POSITIONS: Family Business position announcement - Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship / Strathclyde Business School

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From: Erik Monsen [mailto:erik.monsen at strath.ac.uk] 
Date: Tue 19 Juli 2011 11:46

Sent on behalf of Prof. Sara Carter (sara.carter at strath.ac.uk):

NEW POSITION FOR SENIOR LECTURER / LECTURER IN FAMILY BUSINESS

HUNTER CENTRE FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP, STRATHCLYDE BUSINESS SCHOOL

The Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship at the University of Strathclyde invites applications from qualified candidates for the post of Senior Lecturer / Lecturer in Family Business. This new post forms part of the University's Strategic Academic Investment Scheme which is focused on recruiting the best talent to enhance capacity and leadership in areas identified as critical to Strathclyde's future. The appointee is expected to be an experienced researcher within the area of family business, capable of leading a research agenda within the department around this theme and contributing to Strathclyde Business School's cross-departmental teaching, research and knowledge exchange activities within the family business arena. The post entails developing and delivering undergraduate, postgraduate and post-experiential teaching in family business, developing an internationally recognized research agenda around family business, and assisting in the Hunter Centre's efforts to develop its expertise and enhance its reputation within the family business arena. The appointee is expected to have demonstrable academic expertise and demonstrate a keen interest in developing family business research and teaching activities within the University. A PhD (or PhD imminently pending) in family business or a related area and an active interest in research are essential.

Strathclyde Business School (SBS) was ranked no. 1 in Scotland and was in the top 10 UK Business Schools in the latest Research Assessment Exercise (RAE). It is part of an elite group of business schools worldwide that are "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, nine International Centers in Europe, the Middle and Far East, and a new Centre in India, 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 9 members of academic staff, including: Professor Sara Carter (Head of Department), Professor Colin Mason (Director of Research), Dr Jonathan Levie (Director of Knowledge Exchange), 2 Senior Lecturers (Dr Erik Monsen and Dr Nina Rosenbusch) and 4 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:
https://kara.mis.strath.ac.uk/vacancies/control/vacancylist?vacCat=TR
(Job Vacancy Ref: JA/86/2011) 

Applications should be made online by 12th August 2011 and formal interviews will be held on 27th September 2011. Informal enquiries regarding the post can be directed to Professor Sara Carter, Head of Department sara.carter at strath.ac.uk or Dr Jonathan Levie j.levie at strath.ac.uk 

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Dr. Erik Monsen
Senior Lecturer, Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship, Strathclyde Business School
University of Strathclyde, Room 7.33, 199 Cathedral Street, Glasgow, G4 0QU, Scotland-UK 
Tel: +44-141 548 3157
Email: erik.monsen at strath.ac.uk
Web: http://www.strath.ac.uk/huntercentre/
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