Senior Lecturer or Senior Teaching Fellow in Accounting

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 a dynamic and forward-thinking institution renowned for its commitment to innovation and a strong tradition of nurturing talent and the development of future business leaders.  We empower our students with the knowledge, experience, and professional networks needed to excel in their specialist business fields within a dynamic and research informed learning environment.

We are proud to offer a vibrant teaching and learning environment, firmly underpinned by research and scholarship. Practical impact is central to our ethos, and we deliver real business solutions to organisations at the local, national, and international levels. Our growing portfolio of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes is supported by a wide range of local, regional, and international partnerships.

Recently named Business School of the Year (2025) by both the Education North Awards and Times Higher Education Awards, LBS is committed to embedding digital literacy, employability, and internationalisation across all of our programmes. As proud signatories of the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), we also maintain a vibrant academic community dedicated to responsible business education.

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.

We are especially proud of our Business and Accounting Clinic, where students gain invaluable experience through live consultancy projects and the preparation of year-end accounts for external organisations. The Clinic works with a wide range of partners across the Liverpool City Region, providing impactful learning experiences and valuable contributions to the business community.

What we’re looking for

We are seeking an experienced and passionate Senior Lecturer or Senior Teaching Fellow to join our dynamic team at Liverpool Business School. This is an exciting opportunity to design and deliver high-quality teaching and learning materials, while contributing significantly to the planning, design, and development of innovative academic programmes.

Your appointment will be at Senior Lecturer or Senior Teaching Fellow level, depending on your experience and profile. In this role, you will take responsibility for the effective management of teaching activities and actively engage in scholarship, research, and professional or knowledge-exchange initiatives that enhance your practice and subject expertise. You will also undertake administrative duties to ensure the smooth and efficient operation of the department.

We are looking for someone who can make contributions to the academic work of the School, particularly in Accountancy (Financial and/or Management), Data Analysis for Accounting and Finance, MS Excel (including Power BI), and Mathematics/Statistics. You will deliver engaging lectures, tutorials, and seminars at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and supervise postgraduate students.

To succeed in this role, you will hold an honours degree and a postgraduate qualification in a related discipline, alongside a professional accounting body qualification and membership. A PhD or equivalent qualification (or substantial professional practitioner experience) is essential. You will also have, or be willing to complete, a higher education teaching qualification such as the LJMU PGCertLTHE within the three-year induction period.

You will be encouraged to maintain professional currency through UK professional body membership and ongoing CPD engagement.

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.