"Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Digital Marketing"

As Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Digital Marketing within the Department of Marketing, Entrepreneurship and International Business (MEIB), you will make a strong contribution to both teaching and scholarship, as well as to our student enterprise and business engagement activities. You will lead and contribute to the delivery of digital marketing and analytics modules on both our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. In particular, the post holder will be expected to provide teaching in one or more of the following areas: marketing, digital marketing communications, digital and social media analytics, digital business and marketing strategies, and/or possibly new modules in the successful candidate’s own area of expertise.

While the post is based at Canterbury, the successful candidate will be expected to take up teaching and other responsibilities at the University’s Medway campus and potentially other study centres or off campus for the delivery of Higher and Degree Apprenticeships.

As a Lecturer / Senior in Digital Marketing you can expect to be involved in:

• Delivering and contributing to the design of high-quality, demand-driven and student-centred taught programmes; as Senior Lecturer to provide academic leadership in this area.
• Engaging in individual and collaborative scholarship and develop connections with professional bodies and industry. As Senior Lecturer, to engage in internationally excellent and/or world-leading scholarship, leading enterprise or consulting projects as well as other initiatives on behalf of the School; to generate income; and to contribute to the School’s overall strategy.
• Contributing fully to the School and University by participating in meetings, working groups, committees and other School and University activities; at Senior Lecturer level, to support the management of the School, by taking on key roles and serving on School or University working groups or committees, as required.

As a senior lecturer:

• Providing academic and operational leadership within the discipline area.
• Assuming a key leadership role across the Business School and mentor more junior academic colleagues within the group and the School as required.

What will you bring to the role?

• Master (or equivalent) in relevant professional area
• Specific knowledge in the advertised subject area
• Teaching experience in marketing, digital marketing communications, digital and social media analytics, digital business and marketing strategies
• Evidence of (at Senior Lecturer level sustained) engagement with the profession

What we can offer in return:

As a member of our team, you can expect a friendly, open and collaborative working environment and support in your development and wellbeing. You’ll enjoy a range of great staff benefits including:

• 43 days’ leave per year (personal leave, bank holidays and additional days allocated for the Christmas period, pro rata for part-time staff)
• Excellent pension scheme with generous employer contributions
• Corporate employee-funded healthcare plan, in partnership with Benenden Health

For more information about what you can look forward to if you join us, visit our dedicated webpage: Working at Kent

Please see the links below to view the full job description and to apply for this post. For further information regarding the application process, please contact peopleserviceshr@kent.ac.uk quoting reference number KBS-222-25