Research Centre Director - Biomedicine & Health Innovation
About ARU:
ARU is a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. ARU holds a Gold award for the quality of its education, awarded through the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).
ARU’s research institutes and four faculties bridge scientific, technical and creative fields. We deliver impactful research which tackles pressing issues and makes a real difference to our communities. Our academic excellence has been recognised by the UK’s Higher Education funding bodies, with 16 of our research areas assessed as world leading. We are the largest provider of Nursing, Midwifery, Health and Social Care students in the East of England, and we are also among the UK’s leading universities for degree apprenticeship provision, working with hundreds of employers across the UK.
About the Role:
This is an exciting time to join ARU, an outstanding opportunity has arisen following the recent cross institutional restructuring of our research and innovation environment to establish research centres of scale and excellence. As an inspiring leader and excellent communicator, you will have a proven track record of delivering at strategic leadership level, developing high performing teams, building strong relationships with a wide range of stakeholders and creating long-term strategic and productive partnerships with NHS, health partners, business and industry. You will have experience of securing significant levels of external income and growing opportunities for innovation, knowledge exchange and commercialization, nationally and internationally.
Please note: This is a professorial appointment. Individuals joining us from another UK university, already holding the title of Professor awarded by that university, will have that Professorship recognised, subject to ratification by the Vice Chancellor. If the applicant is not currently a professor at another UK University, it may be possible to recruit to a professorship subject to meeting ARU’s Professorial Framework criteria. Applicants are required to read the attached Professorial Appointment Pack, attach their academic CV, provide the necessary references and complete the attached Professorial Appointment Review Form.
Informal enquiries can be made to Yvonne Barnett, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research & Innovation) at yvonne.barnett@aru.ac.uk
Find out more about working with us and how we recruit.
We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including generous holiday entitlement, occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package. Visit our benefits page for full details.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of our staff and students and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that ARU will carry out online searches as part of the due diligence on short listed candidates.
We value diversity at ARU and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
Committed to being inclusive and open to discuss flexible working.
Guidance Notes:
Please download the Candidate Brief for key job requirements. To apply, demonstrate how your skills and experience meet the criteria.