Lecturer in Technology & Innovation Management

Lecturer in Technology & Innovation Management

Advert Reference Number: 1049

Job Location: Milton Keynes, Remote/Hybrid

Department: School of Engineering & Innovation

Closing Date: 29 January 2026

Weekly

Working Hours:

37

Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract

Fixed Term Contract End Date: 3 years from start date

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The School of Engineering & Innovation (E&I) within the STEM Faculty at The Open University is seeking to appoint a Lecturer in Technology & Innovation Management. This is an exciting opportunity to join a world leader in distance teaching and learning and the largest provider of higher education in the UK.

The successful candidate will join an energetic and committed team of academics and will primarily contribute to the development and delivery of both undergraduate and postgraduate distance learning curriculum focused on technology and innovation management. They should also be able to contribute to E&I’s interdisciplinary curriculum across engineering and/or sustainability.

Teaching at The Open University is a team‑based collaborative process, which fully supports the training and induction of new staff into the teaching process. The teaching component of the Lecturer role mainly involves maintaining and updating existing curriculum and authoring new curriculum for students studying remotely. Whilst there are some online and face‑to‑face opportunities for student engagement, direct student tuition is usually provided by our team of Associate Lecturers.

Candidates should be research active with relevant academic publications in the management and governance of technology and innovation in areas such as transport, energy and housing which contribute to urban and regional sustainability. If successful, you will be supported to secure external research, enterprise and scholarship funding, and will be expected to undertake research that leads to high‑ranking peer reviewed journal publications and to contribute to future s.

A hybrid working pattern can be adopted for this role if required, where the successful candidate works from home and the office. However, as this role is contractually aligned to our Milton Keynes campus, some attendance on campus will be required. We would expect this to be a minimum of 2 days per week and in response to business needs.

• Contribute to the planning, development, implementation and updating of a high quality and successful curriculum at undergraduate and/or postgraduate levels in technology and innovation management and related interdisciplinary areas (e.g. engineering and/or sustainability).
• Prepare distance learning materials suitable for the teaching and learning methodologies used by the Open University.
• Support the delivery (presentation) of curriculum, including briefing, debriefing, and training of distributed teaching staff (Associate Lecturers).
• Support the teaching and assessment / examination processes of the University, monitor samples of marking by Associate Lecturers, be an active member of examination and assessment boards.
• Work with academic and academic‑related colleagues in the support of student engagement and progression and other School and Faculty objectives.
• Contribute to the assurance and enhancement of the quality of teaching, learning, research and scholarship within the School of Engineering & Innovation and the wider STEM Faculty, in line with University standards, and complete any training deemed necessary.

• Undertake a self‑directed programme of collaborative research and scholarship in technology and innovation management and its application in interdisciplinary areas, that will contribute to the strengths of the School of Engineering & Innovation and the wider STEM Faculty, and at a level commensurate with…