Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Forecasting

Job description

The University of Bristol Business School (Technology and Operations Group, Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus) is recruiting a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Forecasting (job ref ACAD108732), full time and permanent, at £44,746 to £69,488 per annum depending on experience, plus a market supplement (Grade J/K/L). The post is a key appointment intended to build and strengthen the School's research capabilities in forecasting; the level depends on the successful candidate's experience, achievements and academic standing. Areas of interest include forecasting using statistical and econometric methods, artificial intelligence and machine/deep learning, or behavioural and judgmental approaches, across business, economics, finance, operations and supply chains. Informal queries: Professor L. Alberto Franco, alberto.franco@bristol.ac.uk.

Responsibilities

• Develop (Lecturer) or lead (Senior Lecturer) an ambitious forecasting research programme that advances business and management scholarship
• Publish high-quality research
• Engage with industry, policymakers and other external stakeholders
• Contribute to (Lecturer) or lead (Senior Lecturer) collaborative research and externally funded research
• Deliver teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in Artificial Intelligence, Business Analytics, Forecasting and related areas
• Contribute to (Lecturer) or lead (Senior Lecturer) the design, development, enhancement and review of teaching units and programmes

Requirements

• Expertise in forecasting, with research that complements the School's profile
• Research that combines methodological rigour with practical relevance to business and management scholarship and to business and societal challenges
• Lecturer: potential to develop an internationally recognised research profile, a growing record of high-quality publications, and a strong research pipeline
• Senior Lecturer: an internationally recognised research profile and strong publication record, experience of securing external research funding, and experience of mentoring colleagues and contributing to academic leadership

Skills

• Business analytics
• Econometrics
• Forecasting
• Machine learning
• Statistical modelling