Lecturer or Lecturer Teaching and Professional Practice; Sport Business FTE

Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) is a distinctive, unique institution, rooted in the Liverpool City Region and 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 every industry and community. We couldn’t exist anywhere else and have shaped 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 (LBS), part of Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU), is a forward‑thinking institution renowned for innovation and a strong tradition of nurturing talent. We empower our students with the knowledge, experience, and professional networks needed to excel in their specialist business fields.

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 (2025/2026) by Times Higher Education, 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 especially proud of our Business 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.

We are seeking to appoint an academic or practitioner to contribute to the teaching and learning in the area of Sport Business (particularly in the area of sports analytics or sports technology). You will have sport business industry experience within the Sport Business industry.

• Ability to teach Sport Business, preferably in the area of sports analytics or sports technology, at undergraduate level in relevant lectures, tutorials and seminars.
• Experience of teaching at undergraduate level or delivering professional training.
• Evidence of knowledge and practical experience in sport analytics/technology
• An active interest in women’s sport and the application of quantitative research methods to contemporary sport business issues (desirable).
• A postgraduate qualification in a relevant field
• Have a strong commitment to ensuring an outstanding student experience.
• A strong commercial awareness of the sport industry.
• Ability to provide excellent pastoral and academic support, advice and guidance to students that takes account of their individual needs and circumstances, signposting to specialist services where appropriate.
• Commitment to fostering a positive and inclusive learning environment for students. A commitment to inclusive, research‑informed teaching

Join us and be part of a forward‑thinking, inclusive academic community committed to shaping the future of business education.

Informal enquiries may be made to Tom Fletcher, Programme Leader, Liverpool Business School, email:

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.

This is an exciting time to join the university as we deliver the LJMU Strategy 2030 and its vision of LJMU as an inclusive civic university transforming lives and futures, by placing students at the heart of everything we do.

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.

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 values diversity and provides a supportive and inclusive environment where everyone can fulfil their potential.