University of Leicester, College of Social Science, School of Management
Lecturer or Senior Lecturer (Ref: SSC00388)

At Leicester we're going places. Ranked in the top 20 universities in Britain our aim is to climb further. A commitment to high quality fused with an inclusive academic culture is our hallmark and led the Times Higher Education to describe us as "elite without being elitist".

JOB DESCRIPTION: Our School of Management are looking to expand our research and teaching strengths in finance and accounting and to continue to develop our speciality in the Social Studies of Finance. We are particularly interested in strengthening our portfolio in one of the following specific areas:

In the accounting area:
-Accounting, in particular financial accounting
-Social Studies of Finance

In the finance area:
-Financial econometrics/Quantitative finance
-Corporate Finance/Asset pricing

SALARY:
Lecturer- Salary Grade 8 - British Pound 36,298 to 44,607 per annum
Senior Lecturer- Salary Grade 9- British Pound 47,314 to 53,233 per annum with an open ended contract.

You will be responsible for research, teaching, administration and other activities supporting the work of the Department and developing and enhancing its reputation, both internal and external to the University, both nationally and internationally.

INFORMAL ENQUIRIES: Informal enquiries are welcome and should be made to Prof Simon Lilley, Head of the School of Management, on s.lilley@le.ac.uk or 0116 223 1261.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: For further information and to apply on-line, please visit our website: http://www.le.ac.uk/joinus

The closing date for this post is midnight on Thursday 9th May 2013. We anticipate that interviews will take place on Wednesday 22nd May 2013.

Candidates short-listed for interview will be contacted by the University. If you do not receive a communication from the University within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful.