Senior Lecturer in Accounting Ref 21210

School/department:  University of Sussex Business School
Hours: Full-time hours considered up to a maximum of 1.0 FTE. Requests for flexible working options will be considered (subject to business need).
Location: Brighton, UK.
Contract: Permanent 
Reference: 21210
Salary: starting at £56,021 to £73,039 per annum, pro rata if part-time.
Placed on:  18 July 2023
Closing date: 01 September 2023. Applications must be received by midnight of the closing date.
Expected Interview date: 15 September 2023
Expected start date: No later than January 2024


Job description

The Department of Accounting and Finance is looking to recruit a permanent full-time faculty member Senior Lecturer (i.e. Associate Professor) in the area of Accounting. A specialization in the areas of “ESG Accounting”, “Sustainability on Accounting”, “Financial Accounting”, and “Financial Management” are particularly desirable but not considered essential.

We are looking for an individual with an exciting research agenda that either complements or adds to the interests of our current faculty in the Accounting Group. The department has an Accounting Group with expertise in the areas of accountability, performance management, governance, accounting in public sector and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), accounting in emerging economies, and public-private-NGO partnerships.

Candidates must be able to demonstrate their research has the potential to be published in in top level journals, for instance, such as those suggested in the AJG and FT50 journal ranking list.

The successful candidate will be an engaged academic who is equally enthusiastic about research and teaching and proactive when it comes to collaborating with colleagues within the department and across disciplines.

Experience of teaching at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level, and a willingness to teach specialist and core subjects, is expected.

For details of the members of the Accounting and Finance Department, please look here.

Informal enquiries may be made to the Head of Department of Accounting & Finance, Prof. Radu Tunaru  (R.Tunaru@sussex.ac.uk)

The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

You can find out more about our values and our EDI Strategy,  Inclusive Sussex, on our webpages.

Download Job Description and Person Specification 21210 [PDF 127.84KB]

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How to apply

Download our academic application form [DOC 199.50KB] and Personal Details and Equal Opportunities Form [DOCX 65.11KB] and fill in all sections.

Email your completed application, and personal details and equal opportunities form, to jobapps@sussex.ac.uk

You should attach your application form and all documents to the email in PDF format (we are unable to accept applications as google.docs or .pages) and use the format job reference number / job title / your name in the subject line.

You can also send your application by post to Human Resources Division, Sussex House, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9RH.


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