Deputy Head of School of Engineering (Interim)

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School of Engineering

Location:Medway Campus

Salary:£53,353 to £61,823

Contract Type:Fixed Term - Fixed Term for 9 months (with possibility of extn), 50% of role. Interim position.

Release Date:Monday 06 February 2023

Closing Date:Friday 24 February 2023

Interview Date:To be confirmed

Reference:3746

The Faculty of Engineering and Science offers a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes that are recognised for their academic quality and innovative teaching, leading to positive employment outcomes for our graduates, and embedding these within a vibrant research and knowledge exchange culture. To sustain these aspirations into the next phase of our evolution, as expressed through the This is Our Time strategy, we believe in recruiting and supporting exceptional staff.

As a result of staff changes we are now recruiting for an interim Deputy Head of School in Engineering. This will be an interim position fixed initially for nine months. The role holder will be expected to work with the interim Head of School to help make strategic planning decisions around staffing, portfolio and other activities that drive forward the new University strategy. The successful role holder must be committed to putting Student Success, Inclusivity and Culture, Impactful Research & Knowledge Exchange, and Connected and Sustainable Campuses at the heart of what we do.

Applications for this interim post are welcomed from existing staff across the whole Faculty of Engineering and Science at AC3 (Senior Lecturer) and above, and will constitute up to 50% of your role (as agreed by the Interim Head of School). If the successful candidate is currently AC3 they will move to SP44 at the start of AC4 for the duration of this role. After the end of the role, colleagues would revert to AC3 at the appropriate spine point which reflects the time period.

Other duties – e.g. teaching and research - will be allocated through the Advanced Workload Planning tool in discussion with the interim Head of School. You will be embedded within a highly collaborative senior management structure, and need to build a close working relationship with the Deputy Dean, as well as the wider Faculty Executive Committee.

We are looking for someone who can help us deliver our mission of transforming lives through inspired teaching and research, through our values, by contributing to a strongly inclusive and professional culture within the Faculty.

Applicants interested in applying are invited to submit a short letter of no more than two pages of A4, outlining how they meet the criteria for the role. The deadline for applications is Friday 24th February 2023 with interviews shortly thereafter.

For further information, please contact Dr Hafid Belaidi, H.Belaidi@greenwich.ac.uk

Should you have any queries please contact the HR Recruitment Team on hrsr-fes@greenwich.ac.uk

We are looking for people who can help us deliver our mission of transforming lives through inspired teaching and research, through our values.

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