Assistant Professor in Finance (Education) - Birmingham Business School - 30487Z25 - Grade 8

Birmingham Business School is one of the UK’s oldest and largest Business Schools and places Responsible Business at the heart of what we do. It holds the triple crown accreditation from AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS and we are a truly global business school delivering education at our campus in Dubai, Singapore and at our beautiful Edgbaston campus in the UK. Our vision is to promote curiosity and thought leadership for responsible business. We deliver a distinctive student experience where students engage with industry professionals and world‑leading researchers. Our research responds to key challenges that face our economy and society. We provide an inclusive environment where both staff and students are able to thrive and achieve their best work.

The Department of Finance is a major contributor to the success of Birmingham Business School, delivering internationally excellent research and teaching across the whole portfolio of programmes including the BSc Accounting and Finance, MSc Financial Management, MSc Investments, MSc Financial Technology and the new MSc Sustainable Finance. Our vibrant and diverse team of 27 staff include award‑winning teaching staff as well as world‑renowned research active staff who contribute to the wider field of Finance and beyond through publications in top‑ranked journals, organising key events and conferences worldwide, obtaining funding from national and international research councils and grant schemes, and many holding positions on editorial boards of internationally recognised journals.

As an Assistant Professor in Finance (Education focused), you will inspire students and be informed by discipline‑based research and the management, development and delivery of teaching and assessment, whilst enhancing the student experience and employability. You will contribute to a range of education‑related activities. Teaching is likely to include a contribution to: (a) the management, development and delivery of teaching and assessment at all levels; and (b) enhancement of the student experience and employability. The role will typically also involve developing and advising others, including: (a) providing advice to staff and students, and (b) developing and advising others on learning and teaching tasks and methods. You will be expected to deliver high quality teaching and learning practice in your modules and play an important role in student academic and pastoral support.

Main Duties:

• Using a variety of methods in teaching and advising individuals and groups of undergraduates, postgraduates, or CPD students, including teaching and examining courses at a range of levels;
• Planning and reviewing your own teaching approaches and encouraging others to do the same;
• Designing contemporary, inclusive, engaging and academically challenging curriculum content;
• Working collaboratively with colleagues to design and deliver teaching, learning and assessment;
• Using digital resources/environments effectively to support learning and assessment;
• Developing programme proposals and making substantial contributions to the design of teaching programmes more widely;
• Where appropriate, undertaking and developing the full range of responsibilities in relation to supervision, marking and examining;
• Developing and advising others on learning and teaching tasks and methods;
• Developing and making substantial contributions to knowledge transfer, enterprise, business engagement, public engagement activities or similar on own specialism that enhances the student experience or employability and which benefits the College and University;
• Devising and supervising projects, student dissertations and practical work.

Management/Administration:

• Contributing to the administration/management of research and/or teaching across the Department/School;
• Advising on personal development of colleagues and students;
• Managing enterprise, business development, and public engagement activities;
• Developing and making substantial contributions to knowledge transfer, enterprise, business engagement, public engagement, widening participation, schools outreach;
• Actively managing equality, diversity and inclusion through monitoring and evaluation and actively challenging unacceptable behaviour.

Citizenship:

• Demonstrating a willingness to be involved in a variety of activities supporting University life (e.g., participation in graduation, Departmental/School committees);
• Demonstrating support for colleagues, such as sharing resources, providing advice;
• Willingness to volunteer for one‑off duties (such as supporting School, Institute, and Departmental projects);
• Positively engaging in School strategic initiatives;
• Proactive support and involvement in activities specifically contributing to a positive and inclusive community spirit across the School/College/University.

Person Specification:

• Normally, a higher degree (usually PhD) relevant to Finance;
• High quality research and teaching experience and scholarship within subject specialism;
• Proven ability to devise, advise on and manage learning and research;
• Skills in managing, motivating and mentoring others successfully at all levels.

Teaching:

• Ability to design, deliver, assess and revise teaching programmes;
• Extensive experience and demonstrated success in developing appropriate approaches to learning and teaching, and advising colleagues;
• Experience and success in knowledge transfer, enterprise and similar activity that enhances the student experience or employability.

Management Administration:

• Ability to contribute to School/Departmental management processes;
• Ability to assess and organise resources effectively;
• Understanding of and ability to contribute to broader management/administration processes;
• Experience of championing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in own work area;
• Ability to monitor and evaluate the extent to which equality and diversity legislation, policies, procedures are applied;
• Ability to identify issues with the potential to impact on protected groups and take appropriate action.

Informal enquiries to Professor Andrew Urquhart, email: a.urquhart@bham.ac.uk

We want to understand your genuine interest in the role and for the written elements of your application to accurately reflect your own communication style. Applications that rely too heavily on AI tools can appear generic and lack the detail we need to assess your skills and experience. Such applications will unlikely be progressed to interview. We believe there is no such thing as a 'typical' member of University of Birmingham staff and that diversity in its many forms is a strength that underpins the exchange of ideas, innovation and debate at the heart of University life. We are committed to proactively addressing the barriers experienced by some groups in our community and are proud to hold Athena SWAN, Race Equality Charter and Disability Confident accreditations. We have an Equality Diversity and Inclusion Centre that focuses on continuously improving the University as a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone has the opportunity to succeed. We are also committed to sustainability, which is a key part of our strategy. You can find out more about our work to create a fairer university for everyone on our website.