Professor in Department of Accounting
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School: International Business School Suzhou (IBSS)
Department: Department of Accounting
Position:Professor in Department of Acounting
Location: Suzhou China
Contract Type: Fixed-term renewable. 3rd contract is open-ended
ABOUT XJTLU
In 2006 Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) was created by the University of Liverpool and Xian Jiaotong University a top ten university in China. Offering a unique international education experience XJTLU brings together excellent research practice and expertise from both institutions and gives students the skills and knowledge they need to secure careers in a global marketplace. XJTLU now has over 25000 enrolled students in both Suzhou and Liverpool in the UK with plans to grow to about 28000 students by 2025. There are currently about 2000 staff among which about 1000 academic staff with an almost even split between citizens of the Peoples Republic of China and international passport holders. XJTLU offers our undergraduates and postgraduates over 100 programmes with a diverse spectrum of courses.
XJTLU is entering a new and exciting phase of its development as part of its strategic priorities for the next ten years. Adopting a new higher education model based on the concept of Syntegrative Education (SE) XJTLU is currently opening a new Entrepreneurial Education site in Taicang part of wider Suzhou where the Entrepreneur College (Taicang) is located. The Taicang site will be a pioneer of and educational model for the future campus in addressing challenges arising from the 4th Industrial Revolution. Other new initiatives include new working partnerships with Xian Jiaotong University the continued development of the four new Academies and exploration of further potential locations to develop the SE model.
With a focus on innovative learning and teaching and research XJTLU draws on the strengths of its parent universities and plays a pivotal role in facilitating access to China for UK and other institutional partners. At same time XJTLU is exploring future education by blending the educational theory best practice and culture from west and east.
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ABOUT INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL SUZHOU (IBSS)
International Business School Suzhou (IBSS) at Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University is growing in size and influence in pursuit of its vision to be a leading international business school. The school is based on strong principles of internationalism innovation inspiration and integrity which together ensure that we have a positive impact on society through our teaching research and business that pursuit IBSS became the youngest business school to be accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) in 2016 and again the youngest School to receive EQUIS accreditation in 2018. Receiving joint accreditation of AMBA and BGA in 2020 IBSS became the worlds 103rd triple accredited business school.
The five departments of IBSS are Accounting Economics Finance Intelligent Operations and Marketing and Strategic Management and Organizations with over 150 faculty members and more than 5500 students from over 60 different countries. IBSS delivers a range of undergraduate postgraduate MBA PhD and Executive Education programmes across all major business disciplines.
The Department of Accounting becomes an independent academic unit with the beginning of the 2020/21 academic year as a result of splitting the original Department of Accounting and Finance. At present the Accounting Department has a team of 26 academic staff publishing in high-quality international accounting journals and also maintaining a balance of academic research and professional engagement. More than 90% of our accounting faculty members are affiliated with at least one of the professional accounting bodies as follows: AICPA UK CIMA/ICAEW/ACCA CA/CPA Australia CICPA/HKICPA. Members of the department mainly teach BA Accounting programme and MSc Professional Accounting programme and also support widely many other business-related programmes. Our MSc Professional Accounting programme has received professional accreditation from ICAEW. BA Accounting programme has received professional accreditations from the ACCA CIMA CPA Australia and addition our BA Accounting students have been performing well in national/international competitions organized by professional accounting bodies: for example our students won 2nd place and 4th place (2020) in Chinas ICAEW BC competition and championship (2020) in CIMA GBC competition in North Asia region.
RESPONSIBILITIES
XJTLU is a research-led this context even though the workload of faculty in IBSS is generally shared between teaching research and service early-career faculty members are expected to spend the majority of their time on research followed by teaching then service. Research activities include the publication of research articles attendance of international conferences and applications for research funding. Research performance in the School is benchmarked on internationally recognized lists of journal quality such as the Academic Journal Guide (UK) a.k.a. the ABS list and the ABDC list (Australia). The target levels on those lists are ABS3/ABDC-A or above.
QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCES
The successful applicant is expected to have developed:
- A motivation to mentor junior faculty
- A solid wide range of academic leadership skills
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
Desirable Qualifications/Experience
- Curriculum design and programme development experience.
- Engagement with professional community.
CITIZENSHIP AND VISA REGULATIONS
Employment at Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University is regulated by Chinese Labour Laws and must comply with the regulations of the provincial government. These regulations stipulate who is eligible for legal employment with regard to obtaining work permits and visas. Please be advised candidates over 65 may be not eligible for a work visa in the P.R. China.
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
1. Clear career development path with annual review.
2. Professional development trainings are provided.
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
SALARY: Competitive salary in the market
BENEFITS
1. Allowance: XJTLU provide various month/annual/one-off allowances as
- Housing allowance
- Travel allowance
- Kids education allowance
- Relocation allowance
- Etc.
2. Commercial insurance: international insurance plans customized for XJTLU staff and family members. (details refer to the University Policy)
3. Paid holidays:
- Statutory Holidays (11 days)
- Annual Leave (36 days)
- Family Matters Leave
- Paid Sick Leave
- Marriage Leave
- Paternity Leave
- Parental leave
- Etc.
4. Working visa and residence permit in China:
XJTLU sponsors working visa and residence permit in China for the staff.
HOW TO APPLY
Please submit your application on our university website Applications must be submitted in a single pdf file that includes 3 parts in the order of:
- A cover letter
- A current CV including date of birth country of citizenship and highest degree level
- Contact Details for Three References
For specific enquiries relating to the position please email the head of Accounting Department Prof. Peng Cheng at . Informal enquiries may be addressed to HR Ms. Mingwei Sun at @. Please quote the position and job ID in your enquiry.
Employment Type
Intern
