Job Description
Vacancy ID: 12762
Location: Leicester
School/Division: College of Life Sciences
Vacancy terms: Full-time, Permanent. The appointment is initially for a four year period with the potential for a further four year term then offered as a professorial role
Salary details: Competitive
Advert closes midnight on: 14 Jan 2026
About the role
The University of Leicester is renowned for its world-changing research and high-quality, inspirational teaching, and proud to have been awarded a Gold rating in the 2023 Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF), reflecting our outstanding student experience and outcomes. Our commitment to excellence has also been recognised through recent accolades, including being named the Daily Mail University of the Year 2025 and shortlisted for the Times Higher Education University of the Year in 2024.
We are seeking an exceptional candidate for the position of Pro Vice-Chancellor and Head of the College of Life Sciences. The College has over 1300 staff and 4000 students and comprises of four Schools: Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Healthcare, Medical Sciences (including the Leicester Medical School, which celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2025), and Psychology and Vision Sciences. The College is a thriving community of academic expertise based in laboratory, clinical, health and social science settings a...