Lecturer in Business, Trade and Commodities

About LJMU

At Liverpool John Moores University, our students thrive because of the people who teach, guide, and inspire them, we truly make a difference. Every year, our commitment to exceptional education attracts talented students from across the UK and the world. This growth is fuelled by inspirational academics, professionals who bring vision, passion, and expertise to their disciplines.

Driven by our continued growth in student numbers and our commitment to delivering outstanding learning, teaching, and research opportunities for our students, we are expanding our academic community. As part of this growth, we are creating a number of key academic positions that will play an integral role in shaping our university’s next chapter.

About the School

Liverpool Business School (LBS) is widely recognised for its commitment to innovation, enterprise, and the development of future business leaders. We equip our students with the knowledge, practical experience, and industry connections they need to excel, all within a dynamic and research-informed learning environment.

Our broad range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes is strengthened by strong partnerships at local, regional, and international levels. Recently named Business School of the Year (2025) at both The Times Higher Education Awards and Education North, LBS is proud to embed digital literacy, sustainability, employability, and internationalisation throughout our curriculum.

We are currently pursuing AACSB accreditation and are proud signatories of the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME). As holders of the Small Business Charter, we are recognised for our entrepreneurial focus and meaningful engagement with the business community.

Central to our applied learning approach are the Business Clinic and Accounting Clinic, which enable students to work on live consultancy projects with real organisations across the Liverpool City Region, gaining invaluable hands-on experience.

What we’re looking for

We are looking for an enthusiastic and knowledgeable academic to contribute to the work of Liverpool Business School, with a particular focus on trading and commodities. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the curriculum and inspire students in areas such as financial markets, commodities trading, risk management, derivatives, and the wider context of global trade, regulation, and politics.

In this role, you will teach across a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, delivering high-quality learning experiences and assessment activities. You will play an active role in planning, designing, and developing modules and programmes, ensuring our curriculum remains innovative and relevant. Alongside teaching, you will establish an independent research portfolio aligned with the school’s priorities, engage in impactful research and knowledge exchange activities, and contribute to administrative responsibilities that support the school’s strategic goals.

To succeed, you will hold a postgraduate qualification or equivalent experience, and ideally a PhD in a related subject (or be near completion within one year of appointment). You will have experience teaching at undergraduate level or delivering professional training, with the ability to teach across both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in lectures, tutorials, and seminars, as well as supervise postgraduate students. A proven ability to contribute to curriculum development and take responsibility for the effective delivery of modules is essential, along with evidence of engagement in quality research activity is also key.

What we offer

This is a key moment to join a welcoming, ambitious, and research-informed university community that places students at the heart of everything we do. We value and invest in our staff, offering meaningful opportunities for professional development, scholarship support, and clear internal promotion routes.  

As well as outstanding development support, we also offer:

• A low contractual 35-hour week
• Generous annual leave entitlement and Christmas period closure with the option to purchase additional annual leave
• Excellent pension scheme
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• Family friendly policies
• Car and travel loan schemes

We are also investing in our staff and students by creating a busy and thriving campus, the hubs of which are our friendly and inclusive Student Life, Redmonds, Tithebarn and Byrom Street buildings.  Our staff are visible and present for our students and this all adds to the fantastic student experience of living and studying in such a vibrant city. We see our staff as very much part of this community and value their contribution to the success of LJMU, Liverpool and the wider northwest region.

If you’re inspired by the idea of joining a growing university and bringing your expertise to a community where you can truly make a difference, we look forward to hearing from you.

For informal enquiries, you may contact academiccampaign@ljmu.ac.uk. 

Liverpool Business School is proud of its commitment to diversity and inclusion and endeavours to cultivate a staff base that is representative of society. We are also committed to the advancement of gender equality through representation, progression and success for all having been awarded Athena Swan Gender Equality Bronze status. We encourage applications from all individuals who meet the advert criteria, but would particularly encourage women, ethnically diverse, LGBTQ+, non-binary and individuals with a disability to apply. 

Please note all of our vacancies will be closed to applications at midnight on the advertised closing date, unless otherwise stated.