Professor of Leadership

Job title:

Professor of Leadership

Company

University of Southampton

Job description

Inspire a new generation of entrepreneurs and business leadersSouthampton Business School (SBS) is placed at the centre of the University of Southampton, a top 100 University in the world, ranked 78th (QS), and a founding member of the UK Russell Group Universities. SBS academics conduct cutting edge research and publish consistently in world-class journals. Research activity within SBS is coordinated through ten multidisciplinary research centres. Ranked in the top quartile of the research-intensive business schools in the UK, SBS has an ambitious growth plan, which includes investments in people and relocation to a state of art business building.About the DepartmentThe Department of Human Resource Management and Organisational Behaviour (DHRMOB) is an internationally recognised world-class department where our teaching and research interests relate to the shifting worlds of work and employment, together with the management and behaviour of people and organisations. Members of the DHRMOB are thought leaders in their respective domains of expertise and publish widely in top-tier journals. DHRMOB has an expanding portfolio of UG and PG programmes and is home to a thriving student community. Developing our research strength in leadership, is an important part of the DHRMOB and wider SBS’s ultimate objectives to address societal, business and organisational challenges in a world of complex interdependencies. The department fully embraces SBS interdisciplinarity and works with colleagues across the rest of the school.About youAs a Professor you will play a key role in planning and shaping research, teaching, and knowledge exchange around leadership, as well as the school’s agenda for interdisciplinary research in this critical area for world-class business schools. You will bring to the role a strong professional reputation that should be evidenced through the production of world class research in leading academic journals. You should have led (or participated in) major funding bids, setting up, and managing the resources needed to deliver research projects. You should also be willing to act as a leader of the department of human resource management and organisational behaviour in a formal capacity (e.g., as Head of Department) or as a mentor of junior scholars. In addition, you will act as a leader and ambassador for our school and university across management and enterprise or other engagement activities.You will be an experienced educator with a proven track record of high-quality teaching and pedagogical innovations, and willing to contribute to the development of education policy and practice as well as design and develop courses and programmes at all levels (UG, MSc, MBA and Executive Education). You should have sufficient experience supervising doctoral students (PhD and DBA programmes).We welcome applications from candidates with a well-established research profile in the area of leadership. The ideal candidate will have research expertise in leadership from both scholarly and practice perspectives.Given that you will have to engage in some leadership role, you should also have demonstrable leadership skills. Such skills can be evidenced through your research, education and/or having held a key leadership role. Overall, you will have proven ability to innovate, engage and inspire students and colleagues alike, helping thus build a strong academic and collegial community.For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Professor Peter Rodgers, Head of the Department of Human Resource Management and Organisational Behaviour, email: .Competitive: Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience (Level 7)

Expected salary

Location

Southampton

Job date

Thu, 26 Sep 2024 04:03:05 GMT

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