Associate Head of School (042019-106)

Category: Academic | Faculty/Division: Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences | School: Faculty of Heath, Education and Life Sciences | Department: Faculty of Heath, Education and Life Sciences | Location: City South Campus | Post Type: Full Time | Closing Date: 17 May 2019 | The Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences in Birmingham City University is seeking exceptional candidates to lead through a period of unprecedented growth and development.  Birmingham City University has invested £41 Million in a purpose-built development designed to house a new developments within the School of Health Sciences and a relocated School of Education. The 10,500m² building at City South Campus in Edgbaston has enabled the University to offer a wide range of new health, life science and sports courses.  To support these developments we are seeking an exceptional candidate to join us as Associate Head of School, to work closely with the Head of School and the School Management Team. As a key member of the Faculty’s leadership team, you will be expected to support the Head of School in providing strategic direction and academic leadership for the School of Health Sciences, making a significant contribution to University and Faculty priorities. This role offers an exciting opportunity for an academic leader to support the leadership of this growing School. Candidates will demonstrate the intellectual, strategic and operational leadership qualities to engage colleagues, students and stakeholders in a strategic direction that develops new opportunities and builds on existing strengths, past successes and enhances the School and Faculty position. The post holder will support the Head of School to lead the core activities of teaching, research and external income generation and to build upon our national and international reputation and to foster a spirit of continuous improvement. Applicants should have or be working towards a PhD/ Doctorate and a developing track record of research/scholarly activity with recognition at a national level.  Candidates are sought that have the energy, passion and ambition to have a real impact in developing the School.  The post-holder will be strategic leader with a strong track record in management, a focus on business development and able to help build the Faculty’s international reputation.  The appointee must have the credibility in the field to lead a growing and highly motivated team of academics and students. For an informal discussion please contact Hannah Abbott (Head of School) on 0121 331 6145 or via email on Hannah.Abbott@bcu.ac.uk.  For more information about applying and for the job description for the post, please see the current vacancies on the BCU website:  http://jobs.bcu.ac.uk/. Birmingham City University seeks to be a single status employer and benefits include up to 32 days annual holiday, an index linked contributory pension scheme and an employee medical scheme. Birmingham City University is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Please note; on occasions where we receive a large number of applications, we may close the advert ahead of the publicised closing date. If this does happen, we will contact all candidates via email who have started but not yet completed their application, giving 48 hours’ notice.   We would therefore advise that you submit your completed application as soon as possible. Please note that this role is not capable of sponsorship under Tier 2 of the points based system