Appointment of the Director of Research Services

Aston University

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Welcome

Thank you for your interest in this exciting opportunity to shape and lead the research of Aston University – an inclusive, entrepreneurial and transformational University. Following a decade of rapid growth, we now stand at the threshold of our next stage of development, as captured in our recently-launched Aston 2030 Strategy. This will involve us scaling up, but not for its own sake: our priority is to grow the ‘quantity of quality’, and this applies particularly to our research.

This new role offers the right candidate unique scope not just to deliver growth, but to play a leading role, together with the PVC Research and Enterprise, in setting the right culture for research and research commercialisation at Aston. In doing so, you will have the support of an outstanding team based in Research and Knowledge Exchange. You will also engage with high-quality academic research leadership in the Colleges as well as excellent professional services colleagues, primarily in Finance, the Library, HR and the Colleges. Indeed, in my view, the chance to work across the entire institution, and across an academic portfolio ranging from Medical Sciences to Humanities, is one of the main attractions of this role.

I hope you find the information provided here useful and look forward to receiving your application.

Professor Simon Green
Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research)

About us

 


Built on strong and diverse foundations, Aston University was set up by Birmingham’s employers in 1895 as a technical college to support the needs of the City. From its establishment as a university in 1966 to the present day, Aston University has maintained its focus on meeting the commercial and technical needs of the region.

We are renowned for improving the lifelong prospects, social capital and progression of hard-working students who aspire to develop professional careers and contribute to their communities.

By most measures we are one of the most diverse universities in the UK, with over 70% of our home undergraduate students from BAME communities, compared with 24% average for UK universities, and we welcome international students from over 120 countries each year. A recent study by HEPI ranked Aston University 2nd in England for transforming lives through social mobility at scale. This is embedded across the DNA of Aston University – the results demonstrate our commitment.

We were the first university to include integrated placement years as standard in their degree programmes. Placements, pre-registration years, and work and study abroad opportunities now feature across our undergraduate programmes.

Our alumni community is extensive with over 100,000 engaged alumni from over 170 countries around the world, contributing to the success of their organisations and communities.

  • Ranked 22nd in the Guardian University League Tables 2023.
  • Sustainable campus – Top 30 in the UK’s university rankings (People and Planet University Green League Table, 2022/23).
  • Ranked 4th out of 429 universities by Uni Compare users (2022).
  • Aston University is the second UK university to have an engineering department achieve Athena Swan Gold.

Mission, values and behaviours

Our mission is to be the UK’s leading university for students aspiring to succeed in business and the professions, where original research, enterprise and inspiring teaching deliver local and global impact by:

  • Providing high-quality teaching and student support
  • Producing collaborative research with high translation and impact
  • Promoting skill building and industry development
  • Fostering community engagement and development

All staff are expected to demonstrate and promote the University’s values and behaviours, , which are an integral part of our strategy and underpin the culture of the University.

OUR VALUES

Aston is professional and ambitious

The University believes this is a prerequisite to realise our mission and vision, and will be recognised by businesses and external organisations as shared values which make Aston an attractive partner for research and education.

Aston is innovative and collaborative

The University works across disciplines, institutions and partners to be proactive in creating and implementing new ideas, to be a leader in modern educational techniques and to undertake research which inspires staff, students and external partners.

Aston is ethical and inclusive

The University recognises its responsibility to be an exemplar of behaviour and conduct in all that it does. It will leverage the diversity of its staff and student body to achieve outcomes for its beneficiaries and provide opportunities for education and professional development to all.

Our behaviours

The behaviour framework outlines the behaviours we demonstrate when working towards our  priorities. The focus is not just on what you achieved but how you have achieved it.

Aston’s behaviours are split into five key areas:

  • Be your best self
  • Make it happen
  • Strengthen leadership
  • Think big, Think wide
  • Serve our beneficiaries

In addition, our leaders are expected to be accountable, help to execute strategic visions of the University and share and set clear expectations that inspire those around them.  All staff are expected to demonstrate the expected standards in Our Commitment to You, which you will find on the Aston University website ‘About’ section, to deliver a good service experience.

For further details see https://www.aston.ac.uk/about

Our Research Strategy and Aston 2030

Our Research Strategy feeds into each of the five strategic aims of Aston 2030:

  • Elevate Ambition
    Our Strategy is a blueprint to increase our capacity for sustained excellence and impact, and hence to build our reputation via REF 2028.
  • Create Value
    For our PGR students; for our research-active staff, and especially for our Early-Career Researchers, through the People Strategy; for research stakeholders through our URIs and Knowledge Exchange activities.
  • Leverage our Place
    By growing research, research facilities and innovation which is both excellent and distinctive within our region, and which underpins Aston’s anchor position in the Birmingham Innovation Quarter.
  • Build Digital Enterprise
    Through data management and digital infrastructure.
  • Transform Business and Communities
    Through research impact, translational research, commercialisation and spin-outs, KTPs and wider Knowledge Exchange, as will be set out in our Enterprise Strategy.

This is enabled by impactful, collaborative, excellent and financially sustainable research.

Research at Aston

World-leading research at Aston

Our mission is to deliver research that changes lives for the better. As a public research university, we foster collaboration between students, academics and industry leaders, bringing together people from all backgrounds and disciplines in the pursuit of knowledge, academic excellence, and a better world. For over 70 years, we’ve pushed boundaries at the heart of the UK’s second city. We’ve embraced diversity, led change, and championed learning. We empower our researchers with access to cutting-edge facilities and investment opportunities. And we aim to magnify the impact of our research beyond academia, to the benefit of all.

Read more about our research here.

Research by College

University Research Institutes

  • Aston Institute of Photonic Technologies
    One of the world’s leading photonics research centres. Our successful track record of scientific achievements ranges from medical lasers and bio-sensing for healthcare, to the high-speed optical communications technology that underpins the internet and the digital economy.
  • Energy and Bioproducts Research Institute
    Delivering carbon reductions, cost-effective solutions and societal impacts from sustainable energy systems. EBRI’s goal is to use sustainable resources to deliver an affordable, resilient and low-carbon energy future. We will do this by pursuing 3 cross-cutting and 1 integrative objective applied to our core experimental capabilities in thermochemical, catalytic and biological conversion of biomass and waste.
  • Institute of Health and Neurodevelopment
    Our research in children extends from ‘bench to bedside’ and from molecules to minds. Our discoveries become the next advances in healthcare and educational policy for literacy, eating and neurodevelopmental disorders. We are unlocking the potential of research to support health and development of children and young people.
  • Aston Institute of Forensic Linguistics
    Improving the delivery of justice through the analysis of language. We study forensic texts and contexts producing academically rigorous, high impact research using insights and methods from diverse areas of linguistics to improve the delivery of justice.

Aston Digital Futures Institute 

Aston University is establishing a new interdisciplinary Aston Digital Futures Institute (ADFI), to be launched during 2023-24.

ADFI is a multi-disciplinary research institute, established to provide thought leadership on one of the defining trends for the 2020s – the evolution of developed economies towards what is commonly referred to as ‘Industry 4.0’ and beyond.

Vision

Our vision for the new research institute is rooted in the heritage, specialisms, and location of Aston University:

  • Aston University has a distinguished heritage as a technological University. Under the leadership of its new Vice-Chancellor, Professor Aleks Subic, the University is developing a new strategy – Aston 2030 – which will position the University at the cutting edge of digital transformation by focusing strategically on value creation and impact realisation at the interfaces between Health, Digital and Technology.
  • The articulation of ADFI sits at the intersection of all three of the University’s disciplinary Colleges: Engineering and Physical Sciences, Health and Life Sciences, and Business and Social Sciences.
  • Our ambition is to grow research capability and capacity in the Digital Futures space, particularly in the areas of AI in Health, Data Science and Bioinformatics, Gamification and Digital Society.
  • The University’s location is in the heart of the city of Birmingham, and within the city’s designated ‘Birmingham Innovation Quarter (B-IQ)’, which will drive technological innovation in digital tech and health tech.

Six key aims of ADFI

The aims of the new research institute are to:

  • Galvanise and expand the University’s research footprint in the Digital Tech space.
  • Generate significant new research activities, including grant capture at scale, outputs at world-leading (4*) quality and impact with outstanding levels of reach and significance, as well as attracting high-quality PhD students to Aston University.
  • Support innovative academic development and contemporary education in this domain for the University, reflecting its identity as a ‘dual-intensive’ institution.
  • Build strategic partnerships in this area with businesses and public sector organisations in the Midlands and beyond, and driving innovation and impact.
  • Shape and lead the public debate around what society’s digital future might look like and influence socially responsible transformations and sustainable growth.
  • Spearhead Aston University’s contribution to the economic regeneration of Birmingham and the West Midlands through digital transformation.

Knowledge Exchange

Developing mutually beneficial partnerships between industry leaders and our experts to support innovation and promote business growth, the Knowledge Exchange (KE) brings together the worlds of business and academia in a way that increases engagement and allows everyone to benefit from the power of new ideas.

Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021

The Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 has rated 79% of Aston University research as ‘world leading’ (4*) or ‘internationally excellent’ (3*).

In addition, 74% of the impact of the University’s research has been rated “very considerable” or “outstanding” for reach and significance.

The number of Aston University staff being submitted for assessment has doubled since the last REF in 2014 and, over the same period, the University has increased the proportion of its highest rated 4* publications from 21% in 2014 to 29% in 2021.

Aston University made a 100% submission of eligible staff across seven REF assessment units and has more than doubled its ‘research power’ since 2014. Research power is calculated by the overall quality of the submission (the ‘grade point average’) multiplied by the full-time equivalent number of researchers submitted.

Supporting our researchers

At Aston we support our academics and researchers throughout the research lifecycle from:

  • providing opportunities to discuss and formulate ideas for research proposals
  • investing in facilities and equipment, and technical support for research
  • bid development (including peer review and costing)
  • all aspects of research integrity and ethics
  • engaging with collaborators as co-creators of research
  • publication and dissemination of outcomes of research (including open data and open access)
  • working with our partners in business, government and industry to translate the outcomes of research into impact.

Learn more about how we support our researchers here.

Colleges and Academic Structure

The engines of Aston University are the Academic Colleges, comprising 11 specialist Schools; blending business, health, science and technology expertise to drive innovation and engagement for our primary beneficiaries.

The Colleges work very closely with colleagues from Professional Services and Engagement to deliver an outstanding student experience.

College of Business and Social Sciences (BSS)

College of Engineering and Physical Sciences (EPS)

College of Health and Life Sciences (HLS)

Living in Birmingham

Aston University is in a great, central location. Ideally positioned in the centre of Birmingham – one of the youngest cities in Europe – our campus is only a 10 minute walk to the city centre.

Culture and heritage
Home to some of the greatest creators and inventors, culture and heritage makes Birmingham a great city.

The ultimate shopping experience
With over 200 shops across the Bullring and Grand Central, Birmingham is a shopper’s paradise.

Wonderful performing arts
Birmingham hosts the best British musicals, pantomimes, operas and ballet.

Fantastic food and drink
Michelin-starred restaurants, the Chinese quarter, street dining, farmers’ markets, high street chains to independents, Birmingham has some wonderful places to drink.

Sporting Action
Birmingham has a long history of football, cricket, rugby and athletics. Aston University is the Official UK University Partner of Aston Villa Football Club in the Premier League and was the host city of the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Open spaces
Birmingham has acres of green spaces, parks, historical canals and scenic routes for walking, running or cycling.

The Role

Director of Research Services (AQ2259)

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Grade: 10
Salary: A competitive salary will be negotiated with the successful candidate.
Contract Type: Full time
Basis: Permanent

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Purpose:
Reporting directly to the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research and Enterprise – PVC-RE) and based within Research and Knowledge Exchange (RKE), the Director of Research Services plays a central and strategic operational role in the delivery of Aston 2030 Strategy in the areas of research and enterprise. Working across the institution, and engaging actively, positively and constructively with stakeholders, the position combines strategic perspective, operational acuity, service excellence and inclusive leadership skills to deliver excellent outcomes in research and enterprise in line with Aston 2030 Strategy, including in REF 2028. The post holder will use effective relationship building skills both internally (across both academic and professional service departments) and externally to realize the University’s objectives.
The postholder will lead a growing, committed and high performing team, which covers a range of areas including research funding, grants and contracts, research translation and impact, data, quality and research integrity. It is envisaged that the new Director of Research Services will recruit and appoint a Deputy Director to assist them in managing of this growing area.

Main duties and responsibilities

  • Reporting to the PVC-RE, to take a strategic lead research services across the university and oversee the operational realisation of the Research Strategy to support and accelerate the University’s ambitions in research and enterprise.
  • To deliver a step change in the research intensity and research quality across the University, including through active engagement with research leaders, major public and private research funders, as well as through exploitation of research led innovation with new IP.
  • To lead the University’s operations relating to the submission for the upcoming Research Excellence Framework (REF), including outputs, impact, and people, culture and environment. Guided by the PVC RE and in conjunction with the Colleges and Institutes, to develop institutional REF policy and codes of practice.
  • To lead and develop a positive high performing research culture and environment committed to continuous improvement within the University, including in areas of impact, integrity, interdisciplinarity, trusted research, enterprise and innovation, and to implement the necessary processes to support these.
  • To oversee the strategic direction of research and have responsibility for all aspects of research data management at the University, including the responsible use of metrics, and providing reports as appropriate to Executive and Senate, as well as for regular reviews, promotions and other purposes as required.
  • To work closely with the Research Finance team to ensure accurate costing of research bids to support the financial sustainability of research at Aston University.
  • To play а leading role in the development and implementation of the processes for setting research budgets.
  • To plan, implement and oversee the delivery of both long term and research activities.
  • To play a strategic role, leading in the support of University Research Institutes.
  • To engage externally with relevant stakeholders, including funding councils, local and regional stakeholders, including UKRI, West Midlands Combined Authority and Midlands Innovation.
  • To lead on ensuring sustainability of the research, through identifying and applying for additional funding and/or working with the funder to ensure follow-on funding.
  • To lead operational support for researcher development to enable improvement in capacity and capability, and create a high-quality experience for PhD students, Early-Career Researchers, Mid-Career Researchers and Senior Research Leaders across the University.
  • To work with academics, the Library and the Colleges to manage and implement the University’s Open Access Policy and Research Data Management Policy.
  • To oversee and ensure compliance and rigour in the implementation of the University’s governance of research ethics and integrity, including the Human Tissue Act.
  • To act as Secretary to University Research Committee and actively lead its annual programme of work.
  • To lead and manage professional staff within RKE as appropriate, promoting a positive team culture, collegiality, citizenship, collaboration, inclusion, excellence and high performance.
  • To undertake any other duties as reasonably required by the PVC-RE.

Additional responsibilities

  • Engage in continuous personal and professional development in line with the demands of the role, including undertaking relevant training and development activities to develop themselves and support the development of others.
  • Ensure and promote the personal health, safety and wellbeing of staff and students.
  • Carry out duties in a way which promotes fairness in all matters and which engenders trust.
  • Promote equality of opportunity and support diversity and inclusion as well as working to support the University’s environmental sustainability agenda and practices.

 

PERSON SPECIFICATION

All of the following criteria are essential.

Education and qualifications – assessment method: application form.

  • Degree level qualification in a relevant area.

Experience – assessment method: application form, interview and presentation.

  • Substantial experience of leading research and innovation in a large and complex organisation.
  • Experience of managing a submission to the Research Excellence Framework, either at institutional level or within a large Faculty.
  • Experience of research data management.
  • Experience of generating, supporting and managing applications for research awards, including large and collaborative awards.
  • Experience of supporting researcher development and PhD research programmes.
  • Experience of commercialisation of research.
  • Experience of capturing, communicating and supporting impact generation.
  • Experience of successful line management and leadership of professional staff.

Aptitude and skills – assessment method: application form and interview.

  • A detailed understanding of the UK and international landscape in research and innovation – in particular the Research Excellence Framework, UK RI and Innovate UK schemes.
  • A strong awareness of different research cultures and outputs across different academic disciplines.
  • High degree of attention to detail and quality, including a high level of analytical skills.
  • Proactive attitude, able to take advantage of opportunities and be flexible and responsive to change.
  • Excellent organisational, interpersonal, team working and communication skills.
  • Ability to work accurately to tight timescales and budget.
  • Ability to build and maintain strong and productive relationships internally with academic and professional services staff as well as with external stakeholders, including funding councils and other Universities.

All of the following criteria are desirable.

Education and qualifications – assessment method: application form.

  • Masters/ PhD in relevant area.

Experience – assessment method: application form and interview.

  • Experience of handling data analysis.
  • Experience of supporting spin out companies.
  • Understanding disciplinary differences across STEM and Social Sciences.
  • An understanding of issues around doctoral training, research ethics and integrity, and commercialisation of research.
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Terms of appointment

A competitive salary will be negotiated with the successful candidate.

The size and scope of the university means that the opportunities on offer are as diverse as the people who work here. From a generous annual leave scheme, gym membership, on-site nursery and flexible working to opportunities to volunteer in the community, there is something for everyone. For more information please visit the benefit pages on our website: https://www.aston.ac.uk/staff-public/hr/Benefits-and-Rewards

Cycle-to-work scheme
Cycle-to-Work is open to all employees. Through our salary conversion scheme, we’ll make a bicycle available to you for commuting – alongside safety equipment, free of income tax and national insurance.

Employee travel pass scheme
The University has an affiliation to Company Travelwise in Birmingham and an on-going commitment to green transport. As a result, annual travel passes purchased under the Employee Travel Pass Scheme will be available at a discounted price.

Car park scheme
Under the Flexible Benefits Scheme, instead of the car park charges being collected from your net pay, you can exchange an amount of gross salary that is equivalent to the charge. As a result, you will pay less National Insurance, thereby reducing the cost of car park charges.

Low emission car lease scheme
The new Low Emission Car Lease Scheme offers you the opportunity of a new car, benefiting from corporate discounts and savings on Income Tax and National Insurance Contributions. The car scheme will only offer cars with low CO2 emissions (120g/km or less).

Aston University nursery scheme
Aston University Nursery was founded in 1973 with a commitment to provide the highest standard of care and education. The Salary Conversion Scheme for the Aston University Nursery has been set up to provide Tax and National Insurance savings.

Computer share childcare vouchers
The University recognises that employees with children often require flexible pre-school and out-of school childcare in a convenient location. Childcare vouchers allow you to choose your own childcare provider, reduce your childcare costs and help you achieve the work/life balance you need.

Aston gym memberships
The Sir Doug Ellis Woodcock Sports Centre is a fantastic onsite staff facility. Permanent members of staff can choose to pay their membership fee via their monthly/weekly salary or in a one-off lump sum payment. Non-permanent staff can still get Aston staff prices but must pay for the membership in one lump sum.

Charitable giving
We have been looking at ways of promoting charitable giving through the payroll and of providing the most effective way of making tax savings on donations.
There are two ways you can do it:

  • Give As You Earn (GAYE) – A way of making donations to a charity of your choice and receiving immediate tax relief.
  • Flexible Benefits Scheme – Salary conversion for donations to Aston University to support students.

Citysave Credit Union
Having a regular savings plan means building up a fund of money towards Christmas, a holiday or just for a rainy day. Having it come directly out of your salary means saving has never been easier. In addition, surplus profits the credit union makes are returned to our members in the form of a yearly dividend. Citysave is covered by the FSCS, so your savings up to £75,000 are secure.

Cinema Society Club
You can register with the Cinema Society Club to receive up to 40% off tickets.

Will Writing Service
Aston University has teamed up with Dunham McCarthy, Estate Planning & Will Specialists, to offer Aston employees and their families a free will writing service.

Conference Aston
All staff receive a 15% discount when dining at Conference Aston.

Annual Leave
The annual bookable leave entitlement for staff working on a full-time basis is 25 days for staff in Grades 1 to 6, 30 days for staff in Grades 7 to 10 and 31 days for Professorial and equivalent staff. In addition to the above bookable leave entitlement, a minimum of 13 additional days holiday per year is given as specified Bank and University holidays, the dates of which are circulated annually and are published on the University’s website. Part-time staff are entitled to the same amount of annual leave, including Bank and University Holidays, as full-time staff, on a pro-rata basis to the hours that they work.

Pension
If you are a regularly employed member of staff, you will be enrolled into a pension scheme, the exact scheme will depend upon the grade of the post. Further information is available on our website: Here is the link to the Benefits and Reward page https://www.aston.ac.uk/staff-public/hr/Benefits-and-Rewards

Recognition Vouchers
We designed this scheme to provide managers with the flexibility and autonomy to recognise individuals or whole teams ‘in the moment’ by awarding them with e-vouchers. Typically e-vouchers are given for going above and beyond normal expectations of a job or role: completion of a project, innovative idea or process/product improvement that has had a positive impact for the university, students, staff or the wider community; excellent customer feedback; citizenship where an individual has gone out of their way to help others.

Personal/Professional Development
To equip you with all the skills you need, we offer a comprehensive range of learning and development programmes. Whatever your role and ambitions, we will support you to build your skills set and be your best at work. As well as training, we offer an induction programme for all our new starters. This induction will give you a basic overview of our organisation, along with the chance to meet colleagues from across the University.

Employee Assistance Programme
Open to all staff, the service offers confidential support for a variety of issues such as managing money; having a family; moving house; personal life; retirement; work life; returning to work after a break; family crises; personal crises; healthy choices; illness. Services are available 24/7, 365 days a year.

Relocation Support
Subject to the conditions of the University’s relocation policy, we provide assistance to new employees who have to relocate to take up a position. This policy applies to staff appointed to a position at grade 7 (salary point 25) or above on an open-ended contract or to a fixed term position of two years or more, and who have to relocate their place of residence in order to take up the appointment. Positions which are externally funded fall outside of this policy.

Employment of Ex-Offenders
Under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, a person with a criminal record is not required to disclose any spent convictions unless the positions they applying for is listed an exception under the act.

Eligibility to work in the UK
Post-Brexit transition period / EU Settlement Scheme
The post-Brexit transition period ended on 31 December 2020. If you are an EU/EEA citizen and you were a resident in the UK before 31 December 2020, you and your family members (including non-EU citizens need to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme to continue to live, work and study in the UK beyond 30 June 2021. The deadline for applying to the EU settlement scheme is 30 June 2021. You can apply via the Government webpage: https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families
Irish Nationals do not need to apply for settlement as they retain the right to work in the UK.

New immigration system for EU/EEA and Swiss Nationals who were not resident in the UK before 31 December 2020.
A new immigration system has been introduced for people arriving in the UK from EEA countries with effect from 1 January 2021. In addition to those who have always required a visa, EU citizens moving to the UK to work will need to get a visa in advance. You can find more information on the following website. Candidates should check their eligibility to enter or remain in the UK in advance of making any job application via the UKVI website: https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas.

Before applying you should ensure that you meet the requirements, including meeting the English Language requirements. If you do not meet the eligibility criteria, any application for a work visa would be unsuccessful.

If you require a visa to work in the UK the most common types of visa are
Skilled Worker Visa: https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa and Global Talent Visa. If you are a leader or potential leader in one of the following fields you may be eligible to apply for a Global Talent Visa:

  • Academia or Research
  • Arts and Culture
  • Digital Technology

Please click the following link for further information and to check your eligibility for this visa: https://www.gov.uk/global-talent.

Equal Opportunities
Aston University promotes equality and diversity in all aspects of its work. We aim to ensure, through our admissions policies for students, and our staff recruitment and selection processes that we encourage applications from all groups represented in the wider community at a local, national and international level.

The University will endeavour not to discriminate unfairly or illegally, directly or indirectly, against student or potential students, staff or potential staff. This commitment applies to all functions of the University and to any stage of an individual’s career.

An Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form is included within the application form. Data you provide on the Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form will be included in a general database, for statistical monitoring purposes, enabling the University to monitor the effectiveness of its Policy, Codes of Practice and Guidelines on Equal Opportunities in Employment. Individuals will not be identified by name.

Data Protection
 Your personal data will be processed in compliance with the Data Protection Act 2018 and the General Data Protection Regulation ((EU) 2016/679) (“GDPR”). The University’s Data Protection Policy and Privacy Notices, including the Job Applicant Privacy Notice can be found at https://www2.aston.ac.uk/data-protection.

Your application will only be used to inform the selection process, unless you are successful, in which case it will form the basis of your personal record with the University which will be stored in manual and/or electronic files. Information in statistical form on present and former employees is given to appropriate outside bodies.

Full details of our terms and conditions of service and associated policies and procedures are available online: https://www2.aston.ac.uk/staff-public/hr/policies.

How to apply

Anderson Quigley is acting as an advisor to the University, an executive search process is being carried out by Anderson Quigley in addition to the public advertisement.

The closing date for applications is noon on 13 November, 2023,

Applications should consist of:

  • A full CV.
  • A cover letter outlining your motivations for the role and how you meet the criteria of the person specification.
  • Please include details of two referees in either your CV or covering letter, though please note that we will not approach your referees without your prior consent and only should you be shortlisted.

Should you wish to discuss the role in strict confidence, please contact Carolyn Coates at carolyn.coates@andersonquigley.com, or +44 (0)7825 871 944 or Kiersten Avery at kiersten.avery@andersonquigley.com, or 44(0)7510 384 735.

Timetable

Closing date Midday, Monday 13 November
Panel interviews Friday, 8th December
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