Senior Lecturer or Associate Professor (Teaching & Scholarship) in Accounting

University of Bristol Law School; Bristol; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Bristol Business School is seeking an experienced Senior Lecturer or Associate Professor in Accounting focused on teaching and scholarship. Ideal candidates will engage students and contribute to curriculum design while demonstrating leadership and ongoing scholarship. This position offers a unique opportunity to influence educational practices and provide high-quality academic experiences.

Qualifications

• Passionate about undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in accounting.
• Experience of leadership responsibility.
• Ability to connect academic theory to practice.

Responsibilities

• Teaching and marking at undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral levels.
• Contributing to curriculum design and enhancement.
• Supervising MSc students.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Team working

Education

PhD in relevant subject area

Job description

Senior Lecturer or Associate Professor (Teaching & Scholarship) in Accounting

The role

The University of Bristol Business School is inviting applications for an outstanding Senior Lecturer or Associate Professor in Accountingon a full time and open-ended basis.

This role is focussed on teaching and scholarship only. Therefore, candidates must be fully committed to the delivery of high-quality education and student experience. You will contribute to our existing undergraduate and postgraduate units, help us to develop new units and programmes, and provide academic leadership (for example, through leading a programme). Importantly, candidates must be able to connect academic theory to practice and to engage our students through innovative and impactful curricula.

Ongoing scholarship, for example in the form of pedagogical research, is important to this role and we would expect candidates to be aware of the latest research in their field and be able to bring this to our students. This role offers a well-defined career pathway and is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the delivery of leading practices in research, impact and education.

What will you be doing?

You will be involved in a range of education and research activities in the school in a highly collegial and collaborative manner as follows:

• Teaching and marking at undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral levels
• Contributing to curriculum design, development and enhancement
• Acting as personal tutor to undergraduate and/or postgraduate students
• Supervising MSc students
• Demonstrating excellent citizenship and leadership in the school and contributing to the wider University.

You should apply if

• You are passionate about undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in accounting.
• You enjoy engaging students through research and theory and bringing that to life through practical examples and experiences
• You hold a PhD in a relevant subject area.
• You have excellent interpersonal, communication and team working skills.
• You can demonstrate awareness of the academic needs of all kinds of students (e.g. undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral).
• You have experience of leadership responsibility.

Additional information

Name: Professor Paul Andre, Head of the Accounting group, Email: [e-mail]

Contract type: Open Ended

Work pattern: 100% time

Grade/Salary: Senior Lecturer in range £59,139 - £66,537/ Associate Professor in range £68,529 - £72,692, per annum (plus attractive recruitment supplement)

School/Unit: Business School

This advert will close at 23:59 UK time on Wednesday 2nd July 2025

Please note the following:

• Short-listing is planned to take place in the week commencing Thursday 3 rd July 2025.
• You may be contacted about pre-selection during the shortlisting process, if applicable.
• Candidates may be invited to give a presentation prior to their formal interview, as part of the final selection process. It is expected that the final selection process will be held on 21 st and 22 nd July 2025.

Our strategy and mission

We recently launched our strategy to 2030 tying together our mission, vision and values.

The University of Bristol aims to be a place where everyone feels able to be themselves and do their best in an inclusive working environment where all colleagues can thrive and reach their full potential. We want to attract, develop, and retain individuals with different experiences, backgrounds and perspectives - particularly people of colour, LGBT+ and disabled people - because diversity of people and ideas remains integral to our excellence as a global civic institution.