Job Description

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Senior Lecturer in Business Management

Vacancy Ref
51569
Location
London
Salary
Grade 8 / 48,149 to 57,422 per annum plus 4,100 London Weighting Allowance
Closing Date
Sunday, July 20, 2025
-ABOUT US -
The University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) traces its heritage back to the first university in Wales, receiving its Royal Charter in 1828 and is honoured to have His Majesty King Charles III as Royal Patron.
UWTSD now teaches over 16,000 students across its six campuses in the UK; four in Wales and two in England. It has long-standing international educational partnerships in Europe, China, Malaysia, the USA and elsewhere.
Our aim is to transform education, and by doing so transform the lives of the individuals and the communities we serve. We are already recognised for providing an outstanding student experience:
o 1st in Wales and joint 3rd in the UK for Student Satisfaction (Times Higher Education, July 2024)
o 1st in Wales for 7 subjects and Top 10 in the UK for 3 subjects (Guardian University League Table 2024)
Our success is due to the commitment, skill, knowledge, and ability of our people working together. We are now building on this strong culture and provision to become a leading provider of accessible higher education.
We are now looking for a Senior Lecturer in Business Management who will also undertake the role of Programme Manager for our DBA (Doctor of Business Administration) Programme at our London campus.
- THE ROLE -
The DBA is a professional doctorate which provides a structured programme of study through taught modules at Part I and a research thesis at Part II, closely integrated with an individual's professional career development.
The Senior Lecturer in Business Management and DBA program manager will lead and oversee the DBA programme, while also undertaking high-quality teaching and research. As a part of the programme management responsibilities, the main duties will include leading and managing the DBA programme, overseeing high-quality delivery of the DBA, curriculum design, allocation of teaching resources for Doctoral modules, coordinating various Doctoral programme activities & events such as the Knowledge Symposium, attendance & publication at Conferences, providing students with the skillset to publish high-quality research, providing day-to-day support and mentoring for students, liaising with key stakeholders in the University, performing admissions interviews, and supervising the doctoral research of DBA students to completion. The responsibility will also include identifying suitable Doctoral Supervisors, and conducting and chairing vivas.
The post holder will offer academic and pastoral support to the students to the highest professional standards. This will include the development of a wide variety of lifelong learning competencies for DBA students across both Part I and Part II of the programme.
The Senior Lecturer is expected to contribute to the intellectual life of the Institute and the wider University, and champion their own individual research field and/or academic specialism. The ability and willingness to teach and lead on other business management programmes will also be advantageous.
- REQUIREMENTS -
You should have:
o A PhD/DBA/Doctoral qualification in a relevant discipline
o Experience in Programme Management
o A good research profile
o Evidence of successfully supervising Doctoral students to completion
o Experience in teaching, delivery, assessment and student support at all levels, including undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral level in a relevant subject area
o Experience in Module leadership, including the design and development of module content at Postgraduate/Doctoral level.
o Evidence of good organisational and personnel management skills
o Evidence of excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work collaboratively
o IT proficiency and experience of using e-resources
o Evidence of the ability to balance competing pressures of teaching, scholarship, research, administrative demands and deadlines
Please see the job description for the full information on the duties of the role and all of the requirements.
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION -
Annual leave entitlement is 35 days', plus 8 bank holidays and 4 University closure days
For information on our staff benefits, please copy and paste this link into your browser: https://www.uwtsd.ac.uk/jobs
This role may be eligible for sponsorship subject to Home Office salary threshold requirements: https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/your-job
Closing date: 20th July 2025, at 11:59pm
Function
Academic
Status
Full Time
Type
Permanent
Hours
37