Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Humanities & Social Sciences

Company description:

We are a world class research-intensive university. We deliver teaching and learning of the highest quality. We play a leading role in economic, social and cultural development of the North East of England. Attracting and retaining high-calibre people is fundamental to our continued success.

Job description:

Newcastle University is a thriving international community of 29,600 undergraduate and postgraduate students from over 140 countries worldwide, studying at our main campus in Newcastle, Newcastle University in Singapore and Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia.

As PVC for the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, you will be leading an exciting, multi-disciplinary faculty, which is structured around ten academic schools and three Research Institutes. The HaSS Faculty is home to around 13000 students, which span the full range of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences disciplines, including Newcastle University Business School and is made up of a community of 900 academic, and 275 professional services and technical colleagues.

You will have a strong academic track record and proven leadership experience. You will also have a deep commitment to team-working and to building inclusive cultures as well as delivering a future-focussed vision for Humanities and Social Sciences. In addition, you will possess experience of academic leadership and mentoring of academic and professional services colleagues and will have demonstrable experience of collaborating with external stakeholders along with a commitment to advocacy for the social and economic value of a research-intensive university in regional, national and global contexts.

To view the candidate information pack, please click here

Formal interviews will be held on 13th & 14th February 2025

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