Sanjaya Lall Visiting Professorship of Business and Development (Saïd Business School)

In association with Green Templeton College

Following the generous gift from the Sanjaya Lall Memorial Fund, the University invites applications for the Sanjaya Lall Visiting Professorship of Business and Development. The appointment of the Visiting Professor is intended to be made for Trinity Term 2011 in the first instance.

The Visiting Professor will be resident in Oxford for Trinity Term of the academic year (usually the end of April to the end of June). The successful candidate will be expected to interact with the school's research students and faculty, and to contribute to an elective course on the MBA or to an executive education programme. The Visiting Professor will also be expected to deliver at least one public lecture and to participate in seminars, workshops and conferences at the school.

The Visiting Professor will be intellectually eminent in the field of Business and Development research. In the spirit of Sanjaya Lall, the successful candidate should demonstrate the ability to adapt theory to understand and frame novel research questions and methodologies. In addition to focusing on the problems of managing business and development, the candidate must also show strong flair for formulating strategic policy responses.

Those interested should consult the further particulars at www.admin.ox.ac.uk/about_the_university/jobs/fp/ for more details about the post and for full instructions before making an application. Informal enquiries about the post may be directed to Professor Mari Sako (e-mail: mari.sako@sbs.ox.ac.uk). Applications, including a covering letter and full curriculum vitae, and naming three referees, should be received no later than 1 September by Mrs Michelle Hales, Social Sciences Division, Hayes House, 75 George Street, Oxford OX1 2BQ (e-mail: michelle.hales@socsci.ox.ac.uk).

Applications are particularly welcome from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Oxford.