Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Management and Entrepreneurship - London

Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Management and Entrepreneurship

Job Type: Full-Time.

Starting Salary: Fixed salary plus benefits

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About the role

Shape the future of inclusive leadership-join us as an Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor in Management and Entrepreneurship and drive real change in business and society.

Imperial College London is seeking an Assistant/ Associate/ Full Professor in Management and Entrepreneurship with the Imperial Business School. Applicants can be from any research area within wider management themes including but not limited to organisational behaviour, organisational theory, social psychology, leadership, sociology, and entrepreneurship. The position requires a strong record of research and demonstrated excellence in teaching and service (appropriate to the level).

You will be encouraged to actively engage with scholars, industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and policy makers in the UK and beyond. Depending on your level of appointment, you will also be expected to contribute to the administration of the School, participate in its internal life, and help enhance its reputation for excellence in teaching. In doing so, you will support Imperial\’s academic mission of to deliver world class scholarship, education and research.

What you would be doing

As a faculty in the department, you will be expected to conduct world-class research that is published in both high impact generalist and specialist field journals and to showcase thought leadership on issues of inclusivity as the core theme in different contexts. Major research themes of interest to the department include, but are not limited to:

• Creating inclusive workplaces and organizations/ sectors
• Understanding the role of leadership in creating inclusivity in organisations
• Identifying and addressing individual, organizational, and structural barriers to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace / entrepreneurial ecosystems
• Identifying and addressing barriers to inclusion in the design, development and accessibility of new technologies
• Designing and measuring efficacy of diversity, equity, and inclusion practices and processes for managing in organizations
• The impact of diversity and inclusion efforts on interpersonal relationships and team collaboration
• The role of technological advancements in the emergence and/or deterioration of social well-being
• Understanding causes of and potential solutions to the underrepresentation of women, ethnic minorities, and other marginalized groups in leadership positions
• Understanding how adversity and environment impact employees in the workplace (such as performance, motivation, wellbeing, etc.)
• The effect on organizational decision-making processes and firm performance of inclusivity in boardrooms
• The lived experiences of minoritized individuals in the workplace and how they and their collaborators manage the differences that exist among them

What we are looking for

We are open to scholars approaching inclusivity research through qualitative, quantitative, and/or mixed-method approaches and at micro- or macro-levels of analysis.

We especially welcome candidates whose professional experience, community engagement, and personal background have enhanced their understanding of, and ability to better serve, students from traditionally underrepresented communities in higher education.

In addition, you will be able to demonstrate the following:

• Hold a PhD in Management or related field or equivalent
• Have a developing/ established national/ international reputation and expertise in the field to the study of management and/or entrepreneurship (commensurate with the career stage)
• Have a track record in attracting high levels of research funding (commensurate with the career stage)
• Evidence of contribution to the development and performance of colleagues through coaching and mentoring
• Have experience of preparing grant applications for submission
• Have experience and capability to act as a role model in areas of research, teaching and management as appropriate
• Have a portfolio of research publications, confirming national standing (commensurate with career stage)
• Have experience of training Undergraduate and Postgraduate students
• Have experience of supervision of higher degrees (PhD)

Full information on duties, responsibilities and criteria for the post can be found in the attached Job Description.

What we can offer you

• The opportunity to continue your career at a world-leading institution and be part of our mission to continue science for humanity by sharing your passion and inspiring the next generation.
• Gain access to Imperial\’s top-tier Educational Development Unit, offering a wide range of tailored educational development services to meet your specific needs.
• Join a diverse and innovative learning and teaching community at an institution that values research-led educational provision.
• Sector-leading salary and remuneration package (including 39 days off a year and generous pension schemes)
• Be part of a diverse, inclusive, and collaborative work culture with various staff networks and resources designed to support your personal and professional wellbeing .

Please see our Further Particulars for more information about the College and the benefits available to staff.

Further information

Closing date: The advertisement will remain open until the position is filled, with the committee beginning to screen applications from September 15th. Early applications are encouraged to receive full consideration.

For more information and informal discussions, please contact Professor Kevin Corley, the Head of the Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, Email: or Professor Sankalp Chaturvedi, Associate Dean for Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI), Email: ; .

Should you have queries about the application process, please contact Maria Monteiro, Senior Appointments Manager, Email: ; Telephone 0207 594 5498.

Applications should comprise a CV and a covering letter explaining why you believe that you are suitable and your motivation for the role.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to eliminating discrimination and to creating an inclusive working environment for all. We therefore encourage candidates to apply irrespective of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion and belief, gender reassignment, sex, or sexual orientation. We are an Athena SWAN Silver Award winner, a Disability Confident Leader and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

The College is a proud signatory to the San-Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which means that in hiring and promotion decisions, we evaluate applicants on the quality of their work, not the journal impact factor where it is published. For more information, see

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