Career Opportunities at Queen's

About the job:

Queen's Business School (QBS) at Queen’s University Belfast is currently seeking to appoint an exceptional candidate to the post of Lecturer in Actuarial Science or Finance. The postholder will contribute to the design, development and delivery of Actuarial Science modules and programmes, together with the development of teaching and learning strategies relevant to Actuarial Science and its related disciplines. Applicants may be considered for a pathway as either a Lecturer (Practice), or Lecturer (Research and Education). Staff on the Practice pathway will engage in scholarly activity and industry engagement as appropriate to Actuarial Science. Staff on the Research and Education pathway will pursue academic research and teaching in Actuarial Science or Finance.

About the person:

Successful candidates’ application for Lecturer (Practice) should clearly demonstrate:

• Completion (or close to completion) of professional Actuarial qualifications, such as being a Fellow or Associate of the IFoA, or a holder of equivalent recognised Actuarial qualifications.
• Relevant professional industry experience.
• Evidence of the ability and willingness to teach at university level including design of new and innovative modules/pathways or assessment methods in Actuarial Science and related fields.
• Demonstrable ability to advance the teaching and industry engagement goals of QBS.

Successful candidates’ application for Lecturer (Research and Education) should clearly demonstrate:

• A completed PhD (or very close to completion) in Actuarial Science, Finance, or a related discipline.
• An established programme of research activity and dissemination of original, high-quality Actuarial Science or Finance research in line with accepted norms for Lecturer.
• A developing track record of high-quality peer reviewed Actuarial Science or Finance publications as appropriate to norms for Lecturer.
• Evidence of the ability and willingness to teach at university level including design of new and innovative modules/pathways or assessment methods in Actuarial Science and related fields.
• Demonstrable ability to advance the teaching and research goals of QBS.

This is not an exhaustive list.  To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information. 

What we offer:

Beyond a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year, pension schemes and development opportunities. We support staff wellbeing with flexible working options, work-life balance initiatives and support for physical and mental health. You can find more detail on all of this and more at https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/HumanResources/pay-reward-and-benefits/.  

Queen's University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality. For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit www.qub.ac.uk/diversity. 

If you are an international applicant and don't already hold a visa that permits you to take up the role you are applying for, please use the information provided on our website to self-assess whether the University is likely to be able to support a visa application - http://go.qub.ac.uk/internationalstaffsupport.

Candidate Information