Job Description

Wrexham Business School is at an exciting point in its development with the appointment of its inaugural Dean. The School's vision is to be a leading modern civic university business school, regionally and globally engaged, delivering impactful education, enterprise and research which drive inclusive economic growth and innovation for the well-being of current and future generations.


The School's strategic aims are aligned to the three pillars of the University's Strategy and Vision 2030:

Student Experience and Opportunities -

A transformative experience, enabled through individualised routes into and through university, that empowers students to make positive contributions to business, to their community and to their region.

People, Places and Partnerships

- The leading Welsh Business School for widening participation and community engagement, being at the heart of an anchor and beacon University for Wales which is locally rooted and globally engaged. A Business School that is part of a University that listens, engages and reflects what matters most to our people, places and partners.

Research and Enterprise

- A Business School that is the Gateway into the University facilitating enterprise and applied research that delivers social and economic benefits for our region.
The School's existing portfolio of programmes incorporates on campus undergraduate and masters programmes, an online MBA and partnership provision in both the UK and overseas. We also have a small number of doctoral students. The School is also developing a suite of new cross-disciplinary masters programmes and micro-credentials. The successful candidate will lead on programmes and modules, applied research, enterprise and partnerships in Sports Business Management, working in collaboration with colleagues across the University.


The MSc Sports Business Management is an ambitious and innovative new programme, in partnership with Wrexham Business School and the Faculty of Social and Life Science Sports department. This collaboration brings together outstanding teaching and research excellence, and global collaborative provision across the sports business sectors. The programme is strongly aligned to our vision and strategy 2030 and has our core values at the heart of its delivery.

The role

Wrexham Business School is seeking an exceptional senior lecturer in sports business management who can make a significant impact and contribution to programme leadership, collaboration, and continued influence and growth within a global sphere.


Subject expertise is essential for this role to engage students in real-world learning, with opportunities to teach, research and collaboratively engage across the global sports business arena.


The successful candidate will contribute significantly to our strategic priorities and will meet the criteria laid out in the role descriptor.


For further information please contact Emma Taylor, Principal Lecturer in Business taylorem@wrexham.ac.uk



Wrexham University is a signatory to the Researcher Development Concordat and Research Integrity Concordat. The University is committed to the principles of these concordats and is dedicated to the development of researchers in all posts and upholding the highest standards of rigour and integrity in all aspects of research.



Programme/Department
North Wales Business School
Location
Wrexham
Salary
46,048 to 56,535 per annum
Post Type
Full Time
Closing Date
Sunday 04 January 2026
Reference
2526258
Welsh Language Skills
Welsh language skills need to be learnt when appointed to the post