Senior Teaching Fellow in Accounting

The University of Edinburgh Business School is seeking to appoint an outstanding full-time Senior Teaching Fellow in Accounting, with a particular emphasis on teaching Auditing & Assurance.

Depending on her or his specific areas of expertise, the successful candidates will be expected to teach on the School's general programmes, such as the Undergraduate Programme, MScs and MBA. We are in particular looking for someone who can teach Auditing & Assurance, but who can also contribute to the teaching of other accounting subjects.

From time to time, members of academic staff may be asked to take on managerial and administrative duties, such as leadership of teaching programmes.

The University recognises that it may be advantageous for the persons appointed to be able to accept, within reasonable limits, consultancies or other paid employment out with their University appointment. Permission to undertake such activities will not be withheld without good cause, but it is a condition of appointment that such employment may only be undertaken with the express permission of the Head of School.

This is a full-time (35 hours), open-ended appointment.
Salary: £41,526 to £49,553 (UE08) per annum

Job Details
Job title : Senior Teaching Fellow in Accounting
School/Support Department : Business School
Unit (if applicable) : Accounting & Finance
Line manager : Head of Accounting & Finance

Job Description

The University of Edinburgh Business School is seeking to appoint an outstanding full-time Senior Teaching Fellow in Accounting. The post is for teaching accounting at Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels, including the supervision of dissertations, with a particular emphasis on Auditing & Assurance.

From time to time, members of academic staff may be asked to take on managerial and administrative duties, such as leadership of teaching programmes.

The University recognises that it may be advantageous for the persons appointed to be able to accept, within reasonable limits, consultancies or other paid employment out with their University appointment. Permission to undertake such activities will not be withheld without good cause, but it is a condition of appointment that such employment may only be undertaken with the express permission of the Head of School.

Main Responsibilities

• Responsibilities are set annually by the Head of Group in consultation with the member of staff in the group. They can be expected to range across the following categories:
• Deliver high quality teaching, including in the area of auditing & assurance, at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including the supervision of dissertations at levels including undergraduate and/or MSc and MBA.
• The design and provision of teaching and assessment materials, including exam and tutorial questions.
• Assessment at undergraduate and/or postgraduate levels including the provision of detailed feedback to students, setting and marking of exams, and attendance at exam boards.
• Sharing in the administrative responsibilities of the subject area, including: acting as a course organiser; assisting with quality assurance procedures; managing, motivating, and supporting tutors, academic colleagues, and students.
• Contributing to the planning and implementation of programmes, and curriculum and course development.
• The design and development of new methods and approaches to teaching, learning and assessment including: e-learning and the use of information and other technologies; the provision of advice and support in the areas above to other teaching staff and tutors in the School.
• Acting as Personal Tutor to undergraduate and/or postgraduate students in the School.

Person Specification

It is expected that the candidate will have the following skills and experience:

Essential:
• A degree in accounting or a professional qualification in accounting.
• Experience and demonstrable success in delivering effective university teaching.
• Competence to teach undergraduate and postgraduate level accounting courses, especially in the area of Auditing & Assurance
• A commitment to high quality teaching and learning
• A commitment to enhancing student experience
• A proven record of ability to manage time and to work to strict deadlines
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• The ability to engage confidently and competently with the world of practice.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.

Desirable:
• A professional qualification in accounting
• A postgraduate qualification in accounting
• Experience in teaching auditing
• Experience of course and curriculum design
• Ability to design effective learning programmes and to effectively deliver curricula and assessment
• Experience in providing academic advice and support to students

The Accounting and Finance Group

The Accounting and Finance Group runs courses and degree programmes for undergraduate, MSc and MBA students. In particular, the Group runs MScs in Finance, Accounting and Finance, and Carbon Finance, and is a major contributor to the MSc in Finance, Technology & Policy. We work closely with national and international accounting bodies and regulators, and engage with various stakeholders in programme management in various industry sectors.

Our undergraduate joint-honours degrees in Accounting and Business, Accounting and Finance, and Accounting and Economics, are accredited by the major professional accountancy bodies, including the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland, with whom we have always enjoyed a close relationship.

Research interests of Group members are wide-ranging. A particular area of strength is interdisciplinary accounting research, with accounting research also in the areas of carbon accounting, accountability, management control systems, accounting regulation, and accounting in charitable organisations, from both a quantitative and qualitative perspective. The finance side includes research in asset pricing, corporate finance, banking, corporate governance, behavioural finance, market anomalies, energy companies, and financial econometrics

The Group organises an active research seminar series, with seminars by visiting and in-house speakers most weeks during semesters, and at other times. We have hosted some of the leading international authorities in accounting and finance. We also organise an annual research away-day.

The Group is the largest in the Business School, and currently consists of 12 staff in accounting, 18 in finance, and 6 in business and climate change. We have a number of visiting professors from the world of practice (including the former Chair of the International Accounting Standards Board).

A full list of staff in the Group can be found at:
https://www.business-school.ed.ac.uk/subject-group/accounting-and-finance

Short-listed candidates will be invited to make a presentation prior to the selection interview, which members of the School will have the opportunity to attend. This presentation may inform the selection panel in its deliberations. We normally allow members of staff attending presentations to see the CV of short-listed candidates. If you do not wish to allow your CV to be made available in this way please advise us of this in a covering letter accompanying your application. If we are so advised, then the only information provided to School staff will be a list of your publications. Your CV and Application Form will remain confidential to members of the short-listing and selection committee.

Application Procedure

All applicants should apply online by clicking the apply link at the bottom of this page and submitting an up to date CV. The application process is quick and easy to follow, and you will receive email confirmation of safe receipt of your application. The online system allows you to submit a CV and other attachments.

You will be notified by email whether you have been shortlisted for interview or not.

The closing date is 5pm on 15 October 2020, 5pm (GMT)

Right to Work

In accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 and Immigration Act 2016 the University of Edinburgh, as an employer, has a legal responsibility to prevent illegal working and therefore must check that all employees are entitled to work in the United Kingdom (UK).

To do so, the University requires to see original documents evidencing right to work in the UK before commencement of employment and this is normally carried out at interview. Details will be provided in any letter of invitation to interview.

For further information on right to work please visit our right to work webpage

If you are from outside the EEA and not currently eligible to work in the UK, there are visa routes that may be available to you, for example:

Global Talent: If you are an academic, researcher or technical specialist in the field of sciences; humanities; engineering; medicine; digital technology; or the arts, it may be possible for you to apply for a Global Talent visa. This route requires you to apply to be endorsed as an internationally recognised leader or emerging leader in your particular field by an endorsing body (Arts Council England, British Academy, Royal Academy of Engineering, Royal Society, Tech Nation, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)). However, if you are applying for a senior academic role, e.g. Professor/Reader there is an accelerated route to endorsement. Further information can be found on the UKVI website

Tier 2: The University is a UKVI licensed sponsor and is able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) to successful candidates who are offered highly skilled roles and meet the eligibility criteria. The CoS enables candidates to apply for a Tier 2 (general visa).

Please note if you were last granted leave to stay in the UK in any Tier 2 category in the 12 months immediately preceding an application and the leave has
• ended or expired.
• the CoS which led to that grant of leave was issued for more than 3 months, and
• you are either:
o applying for entry clearance from outside the UK, or
o you are in the UK and had a previous period of Tier 2 leave, but then changed ('switched') into a different immigration category and now wishes to apply again under Tier 2.
You must wait 12 months before applying again.

Further information about whether you require a visa and other visa routes can be found at: www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa

Conditions of Employment

Pension Scheme

This role is grade UE08 and therefore the post holder is automatically included in membership of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), subject to the USS membership criteria, unless they indicate that they choose not to join the Scheme.

For further information please visit our Pensions website .

Salary

The role is grade UE08 and attracts an annual salary of £41,526 to £49,553 for 35 hours, each week. Salary is paid monthly by direct transfer to your Bank or Building Society account, normally on the 28th of the month. Salaries for part-time staff are calculated on the full-time scales, pro-rata to the Standard Working Week.

The University reserves the right to vary the candidate information or make no appointment at all. Neither in part, nor in whole does this information form part of any contract between the University and any individual.
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