Job Description

Job title: Associate Lecturer


Department: School of Finance and Management


Contract Type: 2 years, Fixed-term contract, full-time (1.0 FTE)


Grade: G7


Salary: 42,762.57 to 49,926.57 per annum (Incl. of London Allowance)


Location: SOAS University of London


Hours: 35 per week


SOAS University of London is the leading Higher Education institution in Europe specialising in the study of Asia, Africa and the Near and Middle East. SOAS University of London is positioned to play a leading role in reimagining higher education globally, with a new strategic plan in place as the basis for the renewal and revitalisation of the School which commits SOAS to both student responsiveness and research intensity. SOAS is moving towards a new model of international partnerships which is responsive to the transnational character of our global challenges.

About the Role:

The Associate Lecturer is a career development role which allows aspiring academics who are post-PhD, or close to PhD completion, the opportunity to gain experience in teaching and learning activities, to develop their research and/or academic leadership and management skills and gain a teaching qualification.


The objective of the role is to provide an early career opportunity for those who have potential in the field of management (mainly quantitative subject areas). The role is available only to those who have a PhD or will be close to completing one before the role's start date of 1st September 2025. This role will run for 2 years only. During this time, post holders would undergo training and development in the role. The fixed term nature of the role also allows others an opportunity to participate in the development opportunity.


With appropriate mentoring from the Department, the post holder will help improve our students' educational experience whilst gaining excellent teaching experience. Teaching and student contact time will be allocated in accordance with departmental needs.


Specifically, Associate Lecturers are expected to contribute to the design, delivery and management of our SOAS educational portfolio aligned to a specific subject discipline. This includes our undergraduate, postgraduate and CPD provision - online and on-campus. Additionally, the Associate Lecturer will contribute to the administrative and teaching duties in the context of the [Enter programme or module title, if applicable] and other related education programmes - this includes student academic and pastoral support/mentoring. There may be a requirement to engage in fieldtrips and other experiential learning activities when required.


The Associate Lecturer will also contribute to the scholarship and intellectual life of the Department and SOAS by conducting teaching and research and/or pedagogy development.

About the Department:

Research at the School of Finance and Management aims to address some among the most pressing theoretical issues and policy challenges in contemporary world, like, for example, sustainability, data science, globalization, financial stability, economic growth and inequality, and climate change. The main fields of research in the School of Finance and Management include Finance, Financial Inclusion and Growth; Corporate Finance; Comparative Corporate Governance; International Business and Marketing; Business and Management in China, Japan and the Middle East; Environmental Economics and Management; Sustainable Finance; Regulatory Policies; Public Financial Management. Attached to the School of Finance and Management are the Centre for Global Finance and the Centre for Trust Research.


The School of Finance and Management offers high quality research (MPhil/PhD), postgraduate, undergraduate and specialist training programmes on Accounting and Finance; Management; International Business; International Marketing; Finance; Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategy; and Public Policy and Management. Attached to the School of Finance and Management is the Centre for Financial and Management Studies (CeFiMS), which provides Distance Learning MSc programmes in the fields of Finance, Banking, Finance and Financial Law, International Business, Public Policy and Management, and Public Financial Management.

Further information online:

https://www.soas.ac.uk/finance-and-management/

The role will be expected to teach seminar classes of one or more among these modules:

Semester 1

151030012_T1/02 - Financial Strategy


151030009_T1/02 - Managerial Economics


15PFMC062 - Research Methods

Semester 2

151030056 - Projct Management


151030005_T1/01 - Quantitative and analytical techniques for managers


151030054_T1/02 - Trends, Forecasts and Decision-making

How to Apply:

Please complete the online application form and upload your CV, including publications, and a supporting statement


Closing date:

29th June2025 at 11:59 p.m.

Interviews to be held in the week commencing on

Monday 7th July 2025

Further information

Successful candidates will need to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the UK or have limited leave to remain in the UK and associated right to work for the duration of their employment with SOAS, in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

We may be able to offer sponsorship for candidates who do not currently possess the right to work in the UK.


If you have any questions or require any assistance with regard to the application process, please contact us via the HR Contact Form | SOAS


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We would particularly welcome applications from candidates from working class, first generation Higher Education, Black, Asian, other minority ethnic and underrepresented groups from within the UK and beyond. All appointment decisions will be made on merit, following a fair and competitive process.