Job description
Interviews: Tuesday 13th February 2024 The Department of Marketing wishes to appoint a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Marketing to further strengthen and develop our world leading research and educational activities. This is an opportunity to join a vibrant and collegiate environment within an international team, and a great place to further build your academic career. You must be able to contribute to our research and engagement either in the ‘consumer research’ or the ‘market dynamics' group but applications from other areas in Marketing are also encouraged. We would particularly welcome candidates with demonstrable teaching expertise in the areas of digital and/or social media marketing. The Department of Marketing is the longest established in the UK and is part of Lancaster University Management School (LUMS), a leading management school in the UK and internationally. In the 2021 Research Excellence Framework, LUMS was ranked first in the UK for research power and was one of only two schools to attain 100% evaluation of our research environment. We are one of a select group of management schools accredited by all three international business school accreditation bodies: AMBA, EQUIS and AACSB. As an influential management school, we recognise that we have a responsibility to help make the world a better place through our research, and to transform the lives of our students. Join us as we fulfil our responsibility to deliver research, teaching and engagement that makes a positive impact on society. Become part of a community using academic excellence to respond to societal needs, find solutions to research grand challenges, and help develop the responsible managers of the future. We are one of the largest groups of Marketing academics in the UK, with a reputation for world class interdisciplinary research in our two research groupings: Consumer Research and Market Dynamics. Our department is committed to teaching excellence at a university awarded Gold in the UK government’s Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF). We pride ourselves on delivering a curriculum that is contemporary and theoretically informed whilst nurturing practical skills and career prospects. The university’s campus is located on the outskirts of the historic market town of Lancaster, which is also easily accessible from Manchester. The Lake District and other areas of stunning beauty are on the University’s doorstep. We are committed to family-friendly and flexible working policies on an individual basis, and to the Athena SWAN Charter that recognises good employment practice that address equality issues in higher education. We welcome applications from people in all diversity groups. Find out more about our responsible approach, and what it is like to work in a place where you have the support and academic freedom you need for a successful academic career. Informal enquiries may be made to the Head of Department of Marketing, Professor Alex Skandalis, email: a.skandalis@lancaster.ac.uk, or Deputy Head of Department, Dr. Alan Gilchrist, email: a.gilchrist@lancaster.ac.uk. Further details: Job Description Person Specification Unless specified otherwise, all advertised roles are UK based. We are committed to family-friendly and flexible working policies on an individual basis. The University recognises and celebrates good employment practice undertaken to address all inequality in higher education. We warmly welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of their age, religion, gender identity or expression, race, disability or sexual orientation, and are committed to promoting diversity, and equality of opportunity.