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Dear Colleagues,
The Organisation Studies Group at the University of Edinburgh Business School is now advertising a new vacancy for Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in International Human Resource Management.
Please kindly see below for further information. (webpage link:
https://www.vacancies.ed.ac.uk/pls/corehrrecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.display_form)
Regards,
Charmi
Charmi Patel, (PhD, Associate CIPD)
Assistant Professor/Lecturer in HRM
University of Edinburgh Business School
29, Buccleuch Place (Room 2.09)
Edinburgh, EH8 9JS
United Kingdom
Tel: +44(0) 131 650 8069
Email:
Charmi.Patel@ed.ac.uk<mailto:
Charmi.Patel@ed.ac.uk>
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Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in International Human Resource Management Vacancy Ref: : 033313 Closing Date : 22-Jun-2015 Contact Person : Jim Hine Contact Number : 0131 650 3805 Contact Email :
Jim.Hine@ed.ac.uk<mailto:
Jim.Hine@ed.ac.uk> The University of Edinburgh Business School is seeking to appoint a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in the field of International Human Resource Management within its Organisation Studies Group. We are seeking high quality candidates capable of providing a strong contribution to both the teaching and research of the Group as well as enhancing eLearning and online teaching initiatives. In terms of teaching responsibilities the successful candidate would be expected to provide teaching support for a new MSc programme in International HRM, and also make a contribution at other postgraduate (MBA) and undergraduate levels in International HRM subjects.
This post is full time and open ended.
Salary: Grade UE08 £38,511 - £45,954 per annum / Grade UE09 £48,743 - £54,841 per annum
Closing Date: Monday 22nd June 2015 at 5pm (GMT)
1. Job Description
The University of Edinburgh Business School is seeking to appoint a Senior Lecturer or Lecturer within its Organisation Studies Group. We are seeking high quality candidates capable of providing a strong contribution to both the teaching and research of the Group. Specifically, we are looking for candidates with the skills appropriate to the delivery of courses in the fields of International Human Resource Management (HRM).
Depending on their background and experience, the successful candidate will be expected to contribute to teaching in areas such as, for example, Global Talent Management and Strategic Human Resource Management on the School’s post-graduate and undergraduate programmes as well as enhancing eLearning and online teaching initiatives. We are specifically seeking candidates capable of supporting the delivery of courses on our new MSc. programme in International HRM, commencing in 2015, and who will be able to lead on new electives as the programmes grows. The successful candidate will be expected to take up post as soon as possible, and no later than 1 January 2016.
2. Main Responsibilities
Responsibilities are set annually by the Head of Group in consultation with the members of staff in the group. They can be expected to range across the following categories:
• Teach, supervise and assess at all levels, including the supervision of doctoral students • Research to a high standard • Undertake administrative duties as required by the Head of School and/or Head of Group • Play a significant part in engaging confidently and competently with the world of practice
3. Knowledge, Skills and Experience Needed for the Job
Grade UE08 - Lectureship
It is required that Lectureship candidates will have the following skills and experience:
Essential
• A PhD or equivalent within subject specialism
• Evidence of experience as an independent researcher
• Developed an area for research and made progress in achieving quality publications in that area
• Competence to teach interdisciplinary programme offerings as well as at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, with a range of teaching mediums including online and distance learning teaching
• The ability to engage confidently and competently with the world of practice
• Good communication skills, both written and oral
Desirable
• Evidence of ability to win funding for research
• Experience of PhD supervision and/or leadership of one or more research projects
• Experience of academic administration
• Ability to work in collaboration with other staff
Grade UE09 - Senior Lectureship
Essential
• A PhD or equivalent within subject specialism
• An established track record of independent, high-quality research.
• A willingness to supervise PhD students as well as providing research mentorship to early career staff
• Competence to create and to teach interdisciplinary programme offerings as well as at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, with a range of teaching mediums including online and distance learning teaching
• Skill, experience, ability and willingness to take on leadership of important activities in the School (e.g., research, programme management)
• The ability to engage confidently and competently with the world of practice
• Track record of fund-raising from UK Research Councils and similarly prestigious bodies (i.e. acting as a Principal Applicant)
• Early signs of esteem (including research awards, invited talks, journal editorship, PhD examiner roles, etc.) would also be desirable
Desirable
• Previous success in winning research funding from external sources with a strong preference for candidates who can demonstrate experience of running international networks and interdisciplinary projects
• Previous experience of supervising PhD students to completion
• Experience of managing staff
Members of the School, who are in promoted positions, are expected to take on significant leadership and managerial roles in the School. Examples of such roles include Head of Subject Group, direction of a major programme, or membership of the School's Executive Team.
The University recognises that it may be advantageous for the person appointed to be able to accept, within reasonable limits, consultancies or other paid employment out with their University appointment. Permission to undertake such activities will not be withheld without good cause, but it is a condition of appointment that such employment may only be undertaken with the express permission of the Head of School.
4. The Organisation Studies Group
The Organisation Studies Group runs a variety of courses in the areas of Organisational Behaviour, Change, HRM, Employment Relations, Leadership, Negotiation, Management Consulting and Business Ethics for undergraduate, MSc and MBA students. The group also offers a very successful, internationally diverse, MSc Programme in HRM and is introducing an MSc in International HRM in 2015.
In research terms the Group includes members who specialise in a wide range of issues involving both private and public sector management, and provides a vibrant community of researchers with many PhD students. The research interests of the group members are as follows:
Dr Thomas Calvard: Team effectiveness, diversity in the workplace, empathy and perspective-taking in the workplace, work-life balance, and the Armed Forces.
Dr Sara Chaudhry: 'New'/contemporary careers, international career orientations and career trajectories, expatriate management and development, HRM in multinational firms, cross-border transfer of HR policies and practices.
Dr James A.H.S. Hine: Business and Organizational Ethics, focussing on ethical theory, managerial moral agency, and the impact of corporate social responsibility on managerial practices.
Dr Tina Kowalski: Well-being at work, health effects of organisational change, the experience of older workers.
Professor Wendy Loretto: Age, employment and retirement; health and well-being in the workplace.
Professor Brian Main: Top executive pay, new economics of personnel, corporate governance.
Dr. Ishbel McWha-Hermann: HR policies and practices of international NGOs, workplace diversity, organisational justice, performance and motivation, intergroup relations and teamwork, identity, humanitarian work psychology.
Professor Susan Murphy: strategic leadership, leadership requirements, effectiveness, and development across different contexts and organisational levels.
Professor Nick Oliver: Lean management principles, resilience and high reliability organisations, high commitment work organisation, Japanese management systems and the dynamics of organisational failure.
Dr Charmi Patel: International and strategic human resource management, organisational justice, power and politics in organisations, presenteeism, health and employee well-being.
Dr Kristina Potocnik: Innovation and creativity at the workplace, age management, antecedents and consequences of (early) retirement, multilevel studies of team effectiveness.
Dr Celine Rojon: work performance; assessment and selection; psychometric testing; professional development (e.g. coaching); cross-cultural studies; research methods.
Application Procedure
All applicants should apply online by clicking the apply link at the bottom of this page and submitting an up-to-date CV. The application process is quick and easy to follow, and you will receive e-mail confirmation of safe receipt of your application. The online system allows you to submit a CV and other attachments.
Applications must be submitted no later than 5pm (GMT) on Monday 22nd June 2015. It is intended that presentations and interviews will take place on Wednesday 29th July 2015. On Tuesday 28th July 2015 you will be asked to attend informal meetings with the Dean of the Business School and members of the Organisation Studies Group. Please note that if you have not heard by 10th July 2015, your application has not been successful.
We cannot guarantee to consider late applications.
Informal enquiries for this post should be directed to Dr Jim Hine, Head of Organisation Studies Group, e-mail:
Jim.Hine@ed.ac.uk<mailto:
Jim.Hine@ed.ac.uk>, telephone: +44 (0)131 650 3805.
Short-listed candidates will be invited to make a presentation prior to the selection interview, which members of the School will have the opportunity to attend. This presentation may inform the selection panel in its deliberations. We normally allow members of staff attending presentations to see the CV of short-listed candidates. If you do not wish to allow your CV to be made available in this way please advise us of this in a covering letter accompanying your application. If we are so advised, then the only information provided to School staff will be a list of your publications. Your CV and Application Form will remain confidential to members of the short-listing and selection panel.
Eligibility to Work
In accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 the University of Edinburgh, as an employer, has a legal responsibility to prevent illegal working and therefore must check that all employees are entitled to work in the United Kingdom (UK).
To do so, the University of Edinburgh requires to see original documents evidencing right to work in the UK before commencement of employment and this is normally carried out at interview. Details will be provided in any letter of invitation to interview.
For further information on eligibility to work please visit our eligibility to work website
If you are not currently eligible to work in the UK, the University has the authority to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) to successful candidates who meet the eligibility criteria. The CoS enables candidates to apply for a Tier 2 (general visa) in accordance with current UK Visas and Immigration rules.
For applicants interested in sponsorship information is available on our Working in the UK website
However, if you have previously been sponsored by an employer within the UK but your leave has expired or lapsed and you are no longer in the UK, according to Home Office Visa Immigration rules you cannot apply for sponsorship under any category of Tier 2 for a period of 12 months after the date your visa expired and/or you left the UK.
If you are an academic in the field of sciences; humanities; engineering; medicine; digital technology; or the arts and come from outside the EEA, it may be possible for you to apply for a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) visa.
The Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) visa route offers a greater flexibility in your employment compared to other UK immigration routes, meaning you can, for example, move organisation, location and/or job role. By contrast with, a Tier 2 visa where you are ‘tied to a UK sponsor’. Tier 1 provides greater flexibility in undertaking additional engagements, such as collaborations and is intended as a route to settlement. Allowed absences from the UK are up to 180 days per year without losing the eligibility to qualify for settlement, with no restriction on the reason for absence (unlike Tier 2, where any absences from the UK must be for a purpose consistent with the person’s employment or economic activity, including paid annual leave, or for serious or compelling personal reasons).
You would initially need to apply to be endorsed as an internationally recognised leader or emerging leader in your particular field by a designated competent body (Arts Council England, British Academy, Royal Academy of Engineering, Royal Society, Tech City UK).
Tier1 (Exceptional and Exceptional Promise) Endorsement Criteria
Once successfully endorsed, you are able to apply for a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) visa. More information on this entry route is available at UKVI Website.
Conditions of Employment
Pension Scheme
This role is grade UE08/UE09 and therefore the post holder is automatically included in membership of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), subject to the USS membership criteria, unless they indicate that they choose not to join the Scheme.
For further information please visit our Pensions website.
Salary
The role is either grade UE08 with an annual salary of £38,511 to £45,954 per annum or grade UE09 with an annual salary of £48,743 to £54,841 for 35 hours each week. Salary is paid monthly by direct transfer to your Bank or Building Society account, normally on the 28th of the month. Salaries for part-time staff are calculated on the full-time scales, pro-rata to the Standard Working Week.
The University reserves the right to vary the candidate information or make no appointment at all. Neither in part, nor in whole does this information form part of any contract between the University and any individual.
The Business School
Our School is in the top 1% of Business Schools worldwide, holding triple accreditation by AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA.
The Business School has approximately 100 academic staff who cover the full spectrum of business and management disciplines, organised into six subject groups, each managed by a Head of Group: Accounting and Finance; Entrepreneurship and Innovation; Management Science and Business Economics; Marketing; Organisation Studies; and Strategy. Detailed information can be found at the School website at
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Our aim is to be respected by academics for the outstanding quality of our scholarship and listened to by practitioners for the relevance of our expertise. A commitment to excellence in research lies at the heart of all we do, and academic staff are expected to be full and active members of the School’s research community. Research is, in turn, supported by a generous sabbatical system and as far as possible, teaching activities are organised to protect the time that staff have available for research. The School is actively differentiating itself with recruitment of faculty and major new investment in four new crosscutting interdisciplinary research and engagement ‘platforms’.
These areas currently include:
• Strategic Leadership
• Financial Decision Making
• Governance and Accountability
• Business Resilience.
The School is committed to enabling and encouraging our staff and students to forge links with the corporate world at local, national and international levels. The School has a broad portfolio of educational programmes. These include:
• A substantial suite of undergraduate programmes in business with an annual intake of about 280 students and a student population of around 1,000 full-time equivalents.
• A suite of specialist MSc Programmes covering a broad range of topics. A typical cohort size for one of our MSc programmes is around 50-70 students.
• A full-time MBA programme with around 35 students and a 27-month Executive MBA (launched in 2014) with 30 students.
• A PhD programme and an MSc by Research, comprising circa 120 students, on both a full-time or part-time basis.
The School also delivers some executive education, and a considerable expansion in the School’s corporate engagement activities is in progress.
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Research Excellence Framework 2014 (REF2014)
The College operates at the highest levels of international quality across a very wide range of disciplines in the arts, humanities and social sciences and submitted the work of more than 750 staff to 23 Units of Assessment in the Research Excellence Framework 2014. The College achieved a superb result, combining a large-scale, broad and diverse submission with very high quality outcomes: 86% of its research impact and 76% of the overall quality profile were assessed as world-leading (4*) and internationally excellent (3*). Using the widely used Research Power index (which combines the submission's overall score for 3* and 4* work with the volume of staff submitted), 12 Units which were ranked within the top five in the UK, and 18 Units which were ranked first in Scotland are located in the College. With an assessment of more than 95% at 3* and 4*, we're particularly proud of the outstanding research environment we create for staff and research students.
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