Director of Research & Innovation

Director of Research & Innovation Canterbury, England

University for the Creative Arts
Full Time Canterbury, England 70953 - 79767 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

Do you have a passion for research and innovation? Are you an experienced leader with a track record of developing and implementing successful strategies? If so, UCA is seeking a Director of Research & Innovation to provide academic leadership for research and make a significant contribution to maximising the research and scholarship of staff and students.

As Director of Research & Innovation, you will lead a clear strategic vision for research and innovation that will motivate and inspire others, delivered through detailed plans and activities. You will provide senior academic leadership for research and make UCA a stimulating, ambitious and creative environment in this regard.

You will also be responsible for leading the management and development of the University’s Research Excellence Framework (REF) submissions and the University’s Knowledge Exchange Framework submissions (KEF). In addition, you will oversee and develop the University’s established Research Centres, serve as Chair of the Crafts Study Centre Management Committee, and work with the Director of the Doctoral College to ensure that the overall research environment supports the University’s Postgraduate Research Degrees programme and the supervision arrangements for students.

The Director of Research & Innovation is a member of the University Executive Group and as such will work with colleagues in the Leadership Team, Directors and Heads of Schools, and Directors of professional support departments to ensure academic excellence in line with University goals and strategy.

The successful candidate will be eligible for consideration as a professorial appointment and will hold a full-time post of 36.25 hours per week. This post is a SMT grade and reports to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor.

At UCA, creativity and innovation are at the heart of what we do. Our legacy of educating eager and passionate artists, makers and thinkers runs back almost 160 years, and today we’re helping shape a global future that supports and nourishes talent worldwide.

Our campuses across Surrey and Kent are vibrant communities, each specialising in different areas of the creative industries. We are also home to a thriving research hub, with academic experts and fellows leading the way in research on sustainability, design, textiles, animation, history and culture, and more.

Are you ready to share your passion for creativity with the next generation of innovators? If so, we want to hear from you.

Director of Research & Innovation
University for the Creative Arts

www.ucreative.ac.uk
Farnham, United Kingdom
$25 to $50 million (USD)
1001 to 5000 Employees
College / University
Colleges & Universities
Education
2008
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