Lecturer in Entrepreneurship

We welcome applications for Lecturers working within Entrepreneurship to join our Business Transformation and Growth team.

The Lecturer in Entrepreneurship will be part of the Bettany Centre team and take an active role in delivering and leading entrepreneurship teaching and events. This includes teaching on graduate programmes. In addition, this role involves organising and taking part in entrepreneurship‑related events, activities and competitions, both in person and to support students.

The successful candidate will hold a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, and have a demonstrable entrepreneurial track record (e.g. founder, co‑founder or senior operator/advisor in a venture‑backed or high‑growth business), or hold a Master’s degree or equivalent experience. They will have evidence of ability in teaching, training, coaching or presenting. They will have previously worked with entrepreneurs and advisors in the entrepreneurial ecosystem.

They will have experience organising or coordinating professional or academic events (e.g. workshops, competitions, speaker series, or similar).

As a specialist postgraduate university, Cranfield’s world‑class expertise, large‑scale facilities and unrivaled industry partnerships are creating leaders in technology and management globally.

Our shared, stated values help to define who we are and underpin everything we do:
Ambition;
Impact;
Respect; and Community. We aim to create and maintain a culture in which everyone can work and study together and realise their full potential. We are a Disability Confident Employer. We are committed to actively exploring flexible working options for each role and have been ranked in the Top 30 family‑friendly employers in the UK by the charity Working Families.

Find out more about our key commitments to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Flexible Working.

Collaborating and connecting are integral to so much of what we do. Our Working Arrangements Framework provides many staff with the opportunity to flexibly combine on‑site and remote working, where job roles allow, balancing the needs of our community of staff, students, clients and partners.

For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Professor Vasilis Theoharakis, Professor of Strategic Marketing and Entrepreneurship, on E: v

Please do not hesitate to contact us for further details on E: peopl Please quote reference number 5329.

Closing date for receipt of applications: 28 July 2026