Lecturer in Marketing and Events

About ARU:

ARU is a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. ARU holds a Gold award for the quality of its education, awarded through the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).

Writtle College is nestled in the Essex countryside, and our 150-hectare campus features beautiful landscaped gardens, and state-of-the-art facilities. Our campus is home to specialised teaching spaces, focusing on animal, sport, environmental, agricultural and horticultural studies in our Further Education provision. We offer a mix of practical, and classroom-based learning, allowing our students to gain qualifications, and prepare for a rewarding career in their chosen field.

About the Role:

The School of Management at ARU is seeking to appoint a Lecturer in Marketing and Events, to join the Marketing, Entrepreneurship and Tourism subject group within the school. The successful candidate would contribute to the teaching, research, and consultancy activities of the group, including teaching on a range of business-related courses within the faculty, at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.

As a school, we are committed to an active, collaborative learning pedagogy across our face to face, blended, and distance learning courses and we welcome applicants with experience in, and enthusiasm for, innovative teaching and learning approaches.

One of ARU’s priority research areas is in ‘Sustainable Futures’, and the IMPact Research Centre situated within the School of Management brings together colleagues working on a range of projects on the future of work and consumption. Applications from candidates who would be able to contribute to this research area, for example with work on prosperity, sustainability, and wellbeing, are particularly welcome.

Candidates should have a degree plus PhD or Professional Doctorate (or be near completion within the first 18 months of employment).  Excellent written and oral communication skills are essential for this role.  Candidates should also be able to demonstrate teaching experience at HE level, in a relevant subject area.

For informal inquiries please contact Chris Kerry, Deputy Head of School at Christopher.kerry@aru.ac.uk

We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including a generous holiday entitlement, occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package. Visit our benefits page for full details.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of our staff and students and expect all staff to share this commitment. 

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

Committed to being inclusive and open to discuss flexible working.  

We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK. 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.

Guidance Notes: 

For a list of key requirements, please download the Job Description and Person Specification above. To apply for this role please demonstrate how your skills and experience match the criteria in the person specification.