Leeds Beckett University - City Campus,
Woodhouse Lane,
LS1 3HE
join our community - Leeds Business School
Thank you for expressing an interest in joining our education community! It is my privilege to lead the Leeds Business School at Leeds Beckett University, renowned for its key role as an ‘Anchor’ institution in the region, high-quality teaching, impactful research and its strong links to industry and business. This combination means the school is uniquely placed to connect leadership with innovation and regional eco systems, and deliver practice relevant, research informed business and management thought leadership and education.
- Our purpose is to be an excellent, inclusive, innovative, and engaged School, contributing positively to our community, society, and the environment.
- Our mission of using our knowledge, networks, and resources to make a positive and insightful difference for our students, communities, and organisations, is demonstrated through our research, knowledge exchange projects and initiatives, as well as our colleagues, whose practical business experience and academic thought leadership encourage our students to innovate, think creatively and make a real impact.
- Our academics are supported by highly skilled professional services, working closely together to secure significant funded knowledge exchange projects, and achieve some of the greatest accolades and awards across our sector.
- Our students enjoy many opportunities to work on live projects and with businesses leading to significant career outcomes.
- Our research is recognised as internationally excellent and has direct impact, and our partners add real value to working closely with us.
As a result of these successes, we have a range of new and exciting opportunities to become part of our academic community at Leeds Business School. We are looking for candidates who are passionate about their area of expertise, who are driven to make a difference and deliver excellence. If you are excited by the opportunity to join Leeds Business School and ready to make a significant contribution to our university community then we would be delighted to hear from you!
Available positions
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About the Leeds Business School
Here at Leeds Business School, we believe in collaborative and practical learning, to guide and encourage motivated and forward-thinking graduates to support success. We’re a team that’s passionate and committed to excellence in research and knowledge exchange, and to supporting business growth and sustainability locally, nationally, and internationally. We take our role as a key part of the city very seriously. As an anchor institution, we have an active role in helping all our local communities. This commitment is reflected through our Small Business Charter (SBC) accreditation, with the SBC celebrating business schools that play an effective role in supporting small businesses, local economies, and student entrepreneurship.
The inclusive profile of our staff and students is international and our focus is to make significant contribution to local economies, to support the sustainable development of SME’s and to educate responsible leaders of the future.
Across our university, our practice relevant teaching coupled with our focus to provide a learning environment that supports all our students to achieve their potential has received many accolades, from having many national teaching fellows, to five-star rankings by the international university assessment company QS. When our students rated their satisfaction, we ranked 7th out of more than 100 universities in the 2022 What Uni Student Choice Awards.
We carry out research focused on many of the world’s major issues, from tackling inequalities to addressing economic change, and 50% of our school’s research was rated as ‘international’ or ‘world-leading’ in the latest Research Excellence Framework. We have more than doubled our research-active staff in Leeds Business School, and we have increased our focus on impact.
At Leeds Business School, we are committed to continual professional development and a collegiate culture, which enriches the student and staff experience. As a School we place a strong emphasis on excellent practice and research informed education with impact.
Our school portfolio continues to grow across undergraduate and postgraduate courses, research degrees, degree apprenticeships, Knowledge transfer projects, as well as schemes including Help To Grow and projects including #WECAN (Women Empowered through Coaching and Networking). As a result of these successes, we have a range of new and exciting opportunities to become part of our academic community at Leeds Business School. We are seeking candidates who have relevant professional experience, in addition to appropriate teaching experience. You will have a strong commitment to ensuring an outstanding student experience, which is focussed on achieving high levels of employability.