Associate Professor/ Professor - Deevelopment Stud

CORE PURPOSE OF JOB

The core purpose of this academic post is to lecture at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, with particular strength in development finance and related applied economic development areas, to conduct and publish high-quality research within the discipline of Development Studies with focus on development finance, to supervise both master's and doctoral students working on development-finance and socio-economic development topics, and to undertake the necessary administrative duties within the Department, while also providing mentorship and academic support to emerging scholars. The successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate strong applied quantitative research capability, particularly in the analysis of financial, economic and socio-economic data, and to contribute meaningfully to the Department's development-finance research agenda.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

• Coordination of academic programmes within the Department, including strengthening content related to development finance, entrepreneurship, and applied economic development.
• Supervision of masters' dissertations, treatises and guided reports, particularly in areas such as development finance, SME development, innovation, and socio-economic transformation.
• Supervision of doctoral theses across development-finance, entrepreneurship ecosystems, public-sector finance, and related development-related themes.
• Teaching on both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, with the ability to deliver modules in development finance, Quantitative Methods in Development Finance, finance and economic growth, International Finance for Development, managerial/project finance, entrepreneurship, and broader Development Studies.
• Contribute to Departmental research output, especially in accredited journals, through high-quality publications in development finance, venture capital, entrepreneurship, and socio-economic development.
• Efficient academic administration as required by the Head of Department, including curriculum development, programme coordination, and research administration.
• Capacity to work well with other members of the Development Studies team and support collaborative, multidisciplinary research.
• Capacity to contribute to the Department's exp

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