Head of the School of Economics and Finance

Department: School of Economics & Finance
Salary: Competitive salary starting from £77,951 per annum in addition to a market supplement and Head of School allowance (Grade 8)
Reference: 1093
Location: Mile End
Date posted: 8 February 2024
Closing date: 29 February 2024

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Overview

About the Role

The Head of School is the senior academic officer responsible for all aspects of the School of Economics and Finance’s academic performance. The Head will build on the School’s success as one of the most distinguished economics and finance departments in the UK. The School has a strong international reputation in research and education and was ranked 4th in terms of research outputs in the recently concluded REF 2021.

The Head of School reports to the Vice-Principal and Executive Dean for the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and will work closely with senior members of the School, Faculty and University. The Head will represent the School’s/Faculty’s interests, drive forward the School’s academic mission in line with Queen Mary’s Strategy 2030, and ensure compliance with university regulations.

The Head of School position will start from 1st September 2024 and run for a limited term of 5 years (renewable) alongside a permanent professorial appointment. In recognition of the significance of the Head of School role, Queen Mary protects the postholder’s time by allowing 80% of full-time hours to be dedicated to the leadership and management activities of the School, with the balance devoted to academic activity. On the completion of the Head of School position, the postholder will then move to a substantive professorial post on an indefinite, full-time basis.

About You

Applications are invited from professorial level candidates with proven strengths in academic leadership and management who show evidence of strategic vision and a strong commitment to help foster an ambitious, inclusive, and collegiate environment.

You will have a significant track-record of high-quality research in your designated field, including internationally renowned research outputs, developing research proposals and securing external research funding, and education leadership.

About the School

The School of Economics and Finance is renowned for excellence in research, teaching, and student experience, and ranks 1st for social mobility in Economics in England in the recent report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies in collaboration with the Sutton Trust and the Department of Education.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities including an on-site nursery at the Mile End campus.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

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