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Lecturer in Tourism and Event Management at University of Central Lancashire

There is a university teaching position available for a Lecturer in Tourism and Event Management (One year limited term contract) at the University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK in the Lancashire Business School - Department of Tourism & Leisure Management - Division of Tourism and Hospitality.

The blockquote areas come from a current faculty member who was kind enough to answer a few of my questions.

Lecturer :£25,570 to £31,881 per annum (new Framework Agreement scales pending)

A suitably qualified person is required to fulfil an additional role of Lecturer in Tourism and Event Management, initially as cover for a member of staff on secondment. However, the role will provide an excellent development opportunity for the right candidate to establish an academic profile in Higher Education.

We are looking for candidates who can contribute and add value to our existing teaching provision, especially within the subject areas of tourism and event management. Thus, some experience of teaching these subject areas at Higher Education level is essential. Additionally, operational experience of tourism and/or event management is desirable. A good first degree within tourism, hospitality management or event management is also essential, as is a Masters degree in a related field of study. A research degree (e.g. PhD) is desirable, as is research potential and/or publications within a related field.

The role will involve teaching aspects of the subject/s of Tourism and Event Management on a range of modules and in particular teaching an introductory tourism module to tourism students. Desirable would be the ability to teach service operations management to students on events, tourism, and hospitality programmes. The role will also involve visiting students on Placement throughout the UK and, if appropriate, internationally.

The introductory tourism module is at Level One (1st year undergraduate), and examines contemporary issues of the tourism sector, either from socio-cultural, political and/or environmental perspectives. The module is already designed, although the successful candidate will have the flexibility to adapt the content, within the confines of set learning outcomes.

Tourism and Event Management is a growing area within the Department on many fronts. There is an increasing research culture and the Department will make a major contribution to the RAE profile of the Faculty. Already the Institute of Transport and Tourism, headed by Prof Les Lumsdon, is at the cutting edge of this contribution to new knowledge in the area. In the medium term there will be a step change in research capacity and the recent appointment of an additional Professor of Tourism will help to achieve this aim.

Reference Number: 248E-08-06
Closing Date: 22nd June 2007 at 4pm

For further information, job specification and an application form, please visit http://www.uclan.ac.uk/other/hr/jobs/external.htm#248

Posted by James Trotta at June 13, 2007 12:01 PM