Lecturer in People and Organisations; x2

Weekly

Working Hours:

37

Contract Type: Permanent

Fixed Term

Contract:

End Date: 3 years from start date

Welsh Language: Not Applicable

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The Open University is the UK’s largest university, a world leader in flexible part‑time education combining a mission to widen access to higher education with research excellence, transforming lives through education. Find out more about us and our mission by watching this short video (you will be taken to You Tube by clicking this link).

There are two positions available. One post is a permanent contract and one post will be a fixed term contract for a duration of 3 years from the start date.

We are seeking candidates who are committed to pursue a teaching and research career in the area of Human Resource Management and/or Organisational Behaviour. We are looking to appoint two individuals who can contribute to the development of our teaching portfolio, to add to our distinctive teaching methods and develop new competences. This will include teaching on our interdisciplinary undergraduate programmes, postgraduate and continuing education offer, as well as micro‑credentials.

The Faculty of Business and Law is one of the four faculties of The Open University. It brings together two Schools – The Open University Business School and the Open University Law School – and has a strong reputation as a high‑quality and innovative provider of management and legal education. The Open University Business School is triple‑accredited (AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS), which positions us among the top 1% of Business Schools in the world.

Our courses and qualifications are studied by a wide range of people from all backgrounds – we are proud to promote opportunity and social justice by making higher education open to those unable to attend a more traditional campus‑based university.

Student satisfaction is a high priority, and we are determined to deliver the best outcomes for everyone studying with us. Around 35,000 students are currently enrolled on our business, management and law programmes; about a quarter of them are based outside the UK in 80 countries. The majority of our students are employed and study part‑time with us.

We welcome applications from recently qualified PhDs who may not yet have held substantive posts since completing their doctorate and candidates with relevant teaching and research experience.

You will join a group of research active academics located in the Department of People and Organisations and across three other academic departments and research centres part of the Open University Business School. Expertise in the department covers the subject areas of Human Resource Management, Organisational Behaviour, Organisation Studies, Management Studies, Operations Management and Supply Chain Management. Full details of our research publications can be found on Open Research Online.

You will be expected to be research active, publish in reputable academic journals and apply for research funding at levels appropriate to your academic career stage. In addition to teaching and research you will be expected to engage with policymakers, external partners and practitioner communities to increase the public impact of our teaching and research. Active membership and involvement with the CIPD is highly welcomed.

At the Open University we have a distinctive, practice‑based pedagogy, delivered predominantly online. You will work in teams designing and delivering innovative, high quality and challenging learning experiences for our students utilising a wide range of media. The successful candidate will be an outstanding team player and will need to demonstrate creativity and initiative in addition to relevant specialist knowledge.

Please note that while we can be flexible on the UK location of a successful candidate, regular attendance at the Milton Keynes campus is expected.

• Contribute to teams involved in the planning, development, delivery and updating of online teaching modules in our undergraduate and postgraduate curriculum.
• Preparation of materials suited to teaching and assessment of our curriculum.
• Contribute…