Associate Lecturer

Job title: Associate Lecturer

Department: School of Finance and Management

Contract Type: 2 years, Fixed-term contract, full-time (1.0 FTE)

Grade: 7

**Salary**: £42,762.57 to £49,926.57 per annum (Incl. of London Allowance)

Location: Bloomsbury, Camden, Greater London, United Kingdom

Hours: 35 per week

SOAS University of London is the leading Higher Education institution in Europe specialising in the study of Asia, Africa and the Near and Middle East. SOAS University of London is positioned to play a leading role in reimagining higher education globally, with a new strategic plan in place as the basis for the renewal and revitalisation of the School which commits SOAS to both student responsiveness and research intensity. SOAS is moving towards a new model of international partnerships which is responsive to the transnational character of our global challenges.

**A**bout the Role**

The Associate Lecturer is a career development role which allows aspiring academics who are post-PhD, or close to PhD completion, the opportunity to gain experience in teaching and learning activities, to develop their research and/or academic leadership and management skills and gain a teaching qualification.

The objective of the role is to provide an early career opportunity for those who have potential in the field of finance. The role is available only to those who have a PhD or will be close to completing one before the role’s start date of 1st September 2025. This role will run for 2 years only. During this time, post holders would undergo training and development in the role. The fixed term nature of the role also allows others an opportunity to participate in the development opportunity.

With appropriate mentoring from the Department, the post holder will help improve our students’ educational experience whilst gaining excellent teaching experience. Teaching and student contact time will be allocated in accordance with departmental needs.

The Associate Lecturer will also contribute to the scholarship and intellectual life of the Department and SOAS by conducting teaching and research and/or pedagogy development.

**About the Department**

The School of Finance and Management offers high quality research (MPhil/PhD), postgraduate, undergraduate and specialist training programmes on Accounting and Finance; Management; International Business; International Marketing; Finance; Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategy; and Public Policy and Management. Attached to the School of Finance and Management is the Centre for Financial and Management Studies (CeFiMS), which provides Distance Learning MSc programmes in the fields of Finance, Banking, Finance and Financial Law, International Business, Public Policy and Management, and Public Financial Management.

**_You will be expected to teach seminar classes of one or more among these modules which includes: A full-list of the class modules are listed in the job description. _**

**Semester 1**

FINANCIAL MARKETS AND INSTRUMENTS

FINTECH FOR ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE

RESEARCH METHODS IN ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE

**Semester 2**

CORPORATE FINANCE
- You can find further information on the key criteria for the role in the Job Description and Person Specification, along with a full list of duties and responsibilities, which can be found on the SOAS website_

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**How to Apply**:
Closing date**:29th June 2025 at 11:59 p.m**

Interviews to be held: week commencing on Monday 7th July 2025

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