Associate Dean Research

The opportunity

Central Saint Martins, UAL, is seeking a dynamic and highly experienced academic to join us as Associate Dean Research (ADR), based at our Coal Drops Yard campus, Kings Cross, London.

This is a unique opportunity to contribute to and shape research at one of the world's most influential creative arts institutions.

As ADR, you will contribute to shaping the UAL Research and KE strategy and ensure its delivery across the College, working closely with the Dean of Research and Knowledge Exchange. You will use your experience to foster an inclusive, ethical, visible and enabling research environment, including through supporting communities of practice, research labs and groups and centres.

You will lead on supporting the growing PGR community at CSM, working closely with the UAL Doctoral School and you will draw on your own knowledge of the funding landscape to enable the college and its three constituent Schools to set and achieve ambitious and achievable research and impact goals. You will also play a key role in delivery of REF 2029 at CSM and across UAL, drawing on your experience of REF leadership.

Alongside research leadership, you will maintain your own academic and/or artistic practice and support colleagues to do the same, contributing to a vibrant research and KE culture that reflects the College's distinctive creative mission.

Your profile

You will have a PhD or significant and demonstrable research and you will bring a strong track record in higher education, including understanding issues around PGR, research funding, and REF. An experienced leader and manager, you will have a proven ability to manage resources, influence strategy, and plan operational activities.

You will be an engaging, adaptable and accessible communicator. You will have experience building effective teams and cross-organisational networks, and will demonstrate a genuine commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.

A record of research, scholarly activity or professional practice in your specialist area is essential, as is the ability to apply that expertise to develop and drive research across the institution.

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) generates and inspires the creativity the world needs for a better future. Since 1842, our colleges have been defining creative education. With curiosity, imagination and intent we make work which creates lasting change for people and our planet. London is core to who we are, a place where we meet and share ideas with people from different backgrounds and cultures.

Our creative network influences learning, culture, industry and society on a global scale. Our academics and practitioners deliver creative education and inspire new ways of thinking through research and innovation. We work with students at every level from pre-degree and short courses to postgraduate and online learning, enabling them to build the careers they want. Together, we are a community of makers, thinkers, pioneers and storytellers redesigning the future.

As a University, we are ranked second in the world for Art and Design. We are formed of 6 Colleges with unique histories and identities: Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins, Chelsea College of Arts, London College of Communication, London College of Fashion and Wimbledon College of Arts. UAL also has 4 Institutes, 5 Research Centres, 1 Pre-Degree School and 2 subsidiary companies delivering specialist activities.

We are a global University, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. We aim to be a university where people can be themselves and feel supported to reach their full potential. That’s why we are proud to hold a Bronze Award from the Race Equality Charter (REC), are members of the Business Disability Forum and Employers for Carers, and maintain our status as a Disability Confident Scheme and Living Wage employer.

Application process

We operate a fair and open anonymous selection process. Thus, you will need to create an account and submit an application through our job board. As part of this, you will need to provide a supporting statement/answer some competency questions to demonstrate your suitability. Our recruitment process involves: Application, Shortlisting, Interview and Assessment, Offer, Onboarding.

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