Senior Lecturer (Operations and Decision Sciences)

Manchester Metropolitan University Business School is a triple accredited business school (EQUIS, AACSB and AMBA), placing us within a global elite of institutions for business education and research. We were recognised in REF2021 as a leading modern University and 35th in the UK for the power of our research in business and management. 

We offer a full range of programmes to c. 10,000 students across undergraduate, postgraduate and MBA qualifications. We are also the UK's sector leader for degree apprenticeships, where we work in partnership with a number of blue chip employers. The last five years have also seen a tripling of our research active staff, and a rapid upward trajectory in all key research metrics. We have experts in a wide range of disciplines and embrace our vision of developing our students into highly employable, socially and environmentally responsible individuals. As one of our team, you will have unique opportunities to work with our extensive network of commercial organisations, global exchange institutions, research collaborations and alumni communities.

With around 2,000 students and 60 academic staff, Operations, Technology, Events and Hospitality Management is an ambitious, large, and diverse Department within the Faculty of Business and Law. The Department delivers a wide range of courses covering undergraduate, postgraduate, professional and commercial programmes, including Digital Technology Solutions Professional, a sector-leading Degree apprenticeship programme. 

Our team of academics have an excellent track record in industry collaboration, professionalism, and innovative teaching and learning resulting in sector-leading metrics. We are looking for an academic who will deliver high-quality teaching and learning across a range of subjects for the degree/postgraduate programmes across the department.

The Operations and Project Management team is a dynamic and growing group of research academics focusing on providing high-quality teaching and learning across a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in the Business School.

About us 

We will support your career ambitions and invest in your professional development. As a multi-disciplinary department, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with a diverse international team of professionals with varied research, scholarship, and practical interests. 

You join a community of researchers/scholars led by a strong professoriate & readers including Prof David Bamford, Prof Timothy Jung, Prof George Kuk; Prof Iain Reid, Dr Mandy Tom Dieck, Dr Roula Michaelides, Dr Zenon Michaelides and Dr Ernest Edifor.

This role is full time and permanent, working a 37-hour week.