Lecturer (Sports)

With an international reputation for the practical application of management education, we place real value in commercial collaboration, teaching innovation and nurturing entrepreneurship among our students. We have experts in a wide range of disciplines and embrace our vision of developing our students into highly employable, socially and environmentally responsible individuals. As one of our team, you’ll have unique opportunities to work with our extensive network of global education and exchange institutions, research collaborations and alumni communities.

Manchester MetropolitanUniversity has made a strategic investment in sportsresearch and education, including the creation of the SportPolicy Unit in the Faculty of Business and Law, and a new Institute of Sport, which opened in September 2022. The SportPolicy Unit (SPU) currently consists of 15 full-time staff, one of the largest concentrations of teaching and research expertise in the social science study of sport in the UK. The SPU made a significantcontribution to the success in the recent UK Research Excellence Framework (REF), where ‘sport’ at MMU was ranked 6th on Research Power.

To complement our existing areas of expertise, we are seeking to add to the current staff by employing a fixed-term lecturer on a 0.6 FTE basis for 8 months in any specialist area of Sports Marketing, SportsManagement, Sports Politics and/or Policy. You will have a, or be close to completing a, PhD in a relevant topic. You will be joining an exceptional

team that has expertise in sportspolicy and politics more broadly, sports marketing, sponsorship, economics and law. We are actively engaged in national and internationalresearchrelationships and projects, including with UK Sport, the Rugby League World Cup, Manchester City FC, La Trobe University and Tokyo 2020.

If you have any questions relating to the posts on offer, please contact the Head of the SportPolicy Unit, Professor Jonathan Grix, on j.grix@mmu.ac.uk .

If you would like to join our people and share our ambition, we would love to hear from you.

Manchester Metropolitan University is committed to supporting the rights, responsibilities, dignity, health and wellbeing of staff and students through our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.

We promote applications from all sections of the community, irrespective of background, belief or identity, recognising the benefits that a diverse organisation can bring and particularly encourage applications from groups which are underrepresented in the University workforce.

We recognise the benefits and importance of an environment that supports flexible working and are open to conversations about this, as well as any reasonable adjustments required throughout the application process.