Pro Vice-Chancellor Academic Partnerships and Industry Engagement

We are currently seeking applicants for our new role of Pro Vice-Chancellor Academic Partnerships and Industry Engagement, which offers an exciting challenge as UCA moves into a new era, guided by a fresh University strategy and the ambition to be the sector’s leading specialist creative institution.

As well as establishing two new avenues of industry connection and entrepreneurialism – an Industry Hub and The Agency – the role is focused on assisting UCA in its quest to fully prepare its students for a creative career.  It will involve initiating, maintaining and enhancing local, national and international industry links, as well as contributing to the University’s existing research and knowledge exchange agenda.

Candidates should apply for this role through our retained advisors, Networked, at: www.networkedpeople.com/uca-pvc-partnerships

The deadline for receipt of applications is midnight on Monday 28 October 2024

To apply, please click the 'Apply' button, above.

Please include a full CV and a letter of application (no longer than two pages) setting out your interest in the role and explaining how your attributes and skills align with those for which we are looking.

Informal questions regarding the post should be directed to:

Hamish Laing at Networked via: hamish.laing@networkedpeople.com or

+44(0)7861 329463

At UCA, creativity and innovation are at the heart of what we do. Our legacy of educating eager and passionate artists, makers and thinkers runs back almost 160 years, and today we’re helping shape a global future that supports and nourishes talent worldwide. 

Our campuses across Surrey and Kent are vibrant communities, each specialising in different areas of the creative industries. We are also home to a thriving research hub, with academic experts and fellows leading the way in research on sustainability, design, textiles, animation, history and culture, and more. 

Are you ready to share your passion for creativity with the next generation of innovators? If so, we want to hear from you.

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