Posted: 11 July
Offer description
Job Description
As the Head of School, Life and Environmental Sciences, you will have the opportunity to lead a world-class, multi-disciplinary school at one of Australia's leading research-intensive universities. Your role will be to shape research and education strategy across the school's diverse fields of inquiry.
The successful candidate will contribute to overall faculty strategy while leading and implementing strategic and operational plans at the school level. This includes responsibility for teaching, learning, and research outcomes across the school's geographically dispersed campuses and diverse academic community.
This position holds substantial responsibility for curriculum design and delivery, resource management, talent development, and external engagement. The Head of School will ensure alignment between school activities and faculty objectives, university policies, and external standards.
The role requires a leader who can embody and enable the University's values in relation to its people and culture, creating an environment that fosters excellence, innovation, and collaboration.
* Strong research credibility
* Cross-disciplinary experience
* Evidence of previously holding competitive research grants
* Leadership experience in complex academic environments
* Financial and operational management experience
* Ability to lead academic endeavors from curriculum design to producing leading research and providing a student-enabling environment
Benefits
The term of the appointment is four years on a full-time basis with a competitive remuneration package commensurate with the responsibilities of the position and the candidate's relevant experience and qualifications.
The successful candidate will also be offered a professorial appointment in an appropriate discipline in the school and will retain that position at the conclusion of their headship.
Others
The University of Sydney is committed to creating a University community that thrives through diversity and reflects the wider community that we serve.
We deliver on this through our commitment to diversity and inclusion, evidenced by our people and culture programs, as well as key strategies to increase participation and support the careers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people living with a disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and those who identify as LGBTIQ+.
