Programme Director, Bachelor of Arts & Sciences (BASc)

The challenges humanity is facing aren't the stuff of dystopia, science fiction, or textbooks. They're happening today – and they've never been more complex and interconnected.

Yet our higher education system is still structured in silos, leaving graduates ill-equipped to tackle the complexity that surrounds them. The next generation is now demanding to learn in a different way. That's where The London Interdisciplinary School comes in.

LIS is a start-up university that equips learners with an interdisciplinary toolkit to tackle the complex, real-world problems of the 21st century. With a world-class faculty, five exceptional cohorts and close partnerships with global organisations, LIS is building a new type of education for those who want to shape the world, not just fit in.

We are the first new UK education institution for 50 years to be granted full degree-awarding power since inception, and offer Bachelor's, Master's, and soon an MBA programme that take a ground-breaking interdisciplinary approach to education.

ABOUT THE ROLE

This is an exciting opportunity to lead the flagship undergraduate degree at the UK’s trailblazing new university, The London Interdisciplinary School.

You will be responsible for the next phase of the development of this programme which is unique in the UK in its interdisciplinary ambitions and structure.

Reporting to the Dean, you will have considerable autonomy and creative opportunities to develop the BASc in Interdisciplinary Problems and Methods as well as contribute as a senior leader to many aspects and functions of the new university’s growth and trajectory.

We are open to applicants with disciplinary/interdisciplinary qualifications and experience in all areas but of particular interest may be people with a background in one of: complexity/network science, psychology, design.

We are looking to onboard this person as soon as possible, and no later than July 1 2025, so we recommend you apply as soon as possible

PROGRAMME DIRECTOR SCOPE

Programme Directors at LIS are designated by and report to the Dean. They take charge for the design, development, management and assessment of the Programme they have been designated to lead on. Their responsibilities include:

Academic Governance

• Representing the Programme at Academic Council
• Chairing the Programme Development Team

Programme Delivery

• Holding overall accountability for the structure and delivery of a particular Programme or set of programmes

Assessment

• Monitoring the successful and compliant (i.e. aligns with policy) operational delivery of all student summative assessments, including ensuring that markers are competent in their subject areas and in marking assessments, ensuring an appropriate vetting process is undertaken of question papers and marking schemes, recommending external examiners and nominating invigilators
• Reviewing and signing off module forms and assessment briefs to ensure consistency with the programme learning outcomes

Academic experience

• Monitoring the successful and compliant operational delivery of a designated Programme

Reporting

• Submitting an annual Programme report to the Academic Council.

Quality

• Leading and articulating Faculty responses to student feedback from the programme, received via the SVC, in Town Hall, module evaluation forms and informal sources

Required

• The role holder will have significant experience of academic leadership
• The role holder will have significant management experience
• The role holder will have an advanced understanding of UK Higher Education including quality systems and processes.

Desirable

• The role holder will have experience of developing new Programmes.

• £61k - £71k base salary, depending on level of experience
• Flexible working arrangements: a minimum of 2 days per week on campus in East London and up to 1 month remote working abroad annually.
• 30 days holiday. Take time out to be inspired
• Monthly fitness contribution and, on successful completion of your probationary period, company-sponsored health plan
• Annual personal development contribution for external training/coaching