Location: | Sunderland |
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Salary: | Competitive Salary |
Hours: | Full Time |
Contract Type: | Permanent |
Placed On: | 23rd March 2023 |
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Closes: | 17th April 2023 |
Job Ref: | HOI-2023 |
Location: Sunderland Campus
Hours per week: 37
Further details: Job Description
The University of Sunderland is a successful and ambitious institution with a strong reputation for providing positive, transformative, life changing opportunities to our students. We are proud of our long-standing commitment to excellent teaching, innovative industry-relevant research and forging strong public and private sector collaborations.
Research and knowledge exchange are key to the University’s civic role in regional economic growth and regeneration, encompassing the diverse needs of industry, business and the public and charitable sectors. Our activities have prospered in recent years with significant successes in attracting external funding and strategic investments in staff and facilities.
We are now establishing an Institute for Economic and Social Inclusion that will harness existing academic expertise at the university and develop new thematic areas relevant to this ambitious agenda.
As Head of the Institute, you will bring together colleagues from a diverse range of subject backgrounds to determine a strategic vision and objectives for the Institute and support individuals and teams to develop their research and knowledge exchange activity.
The Head will be an experienced academic leader with a proven track record of high-quality research and knowledge exchange. They will have an understanding of public policy and the relevant funding environments and have experience of developing successful partnerships with stakeholders, securing funding and managing major projects.
This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact on the research environment at the university and our important role in promoting economic and social inclusion.
For further information and details of how to apply, please visit www.dixonwalter.co.uk/opportunities/sunderland-head-institute-esi or contact Emma Wilkins at Dixon Walter on 07741 875289 or at emma@dixonwalter.co.uk
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