Assistant Professor in Strategy and Enterprise
Grade and Salary:Grade 7 - £37,694 - £47,389
FTE and working pattern: Full time, Fixed term contract for 12 months
Interviews are expected to be held asap with an immediate start date of early September
About Our School
The School of Social Sciences at Heriot-Watt University comprises of Edinburgh Business School, the Department of Languages and Intercultural Studies and the Department of Psychology.
We specialise in industry-focused degree programmes which embrace a truly international outlook. Our degrees are taught by experienced professionals and highly regarded academics, and we are proud to produce high-calibre, career-ready graduates and offer a full range of degree choices at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
Social Sciences is the largest of five academic schools at Heriot-Watt University and we provide teaching and research across our core disciplines:
1. The Edinburgh Business School:
2. Accountancy, Economics, and Finance
3. Management
4. Marketing and Operations
5. Languages and Intercultural Studies
6. Psychology
Role Description
We are seeking to appoint an Assistant Professor in Strategy and Enterprise. The successful candidate will be required to lead a range of postgraduate teaching, learning and assessment activities across our various delivery modes including our three global campuses. In addition, the successful candidate will support our plans to grow our Executive Education, consultancy and knowledge exchange activities in the areas of Strategic Management, Competitive Strategy, Innovation Management, Digital Business Strategy, Strategic Change, Enterprise, Global Business Analysis, and other related topics. This is a Grade 7 position, fixed for 12 months.
This role is ideal for an academic who aspires to work in an environment that allows them to combine practical experience with contemporary approaches to management theory to bring the best ideas to their students. The ideal candidate will have a PhD or equivalent, experience of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, as well as relevant managerial industry experience. Experience with MBA students and online learning programmes would be an added advantage.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Teaching and Learning Support
7. Teach as a member of a teaching team within an established programme of study, with the assistance of a mentor if required.
8. Teach in a variety of settings from small group tutorials to large lectures.
9. Transfer knowledge in the form of practical skills, methods and techniques.
10. Identify learning needs of students and define appropriate learning objectives.
11. Ensure that content, methods of delivery and learning materials will meet the defined learning objectives.
12. Planning, and authoring (or revising) new course material as part of the School/Institute’s teaching programmes.
13. Develop the skills of applying appropriate approaches to teaching, foster debate and develop the ability of students to engage in critical discourse and rational thinking.
14. Supervise the work of students, provide advice on study skills and help them with learning problems.
15. Select appropriate assessment methods, assess the work and progress of students on this basis and provide constructive feedback to students.
Research and Scholarship
16. Reflect on practice and the development of own teaching and learning skills.
Communication
17. Deal with routine communication using a range of media.
18. Communicate complex information, orally, in writing and electronically.
19. Communicate material of a specialist or highly technical nature
Liaison and Network
20. Liaise with colleagues and students.
21. Participate on School/Institute committees, for example, teaching groups, examination boards, etc.
22. Build internal contacts and participate in internal networks for the exchange of information and to form relationships for future collaboration.
23. Join external networks to share information and ideas.
Managing People
24. Agree responsibilities.
25. Manage own teaching, scholarly and administrative activities, with guidance if required.
26. Supervise students on taught courses when carrying out projects, fieldwork and placements.
27. Assist students in capacity of personal mentor.
Teamwork
28. Collaborate with academic colleagues on course development and curriculum changes.
29. Attend and contribute to subject group meetings.
30. Collaborate with colleagues to identify and respond to students’ needs.
Pastoral Care
31. Use listening, interpersonal and pastoral care skills to deal with sensitive issues concerning students and provide support.
32. Appreciate the needs of individual students and their circumstances.
33. Act as student mentor, giving first line support.
34. Refer students as appropriate to services providing further help.
Initiative, Problem-solving and Decision-making
35. Develop initiative, creativity and judgement in applying appropriate approaches to teaching and learning support and scholarly activities.
36. Respond to pedagogical and practical challenges.
37. Share responsibility in deciding how to deliver modules and assess students.
38. Contribute to collaborative decision making with colleagues on academic content, and on the assessment of students’ work.
Planning and Managing Resources
39. Use teaching resources and related facilities as appropriate.
40. Plan and manage own teaching and tutorials as agreed with mentor.
Sensory, Physical and Emotional Demands
41. Sensory and physical demands will vary from relatively light to a high level depending on the discipline and the type of work and will involve carrying out tasks that require the learning of certain skills.
42. Balance with help the competing pressures of teaching scholarship and administrative demands and deadlines.
Work Environment
43. Is required to be aware of the risks in the work environment and their potential impact on their own work and that of others.
Expertise
44. Possess sufficient breadth or depth of specialist knowledge in the discipline to work within established teaching programmes.
45. Engage in continuous professional development.
46. Able to engage the interest and enthusiasm of students and inspire them to learn.
47. Develop familiarity with a variety of strategies to promote and assess learning.
48. Understand equal opportunity issues as they may impact on academic content and issues relating to student need.
Please note that this job description is not exhaustive, and the role holder may be required to undertake other relevant duties commensurate with the grading of the post and its general responsibilities. Activities may be subject to amendment over time as the role develops and/or priorities and requirements evolve.
Education, Qualifications and Experience
This section details the attributes e.g. skills, knowledge/qualifications and competencies which are required in order to undertake the full remit of the role.
Essential Criteria
Qualifications
49. PhD in appropriate discipline
50. Fellow of HEA (Advance HE)
51. Professional qualification e.g. CIPD, CMBE or CMI
Experience
52. Teaching experience at undergraduate and postgraduate level
53. Experience of reviewing and updating teaching materials
54. Experience of leading a course/module
55. Clear communicator with good presentation skills, explaining concepts well.
56. Proven track record of research or scholarship
57. Experience of delivering in UK Higher Education
Competencies, Skills, Knowledge
58. Fluent (verbal and written) in English
59. An ability to apply the knowledge acquired from research to teaching materials and methods
60. Willingness and potential to identify and develop independent /collaborative portfolio of research
61. Ability to work effectively with colleagues as part of a team
Desirable Criteria
Qualifications
62. Senior Fellow of HEA (Advance HE)
Experience
63. Experience of maintaining and developing new links with the industry
64. Experience of academic leadership (e.g. programme leadership, curriculum development)
65. Research supervision experience
66. Experience in delivering Executive Education
Competencies, Skills, Knowledge
67. Experience with MBA students and online learning programmes
68. Relevant industry experience