HEAD OF SCHOOL - SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

ACU Ref: 58894
Closing Date: 21 November 2011

• Provide academic, operational and strategic leadership and management
• Leading regional university at the forefront of on-campus, online & distance education
• Opportunity to progress your career in an invigorated and focused institution

With many recent appointments including the new Vice-Chancellor Jim Barber and Professor Jennie Shaw as the PVC and Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, UNE is looking for a motivated and progressive senior academic to lead and manage the School of Science and Technology.

With an outstanding ‘five star’ rating for educational experience from The Good Universities Guide, a distinguished tradition of excellence in learning, teaching and research, and a reputation for innovation, especially in distance learning and teaching, the university attracts high quality and dedicated staff and a wide range of students, both domestic and international.

The School of Science and Technology has a strong teaching focus along with high research expectations in its core areas of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry, Human Biology and Physiology, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Pharmacy, Sports Science and Exercise Physiology.

The School carries out research in a range of areas that are housed in established research centres and research groups such as the Centre for Bioactive Discovery in Health and Ageing, the Centre for Engineering Intelligent and Secure IT-Solutions, the Precision Agriculture Research Group and the Mathematical Analysis and Modelling Research Group.

Critical to this role is experience, or demonstrated capabilities, in managing the human, financial and operational resources, along with leading the strategic curriculum and research development of a school, department or academic unit.

The Head of School will be an experienced, motivated, flexible and progressive leader who is capable of directing the School, through its students and staff, to strive for and maintain excellence in all its endeavours.

The position provides an opportunity for you to develop your career in a unique regional environment. UNE is located in the naturally beautiful, high altitude city of Armidale. The city has a long history of excellent K-12 and tertiary education, and the arts—music, theatre and the visual arts in particular—are strongly supported. With vibrant and diverse indigenous and international communities, the city and university pride themselves on being socially inclusive, multicultural, family friendly, sustainable and supportive of all minority groups.

To obtain the Information for Candidates book that contains details of the University, the position and the application requirements, please contact the consultants assisting the University:

Tony Grierson
Braithwaite Steiner Pretty Executive Search
email: une@bspes.com or phone: +61 2 8090 9306

Applications close: Monday, 21 November, 2011


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