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Faculty Positions in Entrepreneurship at University College London

  • 1.  Faculty Positions in Entrepreneurship at University College London

    Posted 04-04-2006 08:10
    Dear Colleagues,

    Please see information below about faculty openings in entrepreneurship at University College
    London.

    Sincerely,

    Steve Currall


    Faculty Positions in Technology Entrepreneurship or Innovation Management
    University College London

    University College London (UCL) seeks to appoint committed, dynamic and self-motivated faculty
    members to contribute to the rapid expansion of its activities in the fields of technology
    entrepreneurship and innovation management.

    As the centrepiece of a bold new initiative at UCL, the Centre for Enterprise and the Management
    of Innovation (CEMI) is the basis for a new academic department based in the Faculty of
    Engineering Sciences and of relevance to the entire UCL community and beyond. The department
    aims to be a world-class community of scholar/teachers who focus on linking innovative research
    and teaching to emerging technology companies. CEMI offers innovative undergraduate, post-
    graduate and doctoral programmes to prepare scientists, engineers and physicians for leadership
    roles in the next generation of technology intensive organisations.

    The new department is the principal UCL partner in the growing strategic alliance between UCL
    and the London Business School. The alliance capitalizes on research and educational synergies
    between these two world-class institutions.

    We aim to recruit faculty members who have fresh and radical ideas regarding research and
    teaching that link cutting-edge science and engineering with entrepreneurial businesses to deliver
    major societal benefits. We seek to appoint two colleagues at the rank of Lecturer (i.e. Assistant
    Professor), although we will also consider more senior candidates. Compensation will be
    competitive and appropriate to academic rank. Research facilities and support are excellent.
    Applicants must demonstrate the ability to carry out internationally recognised research and will
    be expected to seek external research funding. We will consider applications from outstanding
    individuals with proven (or promising) expertise and publication records in areas such as:
    entrepreneurship, technology and innovation management or the creation and management of
    high-growth business. We value applications from discipline-based scholars able to apply theories
    and methods from, for example, organizational behaviour, strategic management, industrial
    engineering/operations management, psychology, sociology, economics or political science.

    ENTERPRISE AND INNOVATION AT UCL

    With more than 18,000 students, and 3,800 academic and research staff, UCL is dedicated to
    research and teaching of the highest standard across a broad spectrum of disciplines including
    social sciences, engineering, physical sciences, law, medicine and humanities. Nobel Prizes have
    been won by 18 faculty members or graduates of UCL. UCL's research strengths were confirmed
    by independent review with 60 departments being rated “5” or “5 star” - the highest categories -
    in the most recent UK Research Assessment Exercise. UCL has the highest number of professors of
    any university in the UK, with more than 600 established and personal chairs, as well as the
    highest number of female professors.

    UCL has made significant capital commitments to the academic department and CEMI. CEMI is
    currently housed in a two-year-old academic building. In summer of 2008 the academic
    department and CEMI will move to a new building that is under construction. The building will
    provide state-of-the-art facilities for academic staff, researchers and post graduate/post-
    experience students.

    FURTHER INFORMATION AND APPLICATION PROCESS

    Further details and application forms can be found at: www.ucl.ac.uk/cemi. Completed application
    forms should be sent with a CV and covering letter to:

    Professor Steven C. Currall
    Centre for Enterprise and the Management of Innovation
    Faculty of Engineering Sciences
    University College London
    Gower Street
    London WC1E 6BT
    United Kingdom
    Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7679 0446
    Facsimile: +44 (0) 20 7679 3209
    Email: uceirol@ucl.ac.uk

    It is anticipated that interviews will take place in May 2006 and that the successful candidate(s)
    will take up the appointment in August or September 2006.
    CLOSING DATE: Friday 29th April 2006

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