Principal Lecturer (Programme Leader) in Business Management

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 Liverpool Business 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 seeking an accomplished academic to make a meaningful contribution to the work of Liverpool Business School and to the development and delivery of its diverse portfolio of business-related degree programmes. The school offers a wide range of programmes across the business disciplines, so flexibility and the ability to lead programmes from across this portfolio are essential. Initially, you will work alongside other Programme Leaders to support and lead the Business Management programme, ensuring an outstanding student experience and academic excellence.

This role combines academic leadership with strategic influence. You will take responsibility for the design and delivery of high-quality programmes of study, lead curriculum development, and ensure effective and efficient teaching across modules. You will also provide research leadership, engaging in high-quality research activity that results in impactful publications and contributes to the school’s growing reputation. In addition, you will lead professional and knowledge exchange activities, foster collaborations, and play an active role in the school’s management and strategic planning processes. Experience of, or extensive knowledge relating to, AACSB accreditation is integral to this role, as is the ability to engage confidently with external stakeholders and professional bodies.

To succeed, you will hold a PhD in a business-related subject and have a sustained track record of teaching and research within your specialism. You will demonstrate a proven ability to conduct high-quality research, reflected in publications or other outputs, and show evidence of a growing national or international reputation with the capacity to attract significant research funding and students. Your experience will include identifying opportunities for research collaboration and forming partnerships that advance knowledge and practice. You will understand how scholarship, research outputs, and professional engagement can inform curriculum development to enhance the student learning experience, and you will have a demonstrable commitment to student engagement and success.

We are looking for someone who can initiate curriculum development and take responsibility for the effective delivery of programmes and modules, alongside the ability to lead initiatives that align with global standards of excellence.

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:

• 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.