Presidential Fellowship (Bayes Business School) (London)

City St George’s, University of London, is a university specializing in business, practice, and the professions, bringing together the expertise and excellence of City, University of London, and St George’s, University of London into one institution. The combined university is now one of the largest higher education destinations for London students, offering a wide range of disciplines across health, business, policy, law, creativity, communications, science, and technology. Our students are at the heart of everything we do, and we are committed to supporting them in pursuing their career and personal ambitions. Our research is engaged, at the forefront of practice, and has a positive impact on the world around us.

Background Bayes Business School (formerly Cass) is among the small group of business schools with an established reputation for excellence in both business research and education. Bayes holds the “triple-crown” accreditation from the AACSB, AMBA, and EQUIS. The school and its programmes are consistently ranked among the best in the world. We aim to further develop our research, education, and engagement with practice. We recognize that business schools are experiencing disruption in research dissemination, education delivery, and societal expectations.

Responsibilities

• The role involves coordinating research project activities with internal and external partners.
• Conducting literature reviews.
• Applying for research funding.
• Managing research plans.
• Data collection, analysis, summarizing findings, and disseminating research through publications and presentations.
• Up to 20% of the role may involve teaching support.

Person Specification

• The candidate should hold a PhD in Finance or a related field.
• Demonstrate independent research skills.
• Have interests aligned with one of the Faculty’s Research Centres.
• Strong administrative and organizational skills, including project management, are essential.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively and flexibly are also required.

Additional Information

The role is available from 4th August 2025. Closing date: 20 July 2025 at 11:59 pm. The selection process will include an interview and a research presentation. Further details will be provided during the interview. City St George’s offers a competitive salary, pension scheme, and benefits, including staff training and development. We are committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion across our community, welcoming applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or socio-economic background. City St George’s operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.