POSITIONS: 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 18 Jan 2011 16:50

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship
Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship
University of Strathclyde - Strathclyde Business School

Salary Range £32,620 - £52,347

The University of Strathclyde's vision is bold and transformational: to take its place among the leading international technological universities.  This vision promises an institution that is vibrant and dynamic and internationally focussed, with cutting-edge, multi-disciplinary research of global relevance. This post reflects the University's aim to combine excellence with relevance. The Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship, together with the Universities of Edinburgh and Aberdeen has been awarded funding from the Scottish Government under the joint Scottish Growth Programme for Entrepreneurship. This programme is designed to build the entrepreneurship teaching, research and knowledge exchange capacity within Scotland. The successful candidate will be expected to devote a substantial amount of effort to this programme, engaging in class design and delivery, research engagement and knowledge exchange activities.

This post is designed to strengthen the department's growing efforts in entrepreneurship education, research capacity and in forging close connections with Scottish business through knowledge exchange activities. To be successful, you will have proven academic expertise and will be able to demonstrate a keen interest in the enterprising careers of young adults. A PhD (or PhD imminently pending) and an active interest in relevant research are essential.

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/

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.

For an application pack visit http://vacancies.strath.ac.uk or contact Human Resources, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XQ. Tel. 0141 553 4133, quoting ref: JA/4/2011.

Closing date: Friday 4 February 2011 

We value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community