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SalaryJob details
College
College of Business, Law and Social Sciences
Responsible to
Head of Discipline for Accounting, Economics and Finance
Location
Kedleston Road, Derby Campus
Salary
£37,099 to £54,395 per annum
Closing date
Sunday 18 February 2024
Contract type
Permanent
Post type
Full-time
Reference
0474-23
About the role
Our Accounting and Finance provision is growing and we want to support this with adding to our staff team at Derby Business School. We are looking for a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Accountingand Finance, who is also a qualified Accountant with a professional body membership. You will ensure efficient and effective development and delivery of teaching and leading programmes, in accordance with the University’s strategic objectives in order to provide an exceptional student experience. You will be required to undertake research activity, which influences leading edge practice, and informs and inspires a research-led curriculum. You will build on a growing research reputation to build collaborations, with an active publication record that will contribute to the REF.
You will be required to deliver modules at both undergraduate and postgraduate level, and will have an enthusiasm for Accounting and Finance, with a sound understanding of curriculum development and quality management. Specifically, you should have the capability to contribute to the teaching of modules such as Tax, Strategic Management Accounting, Strategic Business Leader, Audit and Assurance and the delivery and supervision of Business Consultancy Projects/UG and PG dissertations. A flexible approach to teaching on Accounting and Finance modules across UG/PG programmes and bespoke client based programmes is required.
A licence to practice and provide Accounting and tax advice is desirable.
For further information and informal enquiries regarding the role, please contact Parminder Johal, Head of Discipline: Accounting via p.johal@derby.ac.uk
For enquiries regarding your application and for sponsorship eligibility, please contact the recruitment team via recruitment@derby.ac.uk
Principal accountabilities
Learning / Teaching
- Effectively teach and facilitate learning on a range of subjects / modules within the subject area on undergraduate, postgraduate, professional and post-experience programmes.
- Ensure that knowledge from research and scholarly activities informs and enhances learning and teaching, as well as extending it to appropriate external activities such as knowledge transfer activities.
- Ensure that module / programme design and delivery comply with the quality standards and regulations of the University.
- Participate effectively in the assessment process, including the setting, marking and moderation of student work, providing constructive feedback and ensuring it is in accordance with quality assurance procedures.
- Participate in the continuing review and development of module/programme delivery, incorporating innovative study modes, learning environments and pedagogic practices to engage and stimulate students, deliver effective learning outcomes and develop the skills and attributes of the ‘Derby Graduate’.
- Take on relevant module leader and/or programme leader responsibilities, including associated marketing, recruitment, delivery and ongoing programme development activities.
Research / Scholarship
- Engage in individual research and collaborate both internally and externally on research projects that are consistent with the College, and contribute to influencing leading edge practice in the University and contribution to the REF.
- Sustain and enhance the reputation of the University by publishing in appropriate quality journals and presenting at scholarly activities such as workshops, conferences and other similar events.
- Develop and maintain contacts and relationship with relevant professional, research and industrial organisations.
- Contribute to writing bids for externally funded research projects.
Other
- Act as a personal tutor, supporting and mentoring students as appropriate.
- Provide pastoral care to students, referring when necessary to services that provide further support.
- Support marketing and student recruitment activities as required.
- Develop external links in order, for example, to support student recruitment, secure student placements, facilitate outreach work, generate income or build relationships for future activities.
- Be responsible for administrative duties in areas such as admissions, timetabling, examinations and assessment of progress and student attendance.
- Contribute to effective cross College / University working.
Observe and implement University policies and procedures.
Person specification
Essential Criteria
Qualifications
- Good Honours Degree in relevant subject discipline
- Qualified Accountant with professional body membership
- Fellowship of the Advanced HE (HEA) or willingness to work towards (within 24 months)
- PhD (or submitted and awaiting examination) or equivalence accepted in a relevant subject area, for example by publication or through appropriate professional achievement or willingness to work towards within an agreed timeframe
Experience
Learning / Teaching
- Experience or knowledge of quality assurance and validation of HE modules / programmes
- Experience or knowledge of higher education and ability to use a range of delivery techniques to inspire and engage students
- Experience of teaching financial accounting/reporting, sustainable accounting, strategic management Accounting and tax modules at university or with an accounting tuition provider.
Research / Scholarship
- Significant experience of own discipline to enable the development of new knowledge and understanding within the field, in particular Tax but also including areas such as Strategic Management/Financial Accounting, Accounting for Sustainability, Audit and Assurance
- Experience of research / enterprise activity
- Evidence of active publishing in high quality journals or other outputs in research or practice that will contribute to the REF or other areas identified in the College / University Research Strategy
Skills, knowledge & abilities
- An appropriate level of digital capability and aptitude with practical experience of applications which aid student learning
- Ability to communicate complex and conceptual ideas to a range of groups
- Proficient in using IT to support own work and for application to technology-enhanced learning / teaching and research activities
- Excellent written and oral communication skills including networking and relationship building skills, both across the University and externally
- Able to demonstrate both independent self-management and team working
- Able to work with competing priorities and to tight deadlines
- Demonstrates competences, core behaviours and supplementary behaviours that support and promote the University’s core values
- Demonstrates professionalism in learning / teaching and the values of the UK Professional Standards Framework for HE
- A sound understanding of the current higher education environment and its implications for the student learning experience
- A sound understanding of the employability agenda and its relevance to learners and the curriculum
- A sound understanding of internationalisation and its relevance for learners and the curriculum
- Flexible to the needs of others
- Innovative and creative
- Committed to continual enhancement and a high quality student experience
- Committed to a high-performance culture, fostering continuous improvement and driving quality
Business requirements
- Able to take a flexible approach to work
- Travel between sites and occasionally overseas for research or teaching
- Some evening and occasional weekend teaching
- Attendance at Open Days, Graduation events etc.
- A commitment to own professional development
Benefits
As well as competitive pay scales, we offer generous holiday entitlement. We also offer opportunities for further salary progression based on performance, and the opportunity to join a contributory pension scheme.
