Lecturer in Accounting & Finance

We are seeking a highly motivated and innovative candidate to join us as a Lecturer in Accounting and Finance. You will join an enthusiastic team committed to delivering teaching, research and academic enterprise, which contributes to the School of Business and Law, Faculty and University’s strategic ambitions. A commitment to high quality teaching and learning is essential and you should be willing to share the University’s core values of creating a learning environment that is inclusive, challenging and promotes collaboration, professionalism and confidence.

The University of Wolverhampton holds a distinctive place within the higher education sector, and is one of the most successful modern universities, delivering excellence in teaching and research, widening access, and in business engagement.  Having begun life over 190 years ago to enhance education and skill base of the workforce in what is today a major industrial conurbation, we have continued to fulfil and develop the role to meet the needs of the region we serve.  Today as the ‘University of Opportunity’, the University of Wolverhampton is an integral part of economic growth and social change within the West Midlands and beyond.

The School of Business and Law is based in the Faculty of Arts, Business and Social Sciences and has a distinguished record of supporting people and organisations. We have extensive business networks and work collaboratively with a wide range of professional bodies and offer a portfolio of on campus and online courses, degree apprenticeships and have a growing portfolio of collaborative partners in the UK and overseas. Experience of working with a range of UK and international partners and student cohorts at all levels is desirable. The role may involve international travel.  

You will have a good first degree or equivalent, as well as a postgraduate qualification in a relevant subject and a membership of a professional body such as the ACCA, CIMA or ICAEW. Experience of teaching in the higher education sector or in the private sector. Demonstrate excellence and commitment to teaching in the area of Accounting and Finance.

For further criteria please review the job description and person specification. 

Please contact Nadia Asghar, Head of the Department of Finance, Accounting Economics and Global Business, by email n.asghar3@wlv.ac.uk or telephone 01902 323664 to arrange a mutually convenient time for further discussion.

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