Job Description

The University of Exeter is a member of the prestigious Russell Group of top UK research universities, ranked 137th in the world according to the Times Higher Education Rankings 2023, and 13th in the UK in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023. The University has a proud history and has grown from its roots in the South West of England to be a truly inclusive and diverse global university with a community of around 30,000 students from more than 150 countries, and 6,400 staff working across four campuses in Devon and Cornwall.

This is an exciting time for the University, having launched our ambitious Strategy 2030, which aims to use our outstanding education, research and global connections to create a sustainable, healthy and socially just future. In order to help achieve this vision of solving the challenges of today and tomorrow, the University is now seeking to appoint a new Dean of Postgraduate Research and the Doctoral College.

The University of Exeter Doctoral College brings together institution-wide academic and professional services support, training, and administration for our postgraduate researcher community of around 2000 students, and - under the leadership of the Dean - drives the strategic direction for postgraduate research at Exeter.

As a key member of the University Research and Impact Executive Committee and Chair of the Postgraduate Research Board, the Dean of Postgraduate Research and the Doctoral College will play a leading role in implementing the Doctoral College Strategy 2030. They are responsible for providing strategic vision and leadership across the full breadth of the postgraduate research lifecycle and championing postgraduate research student experience. They will lead on new ideas for enhancing our postgraduate research environment and ensure our postgraduate research students are embedded as a vital part of our vibrant research culture and community.

The next Dean will possess proven academic leadership and management experience and be able to demonstrate strategic vision. The successful candidate will have a significant track record of internationally recognised research in their designated field, including publications in high quality journals, a successful track record of developing and securing external research funding and supervision of PhD students to completion. The appointee will also have the ability to manage and develop effective working relationships with research staff and display a strong commitment to fostering an ambitious and inclusive environment.

The University of Exeter is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and through this appointment process it is the University\'s clearly stated aim to develop candidate pools that include applicants from all backgrounds and communities. The University particularly welcomes applications from women, people from black and minority ethnic communities, the LGBT+ community and from disabled people.

For details of the appointment, including further information about the job description, person specification and how to apply, please visit quoting reference 6854.

The deadline for applications is 9am BST on Monday 9th October 2023.

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