Job reference: SRF52101
Salary: £47,389 - £58,225 per annum
Closing date: 11/01/2026
Department: Henley Business School
Location: Whiteknights Reading UK
Employment type: AR-Academic (Lecturer)
Division: Digitalisation Marketing & Entrepreneurship
Hours Per Week: 1FTE
Job live date: 17/11/2025
Employment Basis/Type: Full time permanent

Job Description

This role is full time, permanent

Closing date: 23:59 on 11th January 2026

Interview date: 27 January 2026

We are seeking to appoint a Lecturer in Entrepreneurship who will contribute to strengthen our research and teaching portfolio in entrepreneurship and innovation. You will be involved in research and teaching in the broad area of entrepreneurship and innovation with associated responsibilities in administration, desirably with your own experience in starting up a business. Aligning with the University’s strategy for Community and Engagement, you will also be actively involved in service to community of scholars and entrepreneurs. You will contribute to the advancement of entrepreneurship research, teaching and training provision which is part of the strategic direction at Henley Business School in newly created Department of Digitalisation, Marketing and Entrepreneurship (DME).

You will contribute to scholarship, teaching and administration, commensurate with the post of Lecturer.

You are expected to:

  • Conduct independent research in the area of entrepreneurship and innovation;
  • Teach a range of modules in the broad area of entrepreneurship and innovation, from undergraduate, pre-experience and post-experience master’s programmes to executive education programmes as agreed by the Head of DME;
  • Take on administrative duties and academic citizenship activities as well as academic leadership roles as appropriate.

Contact details for advert

Contact Name: Professor Keiichi Nakata

Contact Job Title: Head of Digitalisation, Marketing and Entrepreneurship

Contact Email address: k.nakata@henley.ac.uk

Alternative Contact Name: Professor Norbert Morawetz

Alternative Contact Job Title: Professor in Entrepreneurship and Digital Innovation

Alternative Contact Email address: n.morawetz@henley.ac.uk

By reference to the applicable SOC code for this role, sponsorship may be possible under the Skilled Worker Route. Applicants wishing to consider the SWR must ensure that they are able to meet the points requirement before applying. There is further information about this on the UK Visas and Immigration Website.

The University is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce, supports the gender equality Athena SWAN Charter and the Race Equality Charter, and champions LGBT+ equality. We are a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2). Applications for job-share, part-time and flexible working arrangements are welcomed and will be considered in line with business needs.

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