Senior Lecturer in Finance (Bangor & China)

School of Computer Science and Engineering, Bangor University; Bangor; Hybrid; GBP 56,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job description

Job Number

BU03782

School/Department

Bangor Business School

Grade

9

Salary Information

Grade 9 £56,021 - £64,914 p.a

Contract Duration

Permanent

Responsible to

Head of School

Closing Date

07-05-2025

Applications are invited for an exciting new opportunity to work with the Bangor Business School, both in the UK and in China. The successful applicant will split their time between Bangor and China, with the expectation that teaching time in China will likely form the most substantive part of the role.

Bangor has a long-established reputation for high quality research and teaching in Banking, Finance and Economics. The School is seeking to appoint a senior level academic to support the expansion of its TNE programmes both in the UK, and in China.

Successful candidates will be expected to support the continued growth of our Banking & Finance Undergraduate programme, taught at ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY of FINANCE & ECONOMICS (ZUFE) in China. The successful candidate will have strong quantitative skills and substantial experience of teaching quantitative modules.

Candidates should be outstanding scholars with an excellent teaching and research record, and clearly defined research plans for the next REF. The successful candidate will have substantial teaching experience in HE and evidence of high level quality publications in one or more fields of Banking, Finance, Data Analytics and Economics, as well as a successful record in significant grant capture. They will be expected to lead and be part of influential national and international networks in their fields.

Interested applicants are invited to contact the Head of School, Professor Bruce Vanstone ([e-mail]) for informal discussion.

The successful candidate is expected to commence as soon as possible.

Applications will only be accepted via our on-line recruitment website, jobs.bangor.ac.uk. However, in cases of access issues due to disability, paper application forms are available by telephoning 01248 383865.

Closing date for applications: 07/05/2025

Committed To Equal Opportunities

Overview

Bangor Business School is research-active and devoted to teaching excellence. The school has a very supportive ethos, which builds a strong academic community where people want to work.

Our Banking & Finance academics collaborate actively with colleagues from other subject areas within the Business School, as well as having extensive collaborations beyond Bangor University, including with regulators and policymakers. Research interests currently pursued within the group include Financial Innovation and Data Analytics, Tax and Welfare, Banking, and Credit Risk. Research planning groups pursuing these themes are primarily located in the Institute of European Finance (https://www.bangor.ac.uk/bbs/research/ief), which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2023.

Bangor Business School provides a wide range of financial databases, including Bloomberg, Capital IQ Pro and RatingsDirect. We have a newly refurbished Trading Room, which is a state-of-the-art facility incorporating Bloomberg and Refinitiv Eikon, that enables students to experience real-world trading and financial research activities.

Purpose of the Job

• To continue to build upon the School’s excellent reputation in teaching and research, both in the UK and China.
• To nurture and develop both established and new relationships with professional and overseas partners.
• To deliver quality teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels which engages students and will establish a record of teaching excellence at all levels. This teaching will be delivered primarily in China.
• To conduct research of an international standard in a relevant field, with substantial evidence of quality and international peer recognition.
• To engage in grant capture activities and to contribute significantly to national and international networks.
• To provide pastoral and academic support to undergraduate and postgraduate students, including supervision of projects, primarily in China.
• To perform administrative tasks effectively as designated by the Head of School.

Teaching Duties Will Include:

• Delivering teaching, supervision and pastoral care, primarily in China.
• Planning, preparing and delivering lectures and seminars at undergraduate and postgraduate level, responding effectively to a variety of student backgrounds, learning styles and class sizes including delivery of quality modules that attract, engage and retain students.
• Motivating students to proactive engagement in learning, and providing meaningful and constructive feedback on the quality of their work within agreed time constraints.
• Examining and supervising / co-supervising students at undergraduate and postgraduate level, including supervision of PhD’s to completion and undertaking PhD examining in the UK and internationally.
• Keeping abreast of new professional, educational and related social, economic and technological developments.
• Ensuring that all students are provided with a supportive learning environment and provide advice and guidance to individual students.
• Building links with external agencies to provide work experience for students that could lead towards them gaining an additional professionally recognised qualification.
• The development of innovative and appropriate teaching and assessment techniques and skills, influencing the pedagogy of the subject.
• Be involved in curriculum development and design in line with market demands.
• Be involved in the review of modules and programmes and quality assurance mechanisms.
• Develop collaboration in terms of teaching across subject and disciplinary boundaries, maintaining and developing scholarly activities in line with University and College strategies.
• Providing specialist input to academic programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, ensuring their sustainability and excellence.

Research Duties Will Include:

• Continue their programme of research in Banking, Finance, Data Analytics and/or Economics that is internationally excellent in terms of quality and impact.
• Contribute to the development of research strategies at School and College level.
• Membership of national committees and editorial boards.
• Being a regular reviewer for respected international journals.
• Personal research, and/or collaborative research with colleagues in the School or across the College / University.
• Maintaining an active research programme leading to publications at a level of international excellence, while developing plans and applying for external funding.
• Contributing to the research environment of the School through publication, conference contributions, research seminars and other research activities.
• Engaging in grant capture activities and contributing significantly towards the School’s capability to attract external research funding.
• Generating impact of scholarly activity beyond academia.
• Disseminating and publishing results of research (as lead author) in high quality, leading, peer-reviewed publications appropriate to the subject area.
• Supervision of research students.
• Supervision of research staff.
• Managing own research projects, with an emphasis on research output, including publications of international excellence, of a quality and quantity to contribute positively and effectively to the esteem and resources generated by Research Assessments.

Other Duties And Responsibilities

Administrative duties will include:

• Contributing to the marketing of programmes by participating in School and College link activities and other marketing initiatives.
• Leadership in external activities with the development of projects which create impact, working with communities, businesses and employers.
• Taking responsibility for specific modules as appropriate, working towards ensuring optimum module evaluation results.
• Maintaining accurate records and contributing to the working of the committee structures of the School and College.
• Contributing to the organisation of School conferences and/or research seminars.
• Liaising and working with other staff positively within the College and the University, and other bodies as required.
• Taking responsibility for an area of academically related administration at a senior level.
• Creating links with external agencies and employers to develop and deliver work placements;
• Undertaking other administrative duties and responsibilities as directed by the Head of School.
• The post holder will be expected to participate in performance review and developmental activities.
• The post holder will be expected to comply with the University’s equality policies and statements, Dignity at Work and Study Policy and the University’s Welsh Language Scheme.
• Ensure continued development of personal knowledge and skills to ensure that teaching reflects current best practice.
• The post holder has a general and legal duty of care in relation to health, safety and wellbeing and must take all reasonable steps to ensure a safe and healthy working environment for them self and for other members of staff, students and visitors affected by his/her actions or inactions.

The post holder is also required to comply with all applicable health and safety policies, procedures and risk assessments.

• The post holder must comply with relevant ethical, legal and financial policies and procedures and be aware of their responsibilities in terms of the legal requirements of their posts.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Training

Essential

• PhD in Banking, Finance or Economics.
• Expertise in Fintech and/or Data Analytics.
• Ability to teach in China.

Desirable

• PGCertHE or equivalent training in university teaching.

Experience/Knowledge

Teaching

Essential

• Substantial teaching and supervision experience at all levels in the relevant subject area with evidence of successful student learning outcomes.
• Evidence of good / innovative pedagogic practice.
• Experience of module development and delivery in higher education.
• Experience of supervising undergraduate and postgraduate projects.
• Experience of contribution to the wider student experience e.g. recruitment/retention initiatives, employability/enterprise initiatives, student welfare.
• Experience of leading module and programme development and contributing strategically to wider departmental programme development.
• Experience of mentoring junior members of staff.
• Experience of supervising undergraduate and postgraduate projects including a track record of supervision to completion at doctoral level.

Research

Essential

• Excellent research and academic publication profile.
• Evidence of research and esteem of international standard.
• High profile contribution to research groups / networks.
• A clear research strategy for the next 5-10 years with a track record in securing research funding, as sole investigator and/or as a member of a research team.
• Evidence of developing and managing research projects, and disseminating results through presentation at relevant conferences and publications.
• Substantial evidence of research leadership and impact in the field.
• Evidence of excellent knowledge of:
• REF structures and policies.
• Research methodologies.
• Appropriate funding bodies and their priorities.
• Evidence of sustained success in winning research grants.
• Substantial record of achievement in publication of research in leading peer-reviewed journals of international standard, with potential submission to REF.
• Invited presentations at major conferences.
• Experience of initiating and sustaining collaborations nationally and internationally.
• Successful professional development and management of research staff and early career researchers.

Skills/Abilities

Essential

• Innovative and exciting approaches to teaching.
• Commitment to pastoral care and the student experience.
• Ability to help students to develop their capacity at appropriate levels and effectively apply teaching and learning methods.
• Proven ability to attract, retain and engage a high number of students on modules/courses.
• Ability to engage with external public and commercial agencies to develop work placement opportunities.
• Administrative/managerial competence.
• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively as part of a team and on own initiative.
• Excellent verbal and written & interpersonal skills.
• Have a flexible approach to teaching and be willing to teach outside the immediate area of specialism & develop online materials.
• Evidence of external networking & profile-raising.
• Ability to inspire and guide research degree students.
• Strong analytical and leadership skills.
• Ability to engage effectively with policy makers.
• Ability to collaborate across academic and professional disciplines.
• Effective delivery of organisational change within an academic setting.

General

All members of staff have a duty to ensure their actions are in line with the overall environmental aims of the University and minimise their environmental impact.

All offers are made subject to proof of eligibility to work in the UK and receipt of satisfactory references.

All candidates must meet the requirements of UK and China ‘right to work’ requirements for this role.

The University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We strive to develop a workforce from all sections of the community regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, or age. We promote and facilitate the use of the Welsh language through our progressive Welsh Language Policy. We comply with the Welsh Language Standards and are committed to equality of opportunity. You are welcome to apply for any job in English or Welsh and all applications submitted will be treated equally.

We are a member of Advance HE's Athena SWAN Gender Equality charter and hold a Silver award in recognition of our commitment to and progress towards gender equality within the University's policies, practices, and culture. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.

All members of staff have a duty to ensure their actions are in line with the overall environmental aims of the University and minimise their environmental impact.

All offers are made subject to proof of eligibility to work in the UK and receipt of satisfactory references.

We have a legal responsibility to ensure that you have the right to work in the UK before you can start working for us. When you apply for this post you will be required to explain the basis upon which you believe you will able to live and work in the UK legally on the commencement date of the role should your application be successful. If you do not have the right to work freely in any position in the UK already, any offer of employment we will make to you will be subject to you obtaining a right to work visa. The following link provides information on the various visa routes into employment and the eligibility requirements (including switching visa status where permissible) https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas. If you are successful in your application we will discuss visa options with you at the time of making the offer of employment.

Candidates should also note that they may be required to apply for an ATAS certificate (Academic Approval Technology Scheme) from the Counter-Proliferation and Arms Control Centre of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office before being able to apply for a visa - https://www.gov.uk/guidance/academic-technology-approval-scheme

Please note that, in the event of applications being received from candidates on the University's Redeployment Register with a reasonable skills match to the post specification, these applicants will be given prior consideration.