Head of School - School of Engineering and the Built Environment

About ARU:
ARU is a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. ARU holds a gold award for the quality of its education, awarded through the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF). ARU’s research institutes and four faculties bridge scientific, technical and creative fields. We deliver impactful research which tackles pressing issues and makes a real difference to our communities. Our academic excellence has been recognised by the UK’s Higher Education funding bodies, with 16 of our research areas assessed as world leading. We are the largest provider of Nursing, Midwifery, Health and Social Care students in the East of England, and we are also among the UK’s leading universities for degree apprenticeship provision, working with hundreds of employers across the UK.

About the Role:
The Faculty of Science and Engineering combines a strong and active research culture with excellence in learning and teaching. Our Faculty is the largest in ARU with over 8,500 students studying worldwide. The Faculty comprises 530 staff across disciplines that include engineering, architecture, animal sciences, psychology, life sciences and computing. We are proud of our ongoing work to support an inclusive culture in the Faculty.

The Faculty holds an Athena SWAN Silver Award for its commitment to gender equality in STEMM education and research.

You can read about each School and our Global Sustainability Institute here: https://aru.ac.uk/science-and-engineering.

As the Head of School for Engineering & the Built Environment and Faculty Executive Team member, you will have responsibility for the development and delivery of the school’s ambitions plans for refreshing its course portfolio, significant growth in student numbers especially in Engineering disciplines, forging new partnerships with external organisations and employers, and improving B3/TEF outcomes.

You will bring to this role your academic standing in engineering, architecture, surveying or a relevant discipline with previous experience of leading Engineering and Built Environment disciplines, and demonstrable a track record of developing market-informed courses with strong student outcomes.

The ideal candidate will have excellent and in depth understanding and working knowledge of TEF and REF. With leadership and management experience in a similar level role with proven ability to develop productive relationships to encourage collaboration and increase the potential for innovative, inter-disciplinary and cross-campus working.

Informal enquiries can be made to Laurie Butler, PVC & Dean of Faculty at Laurie.Butler@aru.ac.uk.

We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including a generous holiday entitlement, occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package. Visit our benefits page for full details.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of our staff and students and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that ARU will carry out online searches as part of the due diligence on short listed candidates.

We value diversity at ARU and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

Committed to being inclusive and open to discuss flexible working.

Guidance Notes:
For a list of key requirements, please click the apply button to download the Job Description and Person Specification. To apply for this role please demonstrate how your skills and experience match the criteria in the person specification.

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