Head of Department & Professor in Biomedical Engineering (681200)
Salary: Academic Professional / Professorial scale
FTE: 1.0 (35 hours/week)
Term: Open-ended
As a leading international University, we pride ourselves in recruiting the best academic and professional staff to support our ground-breaking, impactful research, and our first-class student experience.
The Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) is one of the oldest homes of biomedical research and teaching – recognised today as a world-leading, dynamic, multidisciplinary environment known for its friendly and supportive research and teaching culture. Key areas of research excellence are across a broad range of topics including rehabilitation engineering, cell, tissue and organoid engineering, and medical devices and diagnostics. We are committed to delivering an outstanding student experience and were ranked 8th in the UK and 2nd in Scotland for Biomedical Engineering (The Times/ Sunday Times University Guide 2024). BME hosts the flagship National Centre for Prosthetics and Orthotics (NCPO) which delivers the only P&O undergraduate course in the UK accredited by the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics.
We are seeking an individual with a collaborative and collegiate approach to leadership for the role of Head of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Strathclyde. You will demonstrate a track record of emotionally intelligent leadership and will be committed to supporting staff and students by ensuring they are given the opportunities and mechanisms necessary to develop and thrive. The successful candidate will have a strong track record in research and have an active commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, thus helping to sustain and extend our work in this area as reflected in our departmental Athena Swan Bronze award for gender equality.
For informal enquiries, please contact Professor Stephen McArthur, Associate Principal & Executive Dean, Engineering (s.mcarthur@strath.ac.uk)
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