Teaching Associate (Fixed Term)
About the role:
The Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation (CCSI) at Cambridge Judge Business School acts as a hub for global thought leadership and practice in making social change. Its primary focus is to understand, promote, and engage with social innovators and create and support social ventures and projects.
Central to the Centre's vision is to help turn ideas into action. Conducting cutting-edge research, fostering change makers from across sectors, and supporting the development of social ventures, we aim to create sustainable social and economic value through generating and disseminating knowledge.
We are looking for a Teaching Associate who will play a part in developing and supporting the teaching offered by the CCSI, including the Master of Studies in Social Innovation programme at the Business School. They will have an active interest in education for social innovation, which will inform their contribution to the programme delivery.
About you:
Applicants should be educated to degree level, normally with a PhD in a relevant specialist subject area (or equivalent teaching experience). In addition to knowledge in the field of social innovation, you should have experience of qualitative research process as well as experience of teaching and examining postgraduate level in subjects which are relevant to the Master of Studies in Social Innovation. You will be creative, proactive, with the ability to grasp unfamiliar ideas and concepts quickly. We are looking for a team player, with good interpersonal and communication skills, and excellent organisational skills.
Why work for Cambridge Judge Business School?
We are the business school of the University of Cambridge, advancing knowledge and leadership through people who leave a mark on the world. Cambridge Judge Business School leverages the power of academia for real world impact to transform individuals, organisations and society. Since 1990, we have forged a reputation as a centre of rigorous thinking and high-impact transformative education, situated within one of the world's most prestigious research universities, and in the heart of the Cambridge Cluster, the most successful technology entrepreneurship cluster in Europe.
Benefits of working for Cambridge Judge Business School:
- Generous holiday allowance
- Defined benefits pension schemes
- Flexible working options
- Family-friendly initiatives
- Career development opportunities
- Support for health and mental wellbeing
- Discounts on shopping
- Tax-efficient bicycle and charity-giving schemes
Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 2 years in the first instance.
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If you have any queries regarding the application process, please contact: hrsupport@jbs.cam.ac.uk. Please quote reference NS49477 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
The University is supportive of hybrid working, where some work is undertaken on University premises and some in a remote working environment. The aim of our approach is to enable as many staff as possible to work in a hybrid way if they wish and where their role allows – we expect most colleagues to spend at least 50% of their time at their dedicated office location. This arrangement is subject to change and will not form a part of the contractual terms of the role.
The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.
The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
Key information
- Department/location: Judge Business School
- Salary: £35,608-£46,049
- Reference: NS49477
- Category: Academic
- Date published: 6 May 2026
- Closing date: 20 May 2026
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