Location: Edinburgh
Salary: Grade 9 (£51,799 – £60,022) competitive and negotiable for the right candidate
Full time, Permanent
We are seeking a dynamic academic leader to embrace the strategic responsibilities of leading the University’s Division of Occupational Therapy and Arts Therapies. The role offers development of leadership, management and research opportunities for the individual and growth of an experienced team of Academic and Professional staff.
The role
The Deputy Head of Division of Occupational Therapy and Arts Therapies manages and leads the team of academic and professional staff and drives forward the person-centred culture for which the Divisions’ have a global reputation. The Divisions operationalise this culture through a Shared Governance model of working, and the Deputy Head of Division in Occupational Therapy and Arts Therapies will work with the Head of Division to continue this distributive/collective leadership model of working and maintaining responsibility for specific functions as required by the university. The Division of Occupational Therapy & Arts Therapies is a ‘Practice Academy’ and all academic staff are expected to have strong practice partnerships that are developed and maintained as a member of the team. Additionally the role holder will enhance the growth of research within the Division.
About you
You will be an accomplished academic with a successful track record in occupational therapy with demonstrable experience in collaborative management, distributive leadership and in teaching/learning and research leadership. You will be an effective facilitator and motivator of others, underpinned by a philosophy of respect for individual personhood. You will have a proven track record in research development and grant generation.
You are a respected and trusted leader who will use your experience and understanding of higher education to provide academic leadership and to represent the University on relevant sectoral bodies.
What we can offer you
We are committed to creating an environment where diversity is celebrated, we can all be ourselves and everyone is treated fairly, regardless of sex, disability, ethnic origin, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marital or transgender status, pregnancy/maternity or age.
As set out in our Equality Policy, all staff and students have rights and responsibilities in relation to the promotion of equality, which is central to our staff development activities.
We particularly encourage applications from people from a Minority Ethnic background, who are underrepresented at the University.
We are proud to hold an Athena SWAN Bronze Award which recognises the advancement of gender equality at QMU.
We pride ourselves on providing a working environment where staff can flourish and thrive as part of our QMU community.
Alongside an attractive salary, there are a number of benefits that we provide to our people.
We know that work/life balance is important so we are open to considering Flexible Working options.
How to apply
For more information please visit our vacancies page download the job description and complete an application online.
Closing date for applications: 8th May 2022
Potential interview dates: 23rd and 24th May 2022
For any queries you may have about the post, please contact:
Professor Fiona Coutts, Dean School of Health Sciences
Email: fcoutts@qmu.ac.uk