The Faculty of Business and Creative Industries at the University of South Wales is seeking to appoint a Professor within the South Wales Business School.
Based at Treforest, the successful candidate will possess a range of skills necessary to complement and enhance scholarly activity within the faculty, and to assist its growing reputation both locally and internationally. The post holder will be expected to undertake research that is world class or internationally excellent and to produce high quality outputs that are suitable for inclusion in the next REF. Applicants will be expected to demonstrate an outstanding track record of research including, a strong publication record and experience of obtaining external research funding.
The main purpose of the job is to strengthen the research profile of the Business Research and Innovation Group and enhance the Business and Management submission to the next REF. We are looking for candidates with expertise in any of the areas below:
* Leadership and Management
* Global Business
* Sustainable Business and Consumption
* Business Capabilities, including Digital Business and Data Driven Capabilities
* Innovation and Enterprise
* Workplace Resilience and Wellbeing
* Business and Policy
This is a leadership role; the successful candidate will also be required to inspire and mentor others within the South Wales Business School as they research and work towards publications and other impactful research outputs. The successful candidate will also supervise postgraduate research students and contribute to research informed curriculum development and delivery.
USW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All those working at the University are expected to share this commitment.
We are committed to employing a diverse workforce and creating an inclusive environment. Where colleagues can be themselves and every person is treated with dignity, fairness and respect. We actively encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and communities, especially with regards to age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, race and religion and/or belief. We benchmark our success through equality accreditations with Athena Swan, Race Equality Charter, Stonewall and Disability Confident.
If you re a Welsh learner or a Welsh speaker, we d be delighted to receive your application. At USW, you ll have access to Welsh courses to enable you to develop your Welsh skills further, in order to provide a bilingual service to our students, colleagues and the public.
We welcome applications in Welsh and English. Applications in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than those made in English.