Join our College team! We are the largest innovation hub in Europe, but we are also a College. We are looking to expand our outstanding faculty team and invite you to experience how rewarding it is to work in an environment that values:
- Your expertise in management, leadership and organisational behaviour
- An entrepreneurial and hands-on approach to learning
- A collaborative and dynamic culture – our faculty is international, forward-thinking, and passionate about inspiring students
Our campus is located in scenic surroundings near Venice and Treviso. It is a vibrant environment, hosting both day and boarding students, and continuously evolving to provide world-class facilities.
Role Overview
As part of our BSc programmes, we are seeking a Lecturer in Management Principles to introduce first-year students to the principles and practice of management. The module is a foundation for many of the modules that follow and is shared across several programmes, including Business Creation and Entrepreneurship, Marketing and Global Commerce, Management and Data Science, Digital Economics and Finance, International Business Studies, and AI & Sports Management.
The successful candidate will help students connect core management theories with real-world organisational challenges, in a highly supportive, developmental and well-scaffolded way, building the critical and creative thinking required in modern management roles.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver engaging lectures, seminars, group discussions and case study analysis on management principles, leadership and organisational behaviour (36 teaching hours in presence at the H-FARM Campus)
- Explain the differences and inter-relationships between management and leadership, and introduce key human resource themes such as motivation, team dynamics, and conflict avoidance and resolution
- Help students understand the marketing, financial and human resource management functions and compare different management techniques and business typologies
- Contextualise management theory through real-world examples drawn from start-ups, SMEs, corporates and the H-FARM innovation ecosystem
- Provide a supportive and well-scaffolded learning experience for first-year students, many of whom are approaching management studies for the first time, in a multicultural classroom with students from different programmes
- Design, deliver and mark assessments (two in-class mid-term tests and a literature review), providing timely, developmental formative and summative feedback
- Support students in developing academic skills, including research, use of literature, critical reading and academic writing
- Collaborate with programme leaders and colleagues to ensure integration of learning across modules, and contribute to the continuous improvement of teaching materials and assessment methods
Qualifications & Experience
- C1 level of English (teaching language)
- A Master’s or Ph.D. in Management, Business Administration, Organisational Behaviour, Human Resource Management, or a related field
- Strong knowledge of management theory, leadership models, organisational behaviour and HRM
- Experience in teaching at university level, ideally with first-year undergraduate students (preferred)
- Professional experience in management, HR, consulting or entrepreneurship is a plus
- Familiarity with UK higher education standards and assessment practices is a plus
- Excellent communication, mentoring and classroom-facilitation skills, with a student-centred and inclusive approach
- Passion for helping students build strong foundations for their future studies and careers
What We Offer
- Contract type: freelance collaboration, or coordinated and continuous collaboration contract (co.co.co.)
- Compensation: €7,000 to €8,000 gross for the whole module, depending on experience. For VAT-registered professionals, VAT and social security contributions are added where applicable.
- The opportunity to teach in an international and innovative academic environment
- A dynamic campus at the intersection of education, technology, and entrepreneurship
- Collaboration with a diverse faculty and industry professionals
- The chance to shape the next generation of managers and entrepreneurs from their very first year