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Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Humanities & Social Sciences

Newcastle University is a thriving international community of 29,600 undergraduate and postgraduate students from over 140 countries worldwide, studying at our main campus in Newcastle, Newcastle University in Singapore and Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia.

As PVC for the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, you will be leading an exciting, multi-disciplinary faculty, which is structured around ten academic schools and three Research Institutes. The HaSS Faculty is home to around 13000 students, which span the full range of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences disciplines, including Newcastle University Business School and is made up of a community of 900 academic, and 275 professional services and technical colleagues.

You will have a strong academic track record and proven leadership experience. You will also have a deep commitment to team-working and to building inclusive cultures as well as delivering a future-focussed vision for Humanities and Social Sciences. In addition, you will possess experience of academic leadership and mentoring of academic and professional services colleagues and will have demonstrable experience of collaborating with external stakeholders along with a commitment to advocacy for the social and economic value of a research-intensive university in regional, national and global contexts.

Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits. We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

Newcastle University is a global University where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.  As a University of Sanctuary, we aim to provide a welcoming place of safety for all, offering opportunities to people fleeing violence and persecution.

We are committed to being a fully inclusive university which actively recruits, supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society.  We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all of our employees and the communities they represent.  We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams, we believe that success is built on having teams whose backgrounds and experiences reflect the diversity of our university and student population.

At Newcastle University we hold a silver Athena Swan award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality.  We also hold a Race Equality Charter Bronze award in recognition of our work towards tackling race inequality in higher education REC.  We are a Disability Confident employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role as part of the offer and interview scheme.

In addition, we are a member of the Euraxess initiative supporting researchers in Europe.

Closing Date: 05 January 2025

Formal interviews will be held on 13th & 14th February 2025