Principal Lecturer

We are seeking to appoint a Head of the Department in the Business School at the University of Wolverhampton to lead the Department of Management and Leadership.

We are seeking to appoint a Head of the Department in the Business School at the University of Wolverhampton to lead the Department of Management and Leadership. The department is home to a dedicated team of academics committed to teaching, research and knowledge exchange that lead a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses, many of which have professional accreditations.

You will demonstrate a commitment to high quality teaching and learning and experience of degree apprenticeships and transnational education would be expected. You should be willing to share the University’s core values of creating a learning environment that is inclusive, challenging and promotes collaboration, professionalism and confidence.

The University of Wolverhampton holds a distinctive place within the higher education sector, and is one of the most successful modern universities, delivering excellence in teaching and research, widening access, and in business engagement. Having begun life nearly 190 years ago to enhance education and skill base of the workforce in what is today a major industrial conurbation, we have continued to fulfil and develop the role to meet the needs of the region we serve. Today as the ‘University of Opportunity’, the University of Wolverhampton is an integral part of economic growth and social change within the West Midlands and beyond.

The University of Wolverhampton Business School is based in the Faculty of Arts, Business and Social Sciences and has a distinguished record of supporting people and organisations. We have extensive business networks and work collaboratively with a wide range of professional bodies offering a portfolio of degree apprenticeships, online courses, executive education, consultancy and we have a growing portfolio of TNE partners.

You will demonstrate highly effective leadership skills and will have extensive knowledge and understanding of business education provision within a higher education business school context. You will have experience of providing effective leadership in a higher education setting, research and publications and of working in collaboration with employers, funding agencies, research partners and wider stakeholders.

Reporting to the Associate Director of the Business School, the role will be based in Wolverhampton, but you will be expected to work with our regional learning centres in Stafford, Telford and Hereford as well as nationally and internationally.

For further criteria please review the job description and person specification.

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