Professor of Practice in Economics and Policy

Professor of Practice in Economics and Policy

Queen's University Belfast

Belfast

£100,000 or more

Job Type:

All

Added:

17/02/2025

Closing:

03/03/2025

Queen's Business School (QBS) at Queen’s University Belfast is seeking to appoint a candidate to the post of Professor of Practice in Economics and Policy. Reporting to the Dean and Head of Queen’s Business School (QBS) and working closely with the William J Clinton Leadership Institute’s (CLI) team, the successful candidate will take responsibility for the development and delivery of income-generating executive education activity, together with enhancing CLI’s external profile, in line with the QBS strategic plan and Vision 2030.

About the Person

Successful candidates’ application should clearly demonstrate:

Experience

Public Engagement, Relationship Building and Programme Delivery

1. Be recognised as a thought leader and authority in economics and policy-related issues.
2. Have high market credibility and an external profile which attracts external recognition.
3. Record of public engagement in economics and policy-related activities.
4. Record of developing strong collaborative partnerships with civic and business organisations.
5. Record of developing and delivering economics content for commercial and third sector organisations.
6. Evidence of developing and executing monitoring and evaluation processes in terms of revenue and costs, content delivery and programme logistics, and applying lessons learned to future projects.

Management and Administration

1. Experience of providing leadership and strategic management.
2. Willingness and ability to contribute to the operational management of the School.

Other Skills/Knowledge

1. Demonstrable ability to communicate complex information effectively.
2. Involvement in effective external collaborations.
3. Demonstrable ability to provide effective leadership and mentor colleagues.
4. Understanding of resource management processes and skills to apply them effectively.
5. Evidence of good communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
6. Demonstrable ability to contribute to the School’s civic activities.

To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information document on our website.

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