PVC and Dean of School of Health, Community & Life Sciences
The University of Salford’s forward-thinking approach has powered progress for 125 years. Today, our university community encompasses over 26,000 students, 2,800 staff, and 200,000 alumni from all around the world. Our institution is bolstered by industry initiatives and innovative research programmes, building a thriving research and education community at the heart of a powerful and connected region. Our mission to enrich lives is built on four areas of focus: building prosperity and equity; enabling healthier living; improving the environment and sustainability; and developing cutting-edge creative and innovative practice.
There is exciting work to be done as we build on our academic strengths in keeping with our heritage as a 1960s Robbins era university. We are implementing a contemporary university-wide education strategy that features interactive, student-centred, and evidence-based learning. We are developing a research and knowledge exchange offer which is multidisciplinary, collaborative, and inclusive for the benefit of all of society. In our new strategy, social justice and equity principles underpin our three core missions.
As our new PVC Dean, you will provide outstanding leadership to establish and embed a vision and distinctive positioning for our new School of Health, Community and Life Sciences that will deliver the strategic ambitions of the University. The School’s strengths are in Allied Health, Life Sciences, and Public Health. As a member of the University’s Leadership Team, you will also operate in a pan-institutional capacity with a clear role to inspire and enable colleagues to succeed, lead cross-School collaboration, and deliver on the new university strategy. The School will be home to a new health and wellbeing building to be completed in 2026. It will enable us to better address health and social inequalities and improve access to care, in collaboration with local and regional partners. This is a critical role requiring an experienced, collaborative academic leader with an excellent understanding of the School’s portfolio.
To be successful, you will need to demonstrate a successful track record of strategic development and managing change in a large and complex School/Faculty environment, along with building and sustaining strategic relationships with health partners and leading impactful research. You should have experience enabling innovative portfolio development, a commitment to fostering a vibrant teaching and research culture, an international outlook, and the ability to create a vision that will deliver global impact. A good understanding of emerging national and international trends in higher education and (public) health policy, as well as the ability to engage effectively with a broad range of external stakeholders, is essential.
With a new strategic plan, a reinvigorated sense of purpose, and a new health and wellbeing building under construction, this is an excellent time to join the University and a fantastic opportunity to shape our learning, research, and knowledge exchange environment for future generations.
We are committed to an inclusive approach to promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion. We aim to have a more diverse workforce at all levels of the institution and particularly welcome applications from people from minority ethnic backgrounds and people with disabilities, who are underrepresented in our workforce. Please click here to see how we are creating an inspirational, inclusive learning and working environment, celebrating the diversity of our University community in our everyday conversations.
Applications should be submitted via email to emma@dixonwalter.co.uk and must include on separate documents:
* a letter of application outlining your interest in the role and how you meet the person specification
* a comprehensive curriculum vitae (CV)
* details of three referees and notice period (referees will not be contacted without your permission)
* a completed Personal Details Form (available above)
Closing date for applications is midday Monday, 16 June 2025.
Longlist interviews with Dixon Walter will take place via Microsoft Teams during the week commencing 14 July 2025.
Final interviews will be held on campus on Monday, 22 September 2025.
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