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Assistant /Associate in Strategy & Entrepreneurship

The Strategy & Entrepreneurship Group at the UCL School of Management is seeking applications for multiple faculty positions at the Assistant and Associate level in strategy and entrepreneurship. We are broadly interested in research related to strategy, innovation, and entrepreneurship. The anticipated starting date for these positions is 1 September 2027.

University College London (UCL) is one of the world’s top universities. At its establishment in 1826, UCL was radical and responsive to the needs of society, and this ethos – that excellence should go hand-in-hand with enriching society – continues today. UCL’s excellence extends across all academic disciplines; from one of Europe’s largest and most productive hubs for biomedical science interacting with several leading London hospitals, to world-renowned centres for architecture and fine art. With an annual turnover exceeding £1.5 billion, it is a major research and education hub in London and globally.

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the world’s top universities. Its staff and former students have included over 34 Nobel prize winners. It is a truly international community: More than one-third of our student body come from 150 countries and nearly one-third of staff are from outside the UK. UCL offers more than 200 undergraduate programmes and more than 400 taught postgraduate programmes.

The UCL School of Management consists of five research groups: Strategy & Entrepreneurship, Organisations & Innovation, Operations & Technology, Marketing & Analytics, and Finance, Accounting & Economics. Faculty in the Strategy & Entrepreneurship group share an interest in how organizations, markets, and industries are being reshaped by technological and cultural forces. Research topics include artificial intelligence, big data analytics, machine learning, information environment, platform ecosystems, new organizational forms, decentralized organizations, learning, innovation, interorganizational relationships, corporate strategy, entrepreneurial strategy, reputation and identity, entrepreneurship for development, and social innovation. Our School ranks among the world’s Top 10 institutions for publications in leading generalist management journals such as AMJ, AMR, ASQ, Organization Science, and SMJ (UT Dallas Business School Research Ranking, 2023-2026). For a publications overview, see: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=B0C-6igAAAAJ

See mgmt.ucl.ac.uk for more information about the School and our research group.

The UCL School of Management encourages diversity and a positive culture among all faculty, staff, and students. UCL is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Qualifications

Candidates should have a strong research record and demonstrated research potential in the area of strategy and entrepreneurship, and produce publications at an internationally significant standard in terms of originality, significance and rigour, in line with personal and departmental objectives agreed in the Staff Review and School/Department planning processes. Candidates will be expected to teach in the School’s BSc or MSc programmes. Among others, our school is expanding with new programmes, which will provide opportunities for relevant research to be leveraged in the classroom. While we invite applications from all areas of strategy, we particularly encourage applications by those interested in teaching subjects related to innovation and entrepreneurship. As a research-focused group, tenure-track positions involve teaching only two courses per year (with a potential 50% teaching reduction in year one), with generous research support.

Application Instructions

If you are interested in exploring this opportunity, we will meet with promising candidates at the AOM meeting in Philadelphia in July-August 2026. Please upload your CV by July 15 to be considered for a meeting at https://apply.interfolio.com/188669

Online submission of applications will open at the beginning of August. The application deadline is August 27, 2026.

For administrative questions related to this posting, please contact our HR team via email (mgmt-hrsom@ucl.ac.uk).

For questions directly related to the position, contact the Faculty Search Committee via Dr. Vivianna Fang He (vivianna.he@ucl.ac.uk), Dr. Tom Kwon (tom.kwon@ucl.ac.uk), or Dr. Bart Vanneste (b.vanneste@ucl.ac.uk).

Programme Administrator (Postgraduate)

About us

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 accredited by both the AACSB and AMBA and is a member of the Chartered Association of Business Schools.

The School is home to over 2,300 students, with more than 55% from outside the UK, who study across a range of undergraduate, postgraduate, executive and PhD programmes. These programmes prepare our students for leadership roles in the next generation of tech-intensive organisations and new ventures, as well as in finance and consulting firms.

This is an exciting time to join the UCL School of Management, which, since 2025, has been undergoing a rapid expansion to deliver a new strategy that will see staff and student numbers double over the coming years. This growth includes new degree programmes, additional staff, and enhanced facilities at our Canary Wharf campus, supporting our mission to educate socially conscious entrepreneurial leaders equipped to tackle the world’s greatest challenges.

About the role

The role will specialise in administering all matters related to the teaching and learning activities of the designated programme(s), ensuring that effective procedures are documented and adopted to handle enquiries, applications, induction, module selections, student queries, assessments, student support, committees, and events. The post will lead to the delivery of high-quality, timely service to current and prospective students, alumni, and staff, relating to the designated programmes/modules and beyond.

The post plays a key role in the development of the School of Management Teaching and Learning Support Team.

Salary UCL Grade 7 £43,981 to £52,586 per annum (including London Allowance)

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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In the event we get a high number of applications, we may close the advert early before the published closing date. As a minimum, we will keep all adverts open for 2 weeks.

About you

The ideal candidate will hold an undergraduate degree or an equivalent level of professional qualification, or have relevant experience in a similar role. They will have demonstrable experience of delivering high-quality administrative support across the student lifecycle, from application through to graduation, within a higher or further education or teaching and learning environment.

Familiarity with student systems, such as Student Information Systems, admissions platforms and virtual learning environments like Moodle, is essential, alongside strong proficiency in Microsoft Office 365, including Excel, Word and Outlook. The successful candidate will possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, enabling them to work collaboratively and support a wide range of stakeholders in a professional and approachable manner. They will also be highly organised, with strong planning and decision-making abilities, capable of managing multiple priorities, solving problems effectively and working both creatively and pragmatically.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details. Please also read the attached Candidate Guidance document. When completing your supporting statement, please tell us, using examples, how you meet the essential criteria listed in the job description.

What we offer

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Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

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, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are 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.

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Assistant, Associate or full Professor level in Organisational Behaviour

The Organisations and Innovation Group at the UCL School of Management seeks applications for one or more new faculty positions at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor levels. We welcome applications from those doing research related to creativity and innovation, social networks, and diversity, at both micro- and macro-levels of organisational behaviour. The anticipated start date is 1 September 2027.

About the Organisations and Innovation Group: The O&I Group is a strong, collegiate, and active research community. We publish regularly in the leading management journals and serve as editors and editorial board members. In addition to regularly inviting leading scholars to present their work, we hold weekly internal seminars to collectively improve the success and impact of group members’ in-progress research projects.

The Organisations and Innovation Group includes research faculty members Joshua Becker, Jim Berry, Raina Brands, Nitya Chawla, Soomin (Sophie) Cho, Clarissa Cortland, Felix Danbold, Cydney Dupree, Greg Fetzer, Colin Fisher, Sarah Harvey, Martin Kilduff, Khwan Kim, Anthony Klotz, Verena Krause, Blaine Landis, Sunny Lee, Xin Lucy Liu, Sanaz Mobasseri, and Tom Taiyi Yan, as well as PhD students and post-docs.

About the UCL School of Management: The UCL School of Management is located at the top of the landmark One Canada Square building at the centre of London’s most vibrant business hub—Canary Wharf. From this position, the School maintains robust connections with the business community in London, in the UK, and across the globe. Consisting of five research groups (Organisations & Innovation, Strategy & Entrepreneurship, Operations & Technology, Marketing & Analytics, and Finance, Accounting & Economics), the School offers Bachelors, Masters, and Doctoral programmes in Management, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Business Analytics, and Information Technology.

About University College London: UCL is a major research and education hub in London and globally. It is consistently ranked as one of the world’s top universities. UCL’s staff and former students have included over 34 Nobel Prize winners. It is a truly international community: More than one-third of our student body comes from 150 countries and nearly one-third of staff are from outside the UK. UCL offers more than 200 undergraduate programmes and more than 400 taught postgraduate programmes.

The UCL School of Management encourages diversity and a positive culture among all faculty, staff, and students. Our school is committed to building an intellectual community in which diversity, fairness, and inclusion are valued. UCL is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Qualifications

Applicants for this position should possess an earned doctorate in the appropriate discipline and a strong research record in management and organizations commensurate with the rank sought. Applicants must be committed to excellence in teaching and to the importance of collegiality. Teaching opportunities exist at the graduate (PhD and Masters), executive, and undergraduate levels. Active collaboration with PhD students is also expected of individuals selected for the position.

Application Instructions

To be considered, please submit a CV, research statement, job market paper, list of three references with contact information, and any additional working papers or published work here: https://apply.interfolio.com/188614

The application deadline is August 31, 2026. We will commence reviewing applications immediately after this date and continue until the position is closed.

For any questions about the position, please contact the Search Committee Chair, Anthony Klotz (a.klotz@ucl.ac.uk). For application-related questions, please contact our HR team (mgmt-hrsom@ucl.ac.uk).