Lecturer in Financial Technology - Salford

A bit about the Salford Business School… Salford Business School is at the forefront of expanding opportunity and access in higher education. With a strong focus on the student experience, we are committed to excellent, inclusive teaching that prepares our students for professional employment and inspires them to achieve their ambitions. We deliver across a range of subject areas and are currently expanding provision through new partnerships and a developing portfolio of higher and degree apprenticeships. Our teaching, research and civic engagement make a real impact across business, public services and our community. Salford Business School was one of the first Business Schools to receive the Small Business Charter and the first to gain a Social Enterprise Gold Mark.

You will have a background in HE teaching in Finance and FinTech. So what will the role involve?

• Develop course material to support modules across levels 4 to 7 in the areas of Finance and FinTech.
• Establish excellent relationships with our students with the ability to deliver teaching around Finance and vocationally-oriented FinTech subjects.
• Contribute to our thinking and be challenging on how Salford can transform the way it addresses equity disparities, embraces diversity and becomes more inclusive.
• Foster the development of an inclusive community, using teaching approaches which encourage inclusivity, working in partnership with students to improve their sense of belonging, diversifying the curriculum and using approaches to inclusive assessment to close the award gap.
• Using your expert knowledge of the ever-changing finance sector, you will play a key role in meeting our students’ expectations.
• Be an active member of the Fintech and/or the Sustainable Economics and Finance research clusters, including supervising PhD students within these groups.

For further information on this post, please contact Tony Syme, Head of Subject Group: Finance and Economics. Please ensure that you submit a CV, supporting statement and a research paper within your documents when applying for this post. Within your cover letter/personal statement it is suggested that you outline how you meet the criteria listed in the person specification. Please provide information of any additional qualification and experience relevant to the role.

What’s in it for you? With over 200 languages spoken across Greater Manchester, we want to create an inspirational, inclusive learning and working environment, celebrating the diversity of our University community in our everyday conversations. Our student population is already incredibly diverse and we want to ensure this is reflected across our colleague profile as well. To help you, we have wide ranging colleague support networks, promoting awareness events throughout the year and giving you the opportunity to share your experiences with others. Our extensive faith centre facilities reflect our continuing commitment to support the student and colleague experience and the beliefs and values you bring to our community.

There is a varied benefits package available through ‘MySalford’ where you can tailor your benefits to suit your own lifestyle – everything from additional annual leave, savings on High Street shopping, travel discounts as well as health and wellbeing support. To maintain work/life balance, when appropriate you can connect to work from wherever you are. Whether it’s our Peel Park Campus, MediaCityUK or your couch at home, the tools are there for you to do your best work. Flexibility on working from home is supported where possible, however the role will be based on the University of Salford campus.

However you identify, whatever your pathway has been to get here, come and join us at the University of Salford where we are all proud to belong.

Location: Salford - Peel Park Campus