Professor of Systems Thinking and Innovation
University of Southampton Business School
Inspire a new generation of entrepreneurs and business leaders
The University of Southampton Business School is placed at the centre of the University of Southampton – a top 100 University in the world (QS; US News & World Report) – and a founding member of the Russell Group of elite research UK universities. SBS hosts a vibrant and diverse community of scholars and students. It has grown substantially in breadth and size in recent years, covering all core business and management disciplines via six Departments: Accounting, Banking and Finance, Decision Analytics and Risk, Digital and Data-Driven Marketing, Human Resource Management and Organisational Behaviour, and Strategy Innovation and Entrepreneurship. SBS academics conduct cutting-edge research and publish consistently in world-class journals.
About the Department of Strategy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
The Department of Strategy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (DSIE) is a world-class department in entrepreneurial studies. DSIE members are thought leaders in their respective domains of expertise and publish widely in top-tier journals. DSIE also runs a highly successful portfolio of UG and PG programmes and is home to a thriving student community.
About you
As a Professor, you will play a key role in planning and shaping one or more research areas in systems thinking and innovation, reflecting latest developments, e.g., sustainability, AI, as well as the school’s broader agenda for interdisciplinary research. You will bring to the role a strong professional reputation evidenced through the production of world-class research in leading management academic journals. You should have led (or participated in) major funding bids, setting up and managing the resources needed to deliver such large research projects.
You should also be willing to play a leadership role in the department of strategy, innovation and entrepreneurship, and act as a mentor to 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 track record as demonstrated by world-class publications in reputable journals relevant to the business school.
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 in the past. Overall, you will have proven ability to innovate, engage and inspire students and colleagues alike, helping thus build a strong academic and collegial community.
What we can offer you
We recognise that this may be your first role in an academic institution. Through our Centre for Higher Educational Practice, we promote academic professional learning for every member of University staff. We actively support educators through either a taught programme (Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice) or a portfolio-based approach (Professional Recognition of Educator Practice).
Committed to supporting our teaching and research community we are open to a flexible working approach. With an understanding that there is a need to be on campus for teaching duties we are open to a hybrid approach. We give full consideration to applicants who have taken a career break.
As a university we aim to create an inclusive environment that attracts, supports and retains the best students and staff from diverse backgrounds and experiences from across the world. We are proactive in fostering a culture of inclusion, respect and equality of opportunity.
Please note that applications from agencies will not be accepted unless indicated on the job.
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