The UCL School of Management is home to UCL’s business and management research and education programmes. The School has forged a reputation for world-leading research and teaching in the areas of innovation management, the creation and growth of technology-intensive organisations, business analytics, and entrepreneurship.

The research undertaken at the UCL School of Management has been rated as ‘world-leading’ and ‘internationally excellent’ in the Research Excellence Framework 2021 (REF), placing us 2nd in the UK for Business and Management.

The School is home to over 2,000 students, with more than 55% from outside the UK. The School’s faculty members also come from all over the world, with PhDs from Harvard, MIT, Stanford, Columbia, UCLA, North-Western, Cornell, Duke, Cambridge, and London Business School among others.

The UCL School of Management takes full advantage of being part of a world-leading university through its interdisciplinary outlook and builds on close collaborations in both research and education with other UCL departments, including computer science, engineering, economics, psychology, public policy, statistics and medical sciences.

Further information about the School can be found here.

About the role

As part of its continuing expansion in the field of Organisations & Innovation, University College London (UCL) seeks to appoint an Associate Professor position at the UCL School of Management.

The post holder will be expected to carry out research in Organisational Behaviour, in the areas of Creativity, Diversity, and Networks. They are expected to produce publications, or other research outputs, at an internationally significant standard in terms of originality, significance, and rigour, in line with personal and School objectives agreed in the Staff Review and School planning processes.

The starting date for this post will be 01 September 2025, or a mutually agreed upon date before or after this date.

Competitive salary (includes Market Supplements on top of basic salary).

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details. Please also read the attached Candidate Guidance document.

If you have any queries about the role or need reasonable adjustments or a more accessible online format to apply for this job, please contact mgmt-hrsom@ucl.ac.uk.

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About you

The successful candidate will need to evidence the following in their application:

• A PhD in Management or a related field
• Demonstrated capability to produce publications, or other research outputs, in the fields of creativity, social networks, or diversity concerning organisational behaviour, at an internationally significant standard in terms of originality, significance and rigour
• A record of successful supervision and mentoring of graduate students and research staff
• Experience in teaching and programme and course development
• A proven record of collaboration with other researchers and institutions or individuals

For more information about the post or to apply, please see here.

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, fairness and inclusion, and a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian, and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion here.