POSITION: Job opening at the Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship, University of Strathclyde

[entrepreneurship-phd at lists.uni-due.de]

From: Erik Monsen [mailto:erik.monsen at strath.ac.uk] 
Date: Tue 2 Dec 2010 11:04

On the behalf of Prof. Sara Carter:

Lecturer in Entrepreneurship
Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship, University of Strathclyde, UK

The Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship (http://www.strath.ac.uk/huntercentre) at the University of Strathclyde invites applications from qualified candidates for the post of Lecturer in Entrepreneurship. This new post reflects the university's aim to combine excellence with relevance. The Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship, together with Robert Gordon University, is responsible for delivering "Work-based Experiential Learning for Business Development", fully financed by a grant under Scottish Funding Council's Horizon Fund, from 2010 to 2013. The post-holder will be expected to devote a substantial amount of effort to this new programme of intensive training courses in business and leadership development for graduates and undergraduates in placement with Scottish businesses, working with staff recruited by Robert Gordon University for the same programme. The post-holder is also expected to contribute to the Department, Faculty and University strategy for excellence in research and knowledge exchange activities, and assist in the Hunter Centre's efforts to facilitate knowledge exchange activities for its growing base of entrepreneurial students and alumni.

Strathclyde Business School (SBS) was ranked no. 1 in Scotland and was in the top 10 UK Business Schools in the recent Research Assessment Exercise (RAE). It is part of an elite group of business schools worldwide that have been "triple accredited" (AACSB International, AMBA and Equis).  SBS is by far the biggest and broadest Business School in Scotland, and one of the largest in the UK. It enjoys excellent links with Business through its Strategic Advisory Board and numerous industrial and public organizations who work with staff and students or research, projects and placements. With a growing international profile in terms of Faculty and Students and Centres in Switzerland, Greece, the Middle and Far East, SBS is at the forefront of business and management research and education on a global scale. SBS focuses on the relationship between theory and practice, and delivers high quality research and teaching of significance to policy makers, management practitioners and fellow scholars.

The Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship is the University's newest academic department, endowed by Sir Tom Hunter for the study, research and encouragement of entrepreneurship within Scotland. Its mission is to provide Strathclyde people with the knowledge, skills and confidence to practice entrepreneurship; undertake research in entrepreneurship that combines excellence and relevance and promote entrepreneurship as a socially desirable career option to students, staff and the Strathclyde community. The Department runs an undergraduate degree pathway, the BA Business Enterprise, and also offers teaching programmes at postgraduate level. The Department has a growing postgraduate research community, with 15 PhD candidates currently registered within the Hunter Centre. There are 7 members of academic staff, including: Professor Sara Carter (Head of Department), Professor Colin Mason (Director of Research), and Dr Jonathan Levie (Director of Knowledge Exchange); and 4 Senior Lecturers and Lecturers.  Further information about the Department can be obtained from the University website http://www.strath.ac.uk/huntercentre/

Details of the post are available at: http://www.mis.strath.ac.uk/Personnel/open/1332010.htm

For an application pack, please visit http://vacancies.strath.ac.uk or contact Human Resources, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XQ. Tel. 0044 (0) 141 553 4133, quoting ref: JA/133/2010.

Applications should be lodged with Human Resources, University of Strathclyde, McCance Building, 16 Richmond Street, Glasgow, G1 1XQ by 10th December 2010 and formal interviews will be held week commencing 17th January 2011.

Informal enquiries regarding the post can be directed to Professor Sara Carter, Head of Department, Email: sara.carter at strath.ac.uk