Chair and Associate Dean (Education)

Professorial Pay Scheme Band Structure which ranges from £64,946 – £128,006 per annum.

Are you interested in working for a top-ranked, triple-crown accredited (AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA) Management School? We are seeking applications from ambitious, highly motivated and talented individuals who will be keen to play an active role in further enhancing the Management School’s international reputation for excellence and delivering our mission for positive societal impact, fostering socially responsible management practices through world-class, innovative research and transformative education.

We are seeking to appoint a proven academic leader (Teaching & Research or Teaching Specialist Pathway) with a distinguished record of research and/or scholarship at a world-leading level to join us as Chair and Associate Dean (Education). The appointment to this leadership position is fixed for circa 5 years after which you will join the School’s Professoriate full-time.

As Associate Dean (Education), you will lead the further development and delivery of the School’s ambitious strategic plan for Education, ensuring the delivery of excellent, research-led, transformative learning and teaching and student experience aligned with our mission, vision and values. This will reflect the needs of our diverse student population, programme portfolio and differing study environments, and drive forward our strategic priorities, initiatives and innovations around our strategic pillars of high-quality learning and teaching, employability and digital learning. You will have a commitment to continuous improvement and foster close synergies between research and the design, curriculum and delivery of education.

We are seeking applications from internationally recognised scholars in research and teaching, or teaching specialist pathways with a profile commensurate with a Chair appointment in a relevant subject area. You will be an ambitious academic leader with a proven track record of strategically driving innovation, and continuous improvement in Education. You will be required to support the Dean to lead, manage and develop the School to ensure it achieves the highest possible standards of excellence in all its activities, exercise leadership, demonstrate vision, and empower others in order to deliver an ambitious Education strategy for the School strategy, aligned with wider Faculty of Social Sciences and University priorities.

The closing date for application is noon on 25th May 2023.