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Looking to take the next step in your academic career? Head of department roles give you the opportunity to lead a team, shape your department’s direction and make a difference to staff and students.

As a head of department, you could be responsible for setting academic priorities, managing budgets and resources, supporting staff development and maintaining high standards of teaching, research and student experience. The role combines academic leadership with practical management, so strong communication, organisation and decision-making skills are important.

Head of department positions can also provide a route into wider university leadership, with some professionals progressing to roles such as dean, director or pro vice-chancellor.

Browse the latest head of department vacancies on jobs.ac.uk and find opportunities across universities and higher education institutions. Set up a job alert to hear about new roles, or scroll down to explore current vacancies.

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Warwick Employment Group - Warwick Finance
Placed on: 28/10/2026 Salary: £31,861 to £35,302
Closes 08 Nov
University of Cambridge - Student Administration
Placed on: 28/10/2026 Salary: £33,951 to £39,906
Closes 15 Nov
Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin - School of Social Sciences and Philosophy, Department of Philosophy
Placed on: 28/10/2026 Salary: £38,148.37 to £90,996.32 per annum
Closes 26 Nov
Warwick Schools Foundation - The King’s High School
Placed on: 27/10/2026 Salary: £11,420 to £12,562 Annually (Actual)
Closes 06 Dec
University College Cork - Department of Music, School of Film Music and Theatre
Placed on: 27/10/2026 Salary: €43,028 - €73,909 (Scale B) / €45,116 - €70,327 (Scale A)
Closes 12 Jan
University of Gloucestershire - Arts, Culture & Environment
Placed on: 27/10/2026 Salary: £39,560 to £44,352 pa pro rata, Grade 7
Closes 20 Nov
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
Placed on: 27/10/2026 Salary: Equivalent of up to £42,853 p.a. pro rata (Including LWA)
Closes 12 Nov
University of Reading
Placed on: 27/10/2026 Salary: Grade 7, £48,337.00 to £59,390.00 per annum
Closes 04 Jan
Kingston University - School of Engineering
Placed on: 27/10/2026 Salary: £45,925 to £60,492
Closes 23 Nov
Harper Adams University - Legal (Office of the University Secretary)
Placed on: 27/10/2026 Salary: £29,354 to £31,861 per annum (The point of entry will be dependent upon relevant qualifications and experience)
Closes 05 Nov
Kingston University - School of Built Environment & Geography
Placed on: 27/10/2026 Salary: £45,925 to £49,796 per annum
Closes 22 Nov
Xi'an Jiaotong - Liverpool University - Department of Economics
Placed on: 26/10/2026 Salary: Competitive
Expires 25 Dec
Queen Mary University of London - External Relations
Placed on: 26/10/2026 Salary: £55,709 to £62,119 per annum.
Closes 09 Nov
University of Oxford - Department of Oncology
Placed on: 26/10/2026 Salary: Not specified.
Closes 13 Nov
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Education
Placed on: 26/10/2026 Salary: £36,320 to £46,970
Closes 15 Nov
University of Chester - Computer and Engineering Sciences
Placed on: 26/10/2026 Salary: £45,641 to £51,258 per annum
Closes 06 Nov
University of Plymouth - Enquiries and Admissions
Placed on: 26/10/2026 Salary: £27,241 to £30,180 per annum - Grade 4
Closes 11 Nov
Architectural Association School of Architecture in London - Print Centre
Placed on: 26/10/2026 Salary: £29,130.71 (pro rata £17,478.43 per annum)
Closes 29 Nov
University of Bath - Campus Services
Placed on: 26/10/2026 Salary: £47,389 to £56,535 Grade 8
Closes 08 Nov
Durham University - Student Enrichment Directorate
Placed on: 26/10/2026 Salary: £39,560 to £46,970 per annum
Closes 08 Nov
Queen's University Belfast - Global Student Recruitment Team
Placed on: 26/10/2026 Salary: £66,830 to £77,441 per annum
Closes 09 Nov
Xi'an Jiaotong - Liverpool University - School of Mathematics and Physics
Placed on: 25/10/2026 Salary: Competitive salary in the market
Expires 24 Dec
University of Oxford - Department of Psychiatry
Placed on: 23/10/2026 Salary: £39,424 to £41,636 per annum pro rata part-time
Closes 05 Nov
University of Liverpool - Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Placed on: 23/10/2026 Salary: Salary negotiable
Closes 22 Nov
Aarhus University - Department of Anthropology
Placed on: 23/10/2026 Salary: Not specified.
Closes 19 Nov
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