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Chair in Organisation Studies, University of Liverpool

The University of Liverpool Management School (ULMS) is seeking to appoint an outstanding Chair in Organisation Studies as part of the drive to enhance ULMS’ position as a world-class School of Management. The Chair will sit within the Work, Organisation and Management Subject Group, led by Professor Charlotte Croft. 

The appointee will make an outstanding scholarly contribution by conducting world-class research, mentoring early career researchers and supporting the development of colleagues, and enhancing the international reputation of the Group. The Chair will also be expected to shape and support new and innovative teaching directions. 

Members of the Group regularly publish in world-leading international journals (such as Academy of Management JournalJournal of Management Studies, Organization Studies, Human Relations, Journal of Applied PsychologyJournal of ManagementOrganizational Behaviour and Human Decision ProcessesHuman Resource Management,Organizational Research Methods, and Research Policy), hold significant editorial positions, and serve in leadership capacities in academic and professional associations and networks.

 EQUIS, AACSB and AMBA accredited, the University of Liverpool Management School is an international management school based in an enterprising and vibrant, world city of culture. Formed in 2002 through the bringing together of a number of well-established departments and research groups in the University of Liverpool, the School provides a world-leading environment for research, management and leadership education. The pursuit of research which is internationally recognised for excellence in its originality, significance and rigour is central to the culture of the School, as is delivery of a strong student experience.

Following the appointment of the School's Dean, Professor Julia Balogun, in 2015 and supported by strong ongoing investment from the University and the University's ambitious STRATEGY2026, ULMS is fulfilling its mission to be a globally connected Management School whose transformative research and teaching places it at the forefront of influential knowledge leadership bringing the School together with students, business and society in learning to make a difference.

Over the last five years ULMS has engaged in extensive recruitment of academic and professional services staff, expanding into a state-of-the-art extension adjacent to the Georgian quarter of Liverpool, including a trading room and a marketing suite. The School now has over 220 academic staff supported by 85 professional services colleagues. In its wider setting, the School benefits from Liverpool's standing as a member of the UK's leading Russell Group research-intensive universities and from its location in a city which combines strong cultural activity, excellent transport links, and regional beauty with a world heritage skyline and is highly ranked on quality of life in the UK, while remaining one of Britain's most affordable cities.

Salary will be internationally competitive, commensurate with the appointee’s standing and potential. 

Presentations and interviews will take place at the University on 23 and 24 January, 2024.

For a confidential discussion, contact Christopher Lake or Sabine Tilly at Syllogism on +44 (0)20 3417 6076 or email recruitment@syllogism.co.uk


Chair in Macroeconomics/Applied Microeconomics, University of Liverpool

Professor Giuseppe De Feo has been appointed Chair in Applied Microeconomics at the University of Liverpool Management School.  Giuseppe is an applied microeconomist with research interest in political economy, public economics, organised crime, and applied microeconomic theory. He is the coordinator of the Applied Microeconomics area of expertise at the School. Giuseppe was awarded a PhD in Economics from the Université catholique de Louvain and from the Università Federico II, Napoli. Before joining Liverpool, Giuseppe held the positions of Lecturer at the University of Pavia, Senior Lecturer at the University of Strathclyde, and Professor of Economics at the University of Leicester. Giuseppe’s research has been published in top economics journals such as Quarterly Journal of EconomicsReview of Economics StudiesAmerican Economic Journal: Economic Policy. In 2020 Giuseppe was awarded a mid-career fellowship from the British Academy.  

Professor Nicolas De Roos has been appointed Professor in Economics at the School, which he joins from the University of Sydney. Nicolas received his PhD from Yale University. His main research interests are in the areas of structural empirical industrial organisation, dynamic games, applied econometrics, and decision-making under risk. Current interests include the dynamics of retail petrol markets, and obfuscation in collusive environments.


Professor in Strategy and International Business, University of Surrey

Sorin M.S. Krammer has been appointed Professor of Strategy and International Business at Surrey Business School. Prior to joining University of Surrey, Sorin was a Full Professor of Strategy an International Business at University of Exeter Business School (UK), an Associate Professor in International Business and Innovation at Leeds University Business School (UK), and Assistant Professor of International Economics and Business at the University of Groningen (The Netherlands), and has held academic positions at MIT Sloan School of Management (USA), and Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research -SIEPR- (USA). In addition to academia, Sorin was involved as well as an expert consultant in several World Bank projects dealing with innovation and international competitiveness (of regions and sectors) in less-developed countries.

Sorin has published, among others, in Journal of ManagementJournal of International Business Studies, Research PolicyJournal of Product Innovation Management and Journal of World Business, and he serves as member of the Editorial Boards of Journal of Management Studies, Journal of World Business and Technological Forecasting and Social Change.His research has also been recognized in terms of excellence by the Academy of International Business (Alan Rugman Best Young Scholar Award -2014) and the European Academy of Management (Best Paper Award -2022).