Director Of Student Experience

An exciting opportunity exists to join the School of Engineering in the permanent role of Director of Student Experience. This post will bridge academic, pastoral and administrative aspects of our taught undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes, further enhancing and sustaining the high quality of experience for our ca. 1600 students. The successful candidate will have primary responsibility for coordinating the strategic development activities relating to enhancement of the Student Experience in the School.

While the position is teaching-focused, as part of your role we will strongly encourage and support you in the pursuit of individual scholarly and/or pedagogical research to contribute to the lively research culture of the School.

This position is an excellent opportunity to be part of a growing and vibrant department at Warwick with an excellent research environment and high student satisfaction.

Informal enquiries can be made to Prof. Georgia Kremmyda (Head of Teaching, School of Engineering, g.kremmyda@warwick.ac.uk).

We will consider applications for employment on a part-time or other flexible working basis, even where a position is advertised as full-time, unless there are operational or other objective reasons why it is not possible to do so.

Applications from candidates in groups underrepresented in the Engineering sector are particularly welcome. The University aims to promote work life balance for all employees and the School of Engineering will consider a range of possible flexible working arrangements in order to recruit the best candidate.

You will have a PhD or equivalent doctoral-level qualification or substantial relevant professional experience relevant to the core duties of the post. You will be committed to enhancing the Student Experience in all phases of a student’s relationship with the University.

You will have the desire to pursue a career based on advancing students’ educational experience at University level, the capacity to enthuse others about pedagogical development, and will work collaboratively to promote collegiality.

You will possess excellent interpersonal, communication and influencing skills and have significant experience of championing change management in a complex and challenging environment. You will have a good understanding of national policy relating to teaching in Higher Education, particularly Teaching Excellence and the mechanisms in place to assess such Excellence across an institution and/or department.

The School of Engineering is a multidisciplinary department which aspires for excellence in teaching and research. We run a substantial number of undergraduate courses (see https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/eng/undergraduate/) and taught masters courses (see https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/eng/postgraduate/). We currently have in excess of 1,200 students on taught courses with an annual Year 1 undergraduate intake of c. 350 students. We have recently launched two Degree Apprenticeship courses (see https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/eng/degree_apprenticeships/).

The University of Warwick is committed to the principles of the Athena SWAN Charter, which recognises work undertaken to address gender equality, representation and progression for all staff working in an academic environment. The University currently holds the Athena SWAN Silver award

Born in the 60s with a mindset of boldness, imagination and collaboration, the University of Warwick is a world-leading research-intensive university with the highest academic and research standards. We’re one of the world’s top universities, ranked 67th in the world and 10th in the UK*, with 92% of our research assessed to be ‘world leading or internationally excellent’**.

You'll be joining a diverse, innovative and globally connected community committed to igniting real world progress. Here at Warwick, we offer you opportunities to follow your ambitions as long as you bring the energy and determination to succeed.

• QS World University Rankings 2024

** Research Excellence Framework 2021

All applicants must include: (a) a curriculum vitae (no page limit); (b) a statement of no more than two pages which demonstrates their suitability for this post with respect to the published criteria. Attachments other than those requested should not be provided, and applications submitted without the required attachments will not be progressed.

To streamline our hiring process, we kindly request that all candidates submit their applications through our official website. This ensures that all applications are received in a uniform format and can be processed efficiently by our HR team.

Closing Date: 10th April 2024 by 11:55pm

The interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.

We will provide you with a great range of benefits, which include an attractive pension scheme, 30 days holiday plus Christmas closure, excellent learning and development opportunities, and savings on a wide range of products and services. We offer a generous maternity/paternity/adoption/parental leave policy, and onsite childcare facilities.

We are proud to say that we are a Living Wage employer.

If you are considering relocating to the UK, read our Relocation Guide to find out more about what Warwick has to offer and what might be involved in the process.

Warwick is committed to building an organisation of mutual respect and dignity, promoting a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive working and learning environment. We recognise that everyone is different in a variety of visible and non-visible ways, and that those differences are to be recognised, respected, and valued. Where possible, we go beyond legislation to provide a place where everyone can thrive, supporting all staff to achieve their full potential. We aspire to remove economic, social, and cultural barriers that may otherwise prevent people from succeeding.

We therefore welcome and encourage applications from all communities regardless of culture, background, age, disability, sex/gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion/belief, or sexual or romantic orientation.

The University currently holds a Race Equality Charter Bronze Award, Athena Swan Sliver Award and a Disability Smart Bronze Award. The University of Warwick is also one of the six founder institutions of the EUTOPIA European University Alliance.

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