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Research Fellow/ Senior Research Fellow (Fixed Term 1 year)

Gloucestershire Business School 

0.8 / 29.6 hours per week

Based at Oxstalls Campus, Gloucester

The Gloucestershire Business School is seeking to appoint a talented researcher to the post of Research Fellow/Senior Research Fellow to effectively support the launch of the School’s Institute of Finance in Society, in partnership with St James’ Place Wealth Management. Whilst developed in partnership, the independent Research Institute specialises in social and technical research exploring a range of areas of finance to impact both organisational practice and sector wide policy. It will aim to provide technical and policy advice to both organisations and government. The Institute will seek to develop research of an international standard exploring a range of areas of finance in society including:

• Access to financial services and financial exclusion.
• Addressing internal skills gaps in the financial services industry
• Exploring financial capability and decision making
• Diversity and Inclusion in the Financial Services

The post holder will also support the delivery and supervision of our Masters level students completing the MBA Financial Planning, MSc Finance and MSc Applied Financial Services Management.

We have developed an international reputation for our applied research, and we are a leading business school for the quality of our teaching provision. Whilst within this post you will provide a major contribution to the research, development of pedagogy within the under- graduate and post-graduate teaching and curriculum development. The Business School boasts a £20m purpose-built building, which is also home to the Growth Hub and to the Department of Business Engagement. This cohabitation with the business community gives our staff and students the opportunity to interact seamlessly, and on a regular basis, working on real life projects that help foster the growth of our students, businesses and the whole region’s economy. Our courses cover areas from business management, accounting, finance, law, marketing and hospitality and tourism management. The School has a growing research profile with an impressive track record in winning European research bids. The School is on track to make a strong submission to the next Research Excellence Framework.

Closing Date: 11th June 2022

Interview Date: TBC

The University is committed to building a diverse and inclusive staff community and welcomes applications from currently under-represented sections of our workforce. We are proud to bea Disability Confident Leader, guaranteeing an interview to everyone who meets the definition of disability set out in the Equality Act 2010 and the essential criteria contained within the person specification.

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