Dean of the Faculty of Medicine
Imperial College London Faculty of Medicine
United Kingdom
Job summary
Imperial College London is one of the world’s great universities, renowned for its ground-breaking research, talented community of staff, students and alumni, and its international reach. Our mission is to achieve enduring excellence in research and education in science, engineering, medicine, and business, for the benefit of society. The College was founded in 1907 in South Kensington, bringing together nineteenth-century institutions...
Job listing information
- Reference MED03632
- Date posted 9 January 2023
- Closing date 13 February 2023
Key information about the role
- Location South Kensington Campus - On site only
- Position type Full time, permanent
- Salary Internationally competitive plus benefits
- Department Faculty of Medicine Centre
- Category Academic & Teaching / Non Clinical Academic & Teaching
Job description
Job summary
Imperial College London is one of the world’s great universities, renowned for its ground-breaking research, talented community of staff, students and alumni, and its international reach. Our mission is to achieve enduring excellence in research and education in science, engineering, medicine, and business, for the benefit of society.
The College was founded in 1907 in South Kensington, bringing together nineteenth-century institutions including the Royal College of Science, the Royal School of Mines, and City and Guilds College. Today, Imperial provides globally leading education in STEM subjects for more than 19,000 students, over half of whom come from overseas, reflecting its status as the UK’s most international university. Its alumni and members also include 14 Nobel laureates and three Fields Medallists.
Imperial’s Faculty of Medicine is the top-ranked faculty of medicine in the UK in research (based on REF 2021) and one of the leading faculties in the world (based on Times Higher Educational Supplement’s World University Subject Rankings 2023 in Clinical and Health). It is one of the largest centres of medicine in Europe with world-leading research strengths in Public and Population Health, Infectious Diseases, and Respiratory and Cardiovascular Medicine. With more than 3,700 students, the Faculty plays an important role in educating and training doctors and other medical professionals and is deeply committed to ensuring student experience remains a key focus of its educational offering. Testament to this, the Faculty’s Medicine (MBBS) programme is the highest rated medicine programme in London.
It is in this context that we are seeking to recruit our next Dean of the Faculty. As Dean, you will be the accountable officer for all activity within medicine at Imperial College London. Providing the highest level of strategic planning and co-ordination, the Dean will promote excellence in research and education and be responsible for all aspects of the Faculty's operations and finances, as well as leading the Faculty’s circa 2,500 staff. You will work collaboratively and develop strong external relationships with NHS and medical institute partners, as well as with the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine and the University of Cumbria. As a member of the College's senior management team, you will also make a significant contribution to the strategic direction, management, and development of Imperial College London as a whole.
The incoming Dean will be a highly experienced leader in academic medicine with proven ability to nurture and sustain high levels of performance across education, research and translation in a large medical school or faculty. You will be distinguished and internationally recognised in your field, and ready to head the executive team of a world-leading Faculty of Medicine. The ability to work collaboratively, and to develop and maintain strong internal and external relationships are pre-requisites.
Essential requirements
The incoming Dean will be a highly experienced leader in academic medicine with proven ability to nurture and sustain high levels of performance across education, research and translation in a large medical school or faculty. You will be distinguished and internationally recognised in your field, and ready to head the executive team of a world-leading Faculty of Medicine. The ability to work collaboratively, and to develop and maintain strong internal and external relationships are pre-requisites.
As a leading institution in the heart of London, Imperial College proudly upholds a longstanding commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. Valuing the diversity of the Imperial community is one of the four cornerstones of the recent strategy and Imperial College London strongly encourages applications from those with a diverse range of backgrounds.
We will build a supportive, diverse, inclusive and highly motivated staff community across all disciplines, functions and activities. This will help us to attract and retain the talented and diverse staff we need to achieve our mission.
Further information
Appointment process and how to apply
The College will be supported in this appointment process by the executive search firm Perrett Laver. Perrett Laver will support the Search Committee in the discharge of its duties, both to assist in the assessment of candidates against the requirements for the role and to identify the widest possible field of qualified candidates. Imperial College London strongly encourages applications from those with a diverse range of backgrounds.
Applications should comprise a full curriculum vitae along with a covering letter of application addressing the role and person specification. To apply, or to download further information on the required qualifications, skills and experience for the role, please visit https://candidates.perrettlaver.com/vacancies/ quoting reference 6319.
Applications will close at 12 noon GMT on Monday 13th February 2023.
Longlisted candidates will be invited for interview with Perrett Laver in late February to early March 2023 following which the Search Committee will agree a shortlist. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend interviews with Imperial in early-to-mid April 2023.
Please visit the following links in order to find more information about the use of personal information provided by candidates to Imperial College London and Perrett Laver:
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The College is a proud signatory to the San-Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which means that in hiring and promotion decisions, we evaluate applicants on the quality of their work, not the journal impact factor where it is published. For more information, see https://www.imperial.ac.uk/research-and-innovation/about-imperial-research/research-evaluation/
The College believes that the use of animals in research is vital to improve human and animal health and welfare. Animals may only be used in research programmes where their use is shown to be necessary for developing new treatments and making medical advances. Imperial is committed to ensuring that, in cases where this research is deemed essential, all animals in the College’s care are treated with full respect, and that all staff involved with this work show due consideration at every level. http://www.imperial.ac.uk/research-and-innovation/about-imperial-research/research-integrity/animal-research/
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