Lecturer of Practice – Accounting            

Ref: 19/107737

Queen’s Management School

Queen’s University Belfast is one of the prestigious Russell Group of UK research-intensive universities in the UK and Ireland, combining excellence in research and education with a student centred ethos, for our 24,000 students and 4,200 staff, funded through an annual turnover of some £300m.  As a driver of innovation and talent, based on excellence and global strategic partnerships, we offer generous employment terms and underpinned by excellent lifestyle benefits including opportunities for family friendly working and support for wellbeing.

Our five core values - Integrity, Connected, Ambition, Respect, Excellence - are shared by our staff and students, representing the expectations we have for ourselves and each other, guiding our day-to-day decisions and the way we behave as individuals in an international organisation.

Drawing directly on significant experience in accounting practice, the post-holder will undertake teaching and related activities in order to support the work of Queen’s Management School and enhance its reputation as a centre of excellence in the discipline of accounting outside the University. The post-holder will contribute to the design, development and delivery of a range of programmes of study, together with the development of teaching and learning strategies relevant to the practice of accounting and its related disciplines.

The successful candidate must have:

•     Primary degree in relevant discipline – at 2.1/distinction level.

•     Postgraduate degree or equivalent qualification.

•     Appropriate and relevant professional qualification – currently valid if appropriate – and at least three years post-qualification experience in accounting practice.

•     Relevant professional/industry experience in accounting practice and experience of delivering teaching or training in an area of accounting that would demonstrably fit with and/or enhance the School’s portfolio.

•     Evidence of ability to design appropriate teaching or training materials in respect of accounting practice and to plan and organise the delivery and assessment of appropriate taught courses relevant to in own accounting specialism

•     Commitment to excellence in teaching and learning and to providing the highest quality experience for students.

Further information about the School can be found at https://www.qub.ac.uk/mgt/

Informal enquiries may be directed to Dr Elaine Stewart, Email: e.stewart@qub.ac.uk or Dr Martin Quinn, Email: martin.quinn@qub.ac.uk.

Salary scale:                   £33,199 to £50,132 per annum

Closing date:                 Monday 2 September 2019

Anticipated interview date: Monday 16 September 2019

For full job details and criteria please see the Candidate Information link on our website by clicking ‘apply’. You must clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria when you submit your application. For further information please contact Resourcing Team, Queen’s University Belfast, BT7 1NN. Telephone (028) 9097 3044 or email resourcing@qub.ac.uk

The University is committed to equality of opportunity and to selection on merit. We welcome applications from all sections of society and particularly from people with a disability.