall. We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities. The University has more than 27,000 students and 6,400 staff from 154 different countries. We are one of the UK’s top 12 and global top 150 universities and have been awarded a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework.

We support our academic staff to achieve more than they ever thought possible, recruiting the very best talent from around the world. Academics from multiple disciplines work together to challenge conventional thinking about the world we want to live in and seek ways to change it for the better.

In the University of Exeter Business School, our research and teaching impacts on the most fundamental challenges facing the world today – climate change and biodiversity loss, digital transformation, income and gender inequality. We are a learning community of staff, students and alumni that celebrates equality, diversity and inclusion. We rank highly in UK and International league tables and we are ranked number one in the UK for graduate employability.

The Science, Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship Department at the University of Exeter Business School is a research-oriented department devoted to teaching excellence. We are committed to high quality research with economic and societal impact and research-led, engaging education which helps students attain the highest standards and realize their potential to make an impact on the world. We are seeking to fill multiple posts. This hiring follows three years of successful junior as well as more senior recruiting and forms part of a continued expansion and investment into Operations Management at the University of Exeter.

About you

For a Lecturer post you will have:

• A PhD or equivalent in Operations Management and have an independent, internationally-recognised research programme in a relevant active field of research
• A strong record in attracting funding for research, or demonstrate potential to attract such funding
• An active approach to inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary research
• Enthusiasm for delivering high quality undergraduate and postgraduate programmes
• Strong connections and funded projects with business and community partners
• Involvement in projects which develop impact.

For Senior Lecturer, in addition to the above, you will have:

• A strong potential for research leadership
• A track record in refereed publications and success in significant grant capture
• Relationships with external organisations and funders/and knowledge and experience of key sectors or business challenges

For Associate Professor, in addition to the above, you will:

• Be a leading authority in Operations Management with an international reputation, as evidenced by research publications, sustained funding as Principal Investigator and PhD supervision as well as other esteem indicators.
• Have experience of making significant contribution to the development and clarification of research strategy for their subject area
• Have significant teaching experience to contribute to our educational programmes and to the overall student experience.