Academic Associate

York St John University; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

York St John University is seeking an Academic Associate in Business and Management to start in January 2027.

The role combines a funded PhD with employed teaching duties at the London Campus, a four-year fixed-term post with a UK tuition fee waiver/scholarship for a full-time PhD.

You will teach six hours per week during semesters—seminars, workshops and tutorials—while developing a PhD research project and benefiting from training and academic support.

Qualifications

• Master's degree with 2:1 in Business and Management or a related discipline.
• Knowledge of research methods and prior teaching experience desirable.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively within a research environment.

Responsibilities

• Undertake a PhD at York St John University while teaching and assessing.
• Teach an average of six hours per week across seminars, workshops and tutorials.
• Contribute to the university's research community and undertake doctoral research aligned with Business and Management studies.

Skills

Teaching

Communication

Collaborative work

Education

Master's degree, 2:1 in Business & Management or related discipline

Job description

We are seeking to appoint an Academic Associate in Business and Management to start in January 2027.

As an Academic Associate, you will undertake a PhD at York St John University whilst also being employed by the University to support teaching and assessment. The Academic Associate is a fixed-term position for four years and includes a UK tuition fee waiver/scholarship for a full-time PhD. Please note that a condition of the post is full time study.

Alongside your doctoral research, you will contribute an average of six hours per week of face‑to‑face teaching during the semesters, spread over one to two days. Activities may include seminars, workshops and tutorials, together with preparation, assessment and marking.

The successful candidate will join the research community at the London Campus and undertake doctoral research aligned with areas relevant to Business and Management Studies. Training and academic support will be provided to develop teaching‑related skills and professional competencies alongside doctoral research.

Applicants should have a Master's degree and an upper second‑class honours degree (2:1), or equivalent, in Business and Management or a relevant discipline.

Candidates should demonstrate sufficient breadth and depth of specialist knowledge to contribute to established teaching and research programmes and have the ability to develop a PhD research project proposal. Knowledge of relevant research methods and previous teaching experience are desirable.

Candidates should also demonstrate excellent communication skills, an ability to work collaboratively, and the potential to contribute to the University’s research environment and intellectual capacity.

York St John is an ambitious, modern university at the heart of historic York and there has never been a more exciting time to join us. As one of the fastest growing universities in the U.K over recent years, we have a new strategy for the next decade, emphasising our commitment to widening opportunity through the power of education and contributing our talents to creating a fairer world, and a more prosperous region. We are putting inspirational learning and impactful research at the heart of this strategy, recognising our academic expertise as our greatest asset.