Associate Professor in Organisational Behaviour

UCL Global Business School for Health

Job Description

Grade: 9 Associate Professor in Organisational Behaviour

Department: UCL Global Business School for Health

Location: UCL East

Reports to

Director of GBSH

Context

University College London (UCL) is one of the world's top universities. Based in the heart of London, it is a dynamic, outward-looking institution. At its establishment in 1826, UCL was radical and responsive to society’s needs, and this ethos – that excellence should go hand-inhand with enriching society – continues today.

UCL East

In our single biggest development since we were founded, UCL has expanded to East London.

Located on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, UCL East is dedicated to disruptive thinking and discovery across disciplines and beyond academic walls and to finding solutions to the biggest challenges for future living. We are located in Newham, East London – one of the most socially diverse parts of the UK – and we want our staff recruitment to reflect this.

Opened in 2022 and 2023, UCL East unites academic activities across experiments, arts, society and technology, integrating research and education, theory and practice with crossdisciplinarity, innovation and public engagement. More than just a conventional campus, UCL East represents a future focused mindset.

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UCL Global Business School for Health

The UCL Global Business School for Health (GBSH) at UCL East campus is an innovative business school in preparing future healthcare leaders to disrupt and reimagine global health systems. GBSH is dedicated to training and developing the next generation of leaders in the global health economy by building on UCL’s proud tradition of cross-disciplinary academic excellence in education and research. GBSH develops talent from all sectors – policy makers, technologists and entrepreneurs – to challenge conventional thinking, to improve health outcomes and address health inequalities world-wide.

With a vision for public good, GBSH is dedicated to health as the most important global issue in the 21 st Century which is impacting communities and economies worldwide. Its ambition is aligned to the UN Sustainable Development Goal of ‘Universal Health Care for All’. At GBSH, we bring together global perspectives from diverse healthcare systems, industry partners and sector networks.

GBSH is an interdisciplinary academic entity that is located within UCL’s Faculty of Population Health Sciences which is committed to innovating and improving health worldwide.

Main purpose of the job

This post will strengthen GBSH’s research and education in organisational behaviour, with a focus on leadership and/or workforce issues in health and healthcare. The post holder will make a substantial contribution to the Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) Health programme, working closely with the Programme Director on doctoral education, supervision and programme development.

We seek a scholar with a strong grounding in organisational behaviour and a research programme that advances understanding of people and organisations in the health field.

Relevant interests may include leadership and team dynamics; workforce wellbeing, motivation and retention; professional identities and interprofessional working; and organisational culture, inclusion and change. We welcome different theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches within this remit.

The successful candidate will join the People and Organisation Management in Healthcare cluster. They will work across disciplines and engage with health organisations and professional communities to develop research that contributes to organisational scholarship and informs leadership and workforce practice.

Duties and responsibilities

Education

• Work closely with the DBA Health Programme Director to support programme delivery, curriculum development and continuous improvement.
• Design, deliver and assess teaching in doctoral research methods, including research design, theory development and qualitative and/or quantitative methods appropriate to the post holder’s expertise.
• Supervise DBA, PhD and MSc research, helping students develop rigorous and feasible projects that connect academic scholarship with problems in health organisations.

• Support DBA participants in translating professional experience into research questions, critically evaluating evidence and developing contributions to theory and practice.
• Contribute to DBA admissions, student progress reviews, assessment and quality assurance, working with the Programme Director, academic colleagues and professional services staff.
• Contribute teaching in organisational behaviour, leadership and workforce issues across relevant GBSH programmes, including executive education where appropriate.
• Develop effective partnerships with students, colleagues and external partners to support an inclusive and intellectually demanding learning environment.

Research

• Sustain an outstanding programme of research in organisational behaviour focused on leadership and/or workforce issues in health and healthcare, publishing in leading peerreviewed journals and contributing to both theory and practice.
• Initiate and lead applications for external research funding, working independently and collaboratively to develop a sustainable research programme.
• Contribute actively to the People and Organisation Management in Healthcare cluster and develop interdisciplinary research with colleagues across GBSH and UCL.
• Build and sustain national and international research collaborations and partnerships with health organisations, professional bodies and policymakers.
• Engage external partners in the development and dissemination of research, supporting the use of evidence to improve leadership, working lives and organisational effectiveness in health settings.
• Contribute to the School’s research environment through seminars, mentoring and collaborative activities, including support for early career researchers and doctoral students.

Other Professional Duties

• Contribute to the academic administration and collective life of GBSH, undertaking responsibilities appropriate to the grade and agreed with the line manager.
• Actively promote UCL East’s academic values of interdisciplinarity, collaboration and public engagement.
• Carry out other duties within the scope, spirit and purpose of the job as requested by the line manager.
• Actively follow UCL policies, including Equal Opportunities policies, and consider how to advance equality of opportunity and good relations between people who share a relevant protected characteristic and people who do not.
• Maintain an awareness of, and comply with, Fire and Health and Safety Regulations.
• The successful candidate will need to meet UCL’s expectations of core behaviours.

This job description reflects the present requirements of the post, and as duties and responsibilities change/develop, the job description will be reviewed and be subject to amendment in consultation with the post holder.

Benefits

For information on UCL’s values, culture, and staff benefits, visit Work at UCL.

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s academic talent, from local to global. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

We, therefore, particularly encourage applications from candidates currently under-represented in UCL’s academic, research and teaching workforce.

These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people;

LGBTQ+ people; and women.

Person Specification

Criteria

Qualifications, experience and knowledge

PhD in Organisational Behaviour, Organisation Studies, Organisational Psychology, Human Resource Management or a related social science field, with a strong grounding in organisational behaviour.

Strong publication record in leading peer-reviewed journals in organisational behaviour or related fields, commensurate with appointment at Associate Professor level.

Demonstrated research expertise in leadership and/or workforce issues in health or healthcare settings.

A track record of doctoral supervision and contributions to doctoral training programmes.

Experience of teaching research methods and research design at postgraduate or doctoral level.

Experience of engagement with external stakeholders, including health organisations, professional bodies or policymakers.

A track record of securing research and/or enterprise funding as principal investigator or co-investigator.

Experience of teaching or supervising experienced professionals, including through a DBA, another professional doctorate or executive education.

Experience of programme or module coordination, curriculum development or academic quality assurance.

Experience of facilitating or coordinating national or international research partnerships or networks.

Skills and abilities

Ability to develop significant theoretical and empirical contributions to organisational behaviour through research on leadership and/or workforce issues in health.

Methodological expertise in qualitative and/or quantitative research and the ability to guide doctoral students in selecting appropriate research designs and methods.

Ability to support practitioner researchers in developing rigorous projects that contribute to academic knowledge and professional practice.

Excellent communication and teaching skills, including the ability to engage academic and practitioner audiences.

Strong supervision and mentoring skills, with a commitment to supporting student and colleague development.

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Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills, with the ability to contribute reliably to programme delivery and administration.

Other requirements

Ability to work across disciplines and sustain partnerships that support high-quality research and its use in practice.

Commitment to UCL’s policy of equal opportunity and the ability to work harmoniously with colleagues and students of all cultures and backgrounds Commitment to continuing professional development Willing to contribute to the development of UCL East’s academic vision, and to building a positive work and study Essential Application & Interview Essential Application & Interview Essential Application & Interview Essential Application & Interview Essential Application & Interview environment.

“UCL has always been a place where great things can happen. We were founded on a commitment to service, to the notion that learning happens in a social context, that even our most theoretical work should be undertaken in a spirit of supporting individuals and communities to flourish. That spirit has been present throughout our history and it remains our driving force today.”

Dr Michael Spence, UCL President & Provost