Cambridge Judge Business School seeks to attract, develop and retain the most talented people from around the world to complement our diverse community of academic, professional, administrative and operational staff. We offer a challenging and rewarding work environment with a range of special benefits and discounts.
If you are looking for stimulating and collaborative work, and an opportunity to make an impact on business education in an intellectually inspiring environment, you should consider a career at Cambridge Judge Business School. All jobs will be listed on this page.
Head of Digital Learning
Salary £55,751 – £59,135
Closing date 25 October 2020
Cambridge Judge Business School leverages the power of academia for real world impact to transform individuals, organisations and society. Since 1990, Cambridge Judge has forged a reputation as a centre of rigorous thinking and high-impact transformative education, situated within one of the world’s most prestigious research universities, and in the heart of the Cambridge Cluster, the most successful technology entrepreneurship cluster in Europe.
Based in central Cambridge, the Head of Digital Learning will play a pivotal part in the ongoing development of the School’s strategic approach to technology enhanced learning across all courses/programmes. We are looking for an experienced leader with extensive knowledge about university-level teaching and learning. The role holder will have developed, promoted, delivered, and measured successful institution-wide programmes of activity, engaging faculty and multiple stakeholders across complex institutions. Working closely with colleagues in the School, the Head of Digital Learning will lead on the implementation of the School’s Digital Learning strategy in line with operational goals. The role holder will provide staff with guidance and training, encouraging innovation and use technology to its full potential. The role holder must be able to demonstrate knowledge and experience with modern pedagogic practices and curriculum design in support of synchronous and asynchronous learning. The role holder will take a proactive approach to continuous improvement, evaluating the effectiveness of the department’s digital learning platform and pedagogical processes.
Preferably educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant subject or a related discipline, the ideal candidate will have an excellent understanding of pedagogical learning and understanding of current and emerging issues, trends and commercial opportunities in digital learning and/or higher education. We are looking for an individual who is results-driven, well organised with a high degree of initiative and ability to plan and have proven experience of managing teams of 5+ people. The successful candidate needs to have a proven record of working effectively with other stakeholders and being able to operationalise activities, particularly through periods of change and organisational growth.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are a prerequisite for this role along with the ability to communicate effectively and build strong relationships at all levels (with both academic and non-academic colleagues as well as commercial partners and clients). The successful candidate must be able to keep abreast of development in digital pedagogy and business management education, be creative with an enthusiasm for innovation, and have a flexible approach to working hours as required.
Research Assistant/Associate (Centre for Risk Studies) (fixed term)
Salary £26,715 – £40,322
Closing date 4 November 2020
We are looking to recruit an experienced researcher to work with us at the Centre for Risk Studies, a multidisciplinary research centre of excellence for the study of the management of economic and societal risks. The Centre’s focus is in the analysis, assessment, and mitigation of global risk for the advancement of political, business and individual decision makers.
The purpose of this role is to develop and improve analytics for assessing the likelihood of an organisation experiencing a cyber-attack, and the effectiveness of prevention measures in reducing impacts. The candidate will use various modelling techniques to estimate in the impact of various designed scenarios on business, the world economy, national economies and insurance sectors.
You should be educated to postgraduate or PhD degree level in a relevant specialist subject, for example, computer science, mathematics, or engineering. You should have strong communication and qualitive skills, as well as an interest in the field and synthesising past research experience with current trends and events to create an innovative new approach to diagnosing future perils. We are looking for someone who is driven, committed and can demonstrate initiative and self-motivation, as well as good time management and planning skills. Previous project management experience would be advantageous.
Fixed term: The funds for this post are available for one year in the first instance.