Lecturer or Senior Lecturer

TipTopJob; Cirencester; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free staff accommodation in China

Two round-trip flights per year

Health insurance

Visa application support

Subsistence allowance in China

Job summary

The Royal Agricultural University in Cirencester invites applications for a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Business and Finance. The role focuses on excellence in teaching and curriculum development, with opportunities to engage in scholarship and knowledge exchange.

It supports global activities through China partnerships and cross-border teaching commitments. Successful candidates will contribute to financial management, accounting, and related areas, while pursuing an ambitious research

Qualifications

• Specialist expertise in financial management, accounting, corporate finance, business strategy, international business, operations management, marketing management, organisational behaviour, entrepreneurship, and sustainable business in agri:food supply chains.
• Track record in teaching excellence and curriculum development within higher education.

Responsibilities

• Teach and develop business and finance courses and curricula.
• Engage in scholarship, research and knowledge exchange aligned with international partnerships.
• Support China partnerships and deliver teaching in China during parts of the year.

Job description

Lecturer or Senior Lecturer (Business and Finance)

Location: Cirencester, and locations in China, including Qingdao Agricultural University, Shandong Agricultural University and Shenyang University.

Salary : Grade 8: starting at A GBP 38,784 progressing to A GBP 46,049, Grade 9: starting at A GBP 44,746 progressing to A GBP 56,535.

Vacancy Type: Permanent, Full Time (35 hours per week)

The Royal Agricultural University (RAU) has been at the forefront of agricultural education and a key contributor to the land:based sector for more than 180 years. We are seeking an ambitious individual that is passionate about the national and global opportunities for business and Finance.

The Role

This role is focused on championing excellence in business and finance education that can help RAU students fulfil their ambitions as future business leaders, entrepreneurs, financial professionals and innovators. Our business and finance:related teaching, scholarship and knowledge exchange are core to our mission of preparing the leaders of the future. We pride ourselves on helping the land:based sector find innovative and entrepreneurial solutions to the global challenges of climate crisis, food security and sustainability.

Successful applicants will have specialist expertise in one or more of the following areas: financial management, accounting, corporate finance, business strategy, international business, operations management, marketing management, organisational behaviour, entrepreneurship, and sustainable business in agri:food supply chains. Candidates will have a proven track record in teaching excellence and curriculum development within higher education. Those with practical business, finance, consultancy, entrepreneurial or industry experience would be particularly welcomed to impart the authentic real:world experience that is highly valued by our students.

This post will be expected to pursue an ambitious programme of scholarship, research and/or knowledge exchange that aligns with our practice:centred and internationally focused approach to education and supports the continued development of the Universitys China partnerships.

While the position is UK based, you should expect to be working in China for some of your time. China teaching will take place in both semester one and semester two, and would involve either a seven:week or ten:week period of teaching in each semester. You will be provided with free staff accommodation in China, two round trip flights per annum, suitable health insurance, support with a visa application, and other related expenses, including a payment of A GBP 40 per day for subsistence when you are in China.

Closing Date : 01 November 2026

Interviews : 17:20 November 2026

The RAU is an equal opportunities employer, and we particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates as they are under:represented within the RAU at this level