Professor and Head of School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences

Contract Type: Professorial level appointee, full time permanent contract, 4 year renewable term as Head of School

Reporting to: Deputy Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

Location: Primary location RCSI Dublin Ireland

School: Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences 

OBJECTIVE:

RCSI is seeking to appoint its next innovative leader to the position of RCSI Professor and Head of School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences. This post is a permanent professorial appointment within RCSI, appointed as Head of School. Head of School appointments at RCSI are rotational. The appointee will report to the Deputy Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs or nominee while in the role of Head of School. 

This internationally respected leader will bring extensive experience in education, research and executive management to the role. In particular, the candidate will have extensive academic experience in pharmacy, pharmaceutical sciences education as well as the vision to look to the future in areas that might appeal to the pharma and medtech industry in areas such as precision medicine and in digital and connected health; the latter being an emerging theme in RCSI’s new Strategy. They will build on our success to date, leading and maintaining an environment of excellence in education, which will enable the delivery, and continuous improvement of all of our educational programmes as well as looking for future growth opportunities. 

They must also be an internationally competitive leader in an area of research aligned to pharmacy, pharmaceutical sciences and our wider thematic research areas. The appointment will substantially increase the research presence and profile of the School both nationally and internationally and will have the capability to thrive in this environment and grow RCSI’s reputation for in the area of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences. They will be able to demonstrate strong leadership and be capable of inspiring the School’s education and research efforts by enhancing its reputation for scholarly and professional excellence. 

OVERVIEW OF RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide vision, leadership and innovation to develop and drive the goals of the RCSI School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences in education and research in this field locally and internationally.
• Deliver on and continue to develop the School’s strategic plan, aligned with RCSI’s organisational strategy.
• Grow research grants and outputs through empowerment, development and support of academic staff in the School and leverage synergies across RCSI and beyond.
• Enhance the School’s educational profile through improving on quality of our current programmes whilst looking for new growth opportunities at the undergraduate and post graduate level.
• Develop and enhance relationships with our stakeholders, regulators and others relevant

Informal Enquiries: 

• Informal enquiries are invited in the first instance through Ms. Judy Walsh (judywalsh@rcsi.ie) RCSI Human Resources Department. Judy can arrange for queries to be addressed by the relevant party.

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