Head of Department

SALARY DETAILS: UP TO £60,000 PER ANNUM (DEPENDANT ON EXPERIENCE), PLUS BENEFITS

We are now seeking to appoint a Head of Department to lead the Department of Liberal Arts, who will be responsible for planning and successfully implementing the provision of high quality courses and an excellent student experience within the department and serve as academic lead for collaborative provision in accordance with the University’s objectives as outlined in its Strategic Plan.

The Head of Department of Liberal Arts will oversee the provision of Applied Liberal Arts, Academic Literacies, Foundation level courses, and manage and facilitate programmes under collaborative provision. The Head of Department will report to the Deputy Provost for Faculty.

Our new Head of the Department of Liberal Arts will hold a doctoral degree and will have a demonstratable commitment to Liberal Arts education and to the research, teaching and service dimensions of Richmond’s mission as a University.

It is desirable that the successful candidate has experience in successful line management and implementing organisational procedures relating to people; and in developing, overseeing and managing academic partnerships.

About Richmond American University London

Richmond American University London is a unique institution, global in outlook and in practice, diverse and cosmopolitan in its culture. A leading private and not-for-profit institution, we are dually accredited in both the United States, by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, and registered with the Office for Students in the UK. Our students receive both UK and US degrees, bringing together the best of British and American higher education.

Operating in London since 1972, our mission is to educate and inform future generations by providing them with the knowledge and support to think critically, the freedom to challenge assumptions and the skills to work with others. Our distinctive, multi-disciplinary Liberal Arts degree programmes offer a holistic approach to teaching and learning that focuses on developing academic and personal skills to enable our students to make positive contributions through employment, personal development, and public service after graduation.

Following the move to our new state-of-the-art campus in Chiswick Park, West London, we are developing a new strategy that will see the University grow and further diversify its student body, broaden and diversify is academic offer and expand its international partnerships.

Richmond is an equal opportunities employer; a Basic level DBS check is required for this position.

For further information about the University, please visit: www.richmond.ac.uk

Closing date: 11th May 2025

Interview date: 27th May 2025 (in person only)

To apply for this role, please email your CV and supporting statement which outlines qualifications, teaching experience, publications and research agenda, together with details of three recent work-related references to: hr@richmond.ac.uk (via the 'Apply' button above).

Please note that while submitted applications will be we are unable to provide individual feedback to applicants

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