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    Management and Business Development Fellowships

    Please note: The deadline for Business Schools to submit their nomination forms has been extended to Friday 30th April 2010 to aid Schools with their recruiting process.

    Background

    The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) recently invited proposals from UK Research Organisations (ROs) to host Management and Busines Developmet Fellowships, with additional co-funding provided by the Society for the Advancement of Management Studies (SAMS). As a result of this call the ESRC and SAMS have awarded 16 Fellowships across eleven institutions. Successful Schools are now accepting applications to undertake Fellowships in the research areas listed below: 

    Business SchoolNumber of Fellowships AvailablePotential Research Areas
    City University, Cass Business School1
    • Corporate Governance
    Leeds University Business School1
    • Knowledge and Innovation
    Sheffield University Management School2
    • Accounting to Support Corporate Social Responsibility
    • Environmental Accounting and Financial Management
    • Public Service Organisations, Accounting and Financial Management
    • Supply Chain Accounting and Financial Management
    • Tax Non-Compliance and Public Sector Management
    • Financial Management
    Edinburgh University Business School1
    • Business and Climate Change
    Cardiff University Business School2
    • Healthcare Management
    • Strategic Management
    Open University Business School2
    • Third Sector Management
    • Knowledge and Innovation
    Durham University Business School2
    • Leadership
    • Banking Management
    Lancaster University Management School2
    • Knowledge Management
    • Strategic Management
    • Service Innovation
    Kingston University Business School1
    • Small Business and Entrepreneurship
    Manchester Metropolitan Business School1
    • International Business
    Hull University Business School1
    • European Transportation, Logistics and Supply Chain Management

    Management and Business Development Fellowships are aimed at talented individuals at an early to mid career level who have between five and fifteen years active experience after completing the minimum of an undergraduate degree.  Such individuals may have started either a professional career in business or management, or an academic research career in a different discipline, but should now be seeking to make a career change into a research active management and busness academic career.

    Applicants for a Fellowship award should reflect the following qualifications eligibility criteria.

    • Individuals who have worked in professional business practice or a public or third sector management post for the past five years will be expected to have at least an undergraduate degree. The achievement of any subsequent professional qualifications can be counted within the 5-15 year active experience eligibility range. Such individuals must be able to demonstrate substantial skills and experience in professional management, as well as an understanding and appreciation of research.
    • Individuals from a different academic discipline will be expected already to have a PhD in their original field of study.
    • All individuals will be expected to demonstrate the potential to develop excellent research skills, as well as commitment to developing an academic career in management and business studies.

    Submitting an application

    If you wish to apply to hold a Fellowship please contact the relevant Business School directly. Applicants should allow suficient time for the Business School to carry out their internal selection processes as all applications from the Business Schools must reach The Registrar at the ESRC no later than 4pm on 30th April 2010. 

    Contact

    Any queries regarding Management and Business Development Fellowships should be addressed to paul.meller@esrc.ac.uk.