Vacancy ID: 11435
Location: Leicester
Department: College of Science and Engineering
Vacancy terms: Full-time, four year term as Head of College
Salary details: Competitive with a £30,000 additional responsibility allowance for tenure as Head of College
Hours per week: 37.5
Advert closes midnight on: 28 Feb 2025
About the role
The University of Leicester is renowned for its world-changing research and high-quality, inspirational teaching, and proud to have been awarded a Gold rating in the 2023 Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF), reflecting our outstanding student experience and outcomes. Our commitment to excellence has also been recognised through recent accolades, including being named the Daily Mail University of the Year 2025 and shortlisted for the Times Higher Education University of the Year in 2024.
We are seeking an exceptional candidate for the position of Pro Vice-Chancellor and Head of the College of Science and Engineering. The College comprises five research-led Schools: Chemistry, Engineering, Computing and Mathematical Sciences, Physics and Astronomy and Geography, Geology and the Environment. Together, these Schools teach campus-based undergraduate and masters students, undertaking diverse programmes of study, through a range of laboratory-based subjects. The College hosts Space Park Leicester that facilitates a collaborative community of space engineers, academics and indust...