Associate Dean, Research and Innovation

We’re here to create and harness knowledge, to deliver opportunity for everyone.

About the Role

The Associate Dean for Research and Innovation is central to the effective leadership and management of the Faculty of Health, Social Care & Medicine. As a member of the Faculty Senior Leadership Team you will have shared responsibility for developing and leading the Faculty to ensure its long-term sustainability. Providing visionary leadership, assisting in the further development of culture of high performance and leadership, vision and direction to staff within the Faculty.

The successful candidate will provide strategic research leadership for the Faculty and will enhance its national and international research profile. You will work closely with colleagues across the Faculty to embed a culture of research enquiry and engagement, ensuring staff development and support opportunities, leading research events.  Ensuring sustained growth in areas of research aligning to the cross-Faculty research themes including research outputs and external grant income. Engaging with external health and social care stakeholders and external clinical academic networks to maximise opportunities.

About You

An experienced researcher and academic, you will have national and international research profile in an area which complements and aligns to current Faculty research. You will have excellent strategic leadership skills and substantial experience of developing and delivering research support programmes and initiatives. You must also be able to demonstrate good understanding of research priorities, considerations, challenges and opportunities in the contemporary HEI environment. You will have an established track record of building and sustaining successful national and international research partnerships and a good understanding of key drivers and priorities within health and social care. 

The successful candidate will be expected to hold, or meet the requirements for a Professorial post, and to have a current, and on-going, strong national and international research profile which aligns to one of more of the cross-Faculty research themes.

 In your application, please also upload a copy of your CV.

For informal enquiries about this vacancy, you may wish to contact: Professor Clare Austin, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean, Faculty of Health, Social Care and Medicine at [email protected]  

At Edge Hill University we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.

Rewards & Benefits

• A minimum of 48 days annual leave per annum, pro rata (inclusive of bank holiday and University closure days) 
• Access to a range of CPD to support your career development.
• Free foreign language evening classes.
• Employee assistance programme with access to free confidential counselling sessions, legal & financial advice, and as health & wellbeing resources.
• Automatic enrolment into the Teacher’s Pension Scheme with our employer contribution of 23.68%
• Discounted membership to our onsite state-of-the-art sport and leisure facilities
• Beautiful award-winning on-campus working environment.
• Staff benefits scheme, which provides you with discounts across the high street, cinema tickets, dining out and more.

 About Us

At Edge Hill University we believe in the life changing opportunities knowledge can create. Since 1885, we’ve been creating access to knowledge for those who may not have had the opportunity to before. 

Inspiring minds and changing futures since 1885, Edge Hill University is “A great success story… an institution that improves and impresses year after year” – Times Higher Education.