Professor (Full)

Professor (Full)

Internationally competitive salary

South Kensington and White City

About the role:

Imperial Business School is seeking to appoint five research leaders within the School’s key societal challenge areas: health, sustainability, AI & digital business, technology entrepreneurship and innovation, and social equality.

The posts are enabled by a philanthropic donor who supports and believes in the great potential of business school research to effect sustained change in business and society. This aspiration reflects Imperial’s quest to improve the lives of people, and aligns with Imperial’s investment in interdisciplinary inquiry.

Suitable candidates will:

• have a track record of disciplinary excellence in one of the School’s research areas
• routinely work across disciplinary boundaries and with users of academic knowledge
• have demonstrated their research has resulted in significant impact on economy, society or government.

Successful candidates will be appointed to one of the four Business School departments that best matches their area of research: Analytics, Marketing and Operations; Economics and Public Policy; Finance; Management and Entrepreneurship.

Candidates are expected to have an outstanding record of impactful research, the ability to deliver outstanding teaching and student experience, and the ability to perform key service and leadership responsibilities within the School.

What we can offer you:

• The opportunity to continue your career at a world-leading institution and be part of our mission to use science for humanity
• The opportunity to work across business school, technology, science and medicine research and address key societal challenges on a global scale
• To benefit from Imperial’s significant resources and central network position in academia and across to global industry, users and government
• Globally competitive salary and remuneration package (including generous pension scheme)
• Be part of a diverse, inclusive and collaborative work culture with various staff networks and resources designed to support your personal and professional wellbeing

Further Information

This is a full-time and open-ended role based at the Imperial College South Kensington campus.

Interested candidates should apply online including their CV along with the application form, cover letter, research statement, teaching statement and evidence of teaching scores.

Closing date: 3^rd September 2026, 23:59 hours Midnight BST