Director of Business School

Salary negotiable

Ref: EHM0084-0413

The Faculty of Arts & Sciences is a diverse grouping of academic and professional traditions, with a strong sense of identity and a fast-growing reputation for its research and teaching. The student population is around 20,000, of whom over 10,000 are full-time undergraduates. Edge Hill was ranked within the top 20 of the Sunday Times’ best companies to work for in the public sector.

We are seeking to appoint a talented and inspiring academic leader to the position of Director of Edge Hill Business School. This is a key senior management role carrying with it responsibility for all aspects of the strategic direction of the Business School and its future positioning in international and national contexts. The person appointed will lead the School through its next phase of development taking the lead in building on its existing strengths while identifying opportunities for new high-quality initiatives. It is expected that the Director will push forward priorities in research and teaching excellence and will play a key role in advancing the University’s internationalisation agenda.

The title of Professor may be offered to an appropriately qualified candidate. Candidates for professorships are expected to have a strong research and teaching profile, a successful track record in research income generation, experience of supervising doctoral candidates and of the external examining of research students.

Experience of contributing actively to the further development of their discipline through professional networks will also be important.

For informal enquiries about this vacancy, you may wish to contact Professor George Talbot, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean of Arts & Sciences, at George.Talbot@edgehill.ac.uk

For an online application form and job description, please click on the ‘Apply’ button below.

Closing date for receipt of completed application forms: 24 May 2013

www.edgehill.ac.uk/jobs