Appointment of Dean of the School of Design and Creative Arts
Loughborough is a place for innovators – those with curiosity, creativity, and the drive to make a meaningful impact. It’s a community that thrives on collaboration, embraces new ideas, and works together to overcome challenges. Here, progress is built step by step, through dedication, learning, and a shared commitment to excellence.
This spirit sets us apart. It’s why we are consistently ranked among the UK’s top universities, recognised for our outstanding student experience, cutting-edge facilities, and global influence in research and innovation. It’s also why our graduates go on to shape industries, advance knowledge, and create positive change worldwide.
Creating Better Futures. Together is our ambitious strategy for the next decade. It defines our purpose, values, and aspirations, while recognising our responsibility to the world around us. It reflects both the opportunities ahead and the challenges we face as a global community.
Our School of Design & Creative Arts (SDCA) is a vibrant community bringing together expertise from across Design and Creative Arts disciplines; the School is committed to facilitating societal change and providing viable solutions to contemporary challenges at national and international levels. We pride ourselves on the real-world context behind our teaching, enterprise, and research initiatives. Our blend of creativity, ethics, and rigour for real-world benefit is at the heart of who we are – a hands-on, creative, and industrious community of staff and students passionate about using design and arts for universal benefit. We are proud to be ranked 1st in the UK for Fashion and Textiles, and 2nd for Graphic Design (The Guardian University Guide 2025).
We are seeking an exceptional Dean of SDCA to provide visionary leadership, driving the School’s research excellence, innovation, and student experience to new heights. As Dean, you will join our University’s leadership team and play a pivotal role as a member of the University Executive Board, contributing to the strategic direction and leadership of the University at the highest level. You will lead a school with impactful, world-leading high-quality research, inspiring staff and students, and collaborating closely with industry and dedicated professional and technical teams.
This is an exciting opportunity for a strategic and dynamic leader with a strong academic or professional track record in a relevant discipline, a commitment to research and teaching excellence, and the ability to inspire and lead a diverse, high-performing community. If you are ambitious, collaborative, and passionate about Creating Better Futures. Together, we encourage you to apply.
If you would like to discuss this opportunity further or have any questions, please contact Senior Research Associate Xavier Thomason at Xavier.Thomason@perrettlaver.com or +44 (0)20 3928 7387.
Loughborough University particularly welcomes applications from women and individuals from global ethnic majority backgrounds, who are currently underrepresented in university leadership roles.
Closing date for applications is midnight (BST) on Monday 2nd June 2025.
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