Head of Greenwich Doctoral College

2 weeks ago


Greenwich, United Kingdom University of Greenwich Full time

Location: Greenwich Campus

Part Time Hours: 0.6 FTE

Closing Date: Wednesday 11 September 2024

Interview Date: To be confirmed

The University of Greenwich is focused on delivering high quality research and knowledge exchange activities that make a difference in the world. Our mission is to become the best modern university in the UK by 2030 and postgraduate research (PGR) students make important contributions to the research activity of the university. The University is establishing Greenwich Doctoral College to support the growth and development of PGR training and development including the overall student journey from recruitment to graduation. The college will also have oversight of training and development of our research and knowledge exchange community from Early Career Academics through to Professors.

We are seeking to appoint an Academic Lead for Greenwich Doctoral College. The role is at the professorial level (AC5) within the university reporting to the Director of Greenwich Research and Innovation but will also work closely with the Deputy Vice Chancellor (R&KE).

Greenwich Doctoral College plays an important role in contributing to a supportive and enabling research culture and environment for future research leaders.

The Head of Greenwich Doctoral College will to provide academic leadership for the development of postgraduate research student education, training, professional development; growth the numbers of PGR students across the University of Greenwich; contribute to ensuring excellent student experience; support PGR researcher and supervisor development; ensure that student outcomes are above national benchmarks, and oversee Research and Knowledge Exchange training and development for academic staff at Greenwich.

You will line manage the Greenwich Doctoral College Manager and the Greenwich Doctoral College Research and Knowledge Exchange Training Manager.

You will have the relevant experience and skills to lead Greenwich Doctoral College. This will include experience of successful supervision of doctoral students, academic experience at professorial level, and relevant experience of management and leadership of academic activities. You will have a strong personal track record of research and/or knowledge exchange activities. You will be an outstanding people manager, able to lead and develop a team, and an excellent communicator, able to build relationships with colleagues across the university and externally. You will be a passionate advocate for the university’s R&KE activities and will be aligned with our values of being inclusive, collaborative and impactful.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the university in a role that is at the heart of our focus on impactful research and knowledge exchange. 

For an informal discussion about the post please contact Andy Frost on a.i.frost@greenwich.ac.uk 

Should you have any recruitment related queries please contact the People Directorate Operations Team on peopleoperations-gri@greenwich.ac.uk

Further details of the fantastic benefits and what we offer can be found here: Our benefits - what we offer | Jobs and careers | University of Greenwich and information on the university’s working principles: Working Principles and Guidelines | Documents | University of Greenwich

To apply, please visit the University of Greenwich vacancies page and complete all details, including the supporting statements (please note attached CVs and personal statements will not be seen by the recruitment panel at the application stage). Please click 'Apply’ to be redirected to our website.

Employment Visa: Under the UK Government Points Based System scheme this role does meet the criteria to be sponsored for a Skilled Worker Route application. 

£66,857 to £79,795 plus £4069 London weighting per annum (pro rata)


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