Lecturer in Innovation and Digital Transformation

Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) is a distinctive institution, rooted in the Liverpool City Region but with a global presence. Our students and staff, past, present, and future, are the beating heart of our city and can be found in every corner of industry and the community. We couldn’t exist anywhere else and have helped shape the city in which we belong. Working with the people of Liverpool to improve lives and support communities is at the heart of why we were founded and why we exist today.

Liverpool Business School lies within LJMU and is known for its innovation and its history of nurturing talent by providing the knowledge, experience and contacts our students need to succeed in their specialist business & leadership areas.

We are proud to provide a first-rate teaching and learning environment backed by research and scholarship which is central to our School ethos, as is delivering practical business solutions to local, national and international businesses.

Liverpool Business School enjoys a strong reputation for its growing and vibrant undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, along with existing local, regional, and international partnerships.  As a Business School we are committed to embedding digital literacy, employability, and internationalisation into all of our programmes.  In addition, as signatories for PRME, we have a lively community of staff working across this area.

We are seeking to appoint an experienced academic to contribute to the teaching and learning in the area of Innovation and Digital Transformation. The successful candidate will:

• have a strong commitment to ensuring an outstanding student experience
• develop and deliver engaging learning experiences in Innovation and Digital Transformation at under- and postgraduate levels.
• develop and deliver high quality executive education and CPD training programmes in the area of innovation and digital transformation for clients from the public, private and voluntary sectors
• contribute to the pastoral and academic supervision of students and apprentices
• be committed to liaising with businesses and other organisations to connect the research and teaching capability of the School to professional leads.
• have a clear understanding of how the outputs of scholarship and research or professional body engagement can inform curriculum development in order to enhance the learning experience of students. 

In return, we offer an excellent benefits package including generous annual leave entitlement, pension scheme, induction and development support as well as family-friendly policies.

If you feel that this is the role you have been looking for and your skills and experience can make a real difference at LJMU, we look forward to hearing from you.

Informal enquiries may be made to Dr Emma Hill, Head of Apprenticeships, Liverpool Business School, email: E.L.Hill@ljmu.ac.uk.

Please note we do not accept supplementary information when considering applications for this post and ask that you complete the on-line application only.  Within the application form there is the opportunity for you to include everything that you wish panel members to consider, particularly in the Personal Statement section.

LJMU is an equal opportunities employer and welcome applicants from all background and communities irrespective of age, transgender status, disability, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity and religion or belief.  All our appointments are made on merit.

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