appointment of the executive dean of faculty for arts and

Appointment of the ExecutiveDean of Faculty for Arts

and Social Sciences

Contents

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4 The University in numbers

6 Why Surrey?

8 Our research

10 Surrey means business

12 The corporate strategy of the University

14 Inspiring people Student profiles.................................16

Staff profiles .....................................17

18 Executive Dean of Faculty for Arts and Social Sciences Faculty Information ..........................18

School/Department Information ......19

The Role ........................................... 24

Key Responsibilities ......................... 25

Structure ......................................... 26

Further Information ........................ 27

Person Specification ........................ 28

26 Selection process How to apply .................................... 30

The Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide 2015

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The University in numbers

125 years of Shaping The fUTUre

4th in The Guardian

leagUe Table 2017

12,000+ loCal jobS

SUpporTed by The UniverSiTy

STUdenTS from over

120 countries

global markeT leader in satellite

technology

£70m 5g innovaTion

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£1.5bn ConTribUTion To naTional eConomy

140 CompanieS aT SUrrey

reSearCh park

5th in nSS for overall

STUdenT SaTiSfaCTion

2,300+ plaCemenTparTnerS

2nd for gradUaTe employabiliTy

£400m in CampUS

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Surrey was named one of the twelve best universities for sports teams, clubs and facilities in the Which? University Student Survey 2014.

Surrey Sports Park is one of Europe’s leading sports venues. This £36- million centre features world-class facilities and plays host to a number of professional teams, athletes and sports events. Surrey Sports Park is also home to Team Surrey, which offers 46 sports clubs for students to join. The Park was the official training base of the Irish and Italian national teams during the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

a top UniverSiTy for SporT


The University of Surrey is second for graduate employability when compared with other chartered universities in England. According to data from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), 96.9 per cent of our graduates were in work (or further study) six months after graduation in 2014.

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2nd for gradUaTe employabiliTy

The establishment of a new £45-million School of Veterinary Medicine – one of only eight in the UK – has put Surrey on the map as a pioneering centre for interdisciplinary research to improve animal and human health.

Opened by HM The Queen, the new School’s alliances with an extensive network of partners in clinical practice, research and industry provides an outstanding training environment for our students, as well as for practising veterinary surgeons, veterinary nurses, para-professionals and clinical scientists.

new £45m SChool of veTerinary mediCine

At the University of Surrey, we ask and answer important questions that create new insight and understanding. More than any other British university, we actively share our knowledge through innovative teaching, professional training and business collaborations. We inspire people to do wonderful things, and also help them to acquire the tools they need to build better lives in a better world.

Why Surrey?

Surrey rose three places to fifth in the 2015 National Student Survey, achieving a 92% overall student satisfaction rating.

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5th for STUdenT SaTiSfaCTion

Surrey encourages students to be the best they can be.

Jennifer JacobsenbSc (hons) business and retail management

In recent years, Surrey has established itself as a top-ten university in major university league table rankings.We have been ranked fourth by the Guardian University Guide 2017 for the second year in a row.We have also been named University of the Year by The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2016.

top 4 in The Guardian UniverSiTy leagUe Table

The University of Surrey’s Guildford School of Acting (GSA) is one of the most highly regarded theatre schools in the UK, and arguably the foremost musical theatre school in the world.

GSA’s distinguished alumni include performers such as Brenda Blethyn OBE, Michael Ball, Bill Nighy and Celia Imrie.

gUildford SChool of aCTing (gsa)


Wonder should be at the root of all academic research, but at Surrey we never feel that our research is complete until it has been tested, built upon and used for the greater good. It’s not that we only ever do applied research. We simply have a restless desire to make wonderful things happen as a result of everything we do.

our research

From nutrition to nursing ethics and from sleep to infectious disease, University of Surrey academics are at the forefront of groundbreaking discoveries and translational research to improve human and animal health. Surrey research is contributing to secure a safer, healthier world for all.

health

Our industrial collaborations and partnerships ensure our academics lie at the heart of shaping future technologies. Home to award-winning departments and world-leading research centres, our experienced scientists explore fields such as air travel, forensic analysis, satellite navigation, solar power, ultra-fast lasers, water sanitation and weather forecasting – to name just a few.

science & technology

From research into wearable electroencephalography (EEG) equipment to obesity drug failure and lack of accessible tourism, our academics are leading the way with their investigations into society. The diversity of our pioneering work reveals the role our academics play in creating a wider understanding of society.

society

Researchers from the University of Surrey have launched a new programme of research called eSMART (Electronic Symptom Management using ASyMS Remote Technology), that uses mobile phone technology to remotely monitor patients who are undergoing chemotherapy to treat breast, bowel and blood cancers. The Advanced Symptom Management System (ASyMS) allows patients to report the side effects from their chemotherapy via a mobile phone. This information is immediately sent securely to a computer, which assesses their symptoms and triggers alerts to doctors or nurses within minutes if they require specialist intervention.

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case study: mobile technology in medicine

Researchers at Surrey Space Centre have created new technology to aid spacecraft repair, dispose of radioactive waste and monitor spacecraft. The intelligent robotic systems can inspect, monitor and identify when spacecraft needs repairing, and will also have the potential to support astronauts on space missions and to deal with space debris. The autonomous technology will be deployed in snake-like robots and will have a great deal of manipulability, perceiving their environment through built-in cameras.


case study: satellites and space debris

University of Surrey research has found that Europe is losing out on as much as €142 billion every year due to poor infrastructure, services and attitudes towards travellers with special access needs. The European Commission-funded research found that travellers within the EU who required special access (whether through disability or age) undertook 783 million trips within the region in 2012, contributing €394 billion and 8.7 million jobs to the European economy. However, if European destinations were fully accessible, this demand could increase by up to 44 per cent a year – producing an additional €142 billion GDP and creating 3.4 million jobs.


case study: accessible tourism

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We’re connected to the local community, the regional economy and the wider world through collaboration. Whether partnering with the biggest names in technology and communication to build the world’s first 5G Innovation Centre on our campus, hosting 140 high-tech companies on our own Research Park, or stimulating over £1bn of economic activity in the southeast of England every year, our business partnerships put our expertise to work for everyone’s benefit.

Surrey means business

The University of Surrey, along with the University of Strathclyde, has been selected to enter into a partnership with the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) to set a new strategic direction for the world-renowned National Physical Laboratory (NPL), a global centre of excellence in measurement science.

surrey partners WiTh The naTional phySiCal laboraTory

An economic-impact study (conducted in autumn 2014 by BiGGAR Economics) found that the University of Surrey and the Surrey Research Park generated around £1.5 billion Gross Value Added for the UK economy in 2013/14. The study revealed that the University and Research Park directly or indirectly supported more than 17,000 jobs – 10,600 of which were based in Guildford.

eConomiC impact

The University has been incubating technology businesses since 2002, when (along with Bath, Bristol and Southampton universities) we founded the SETsquared Partnership. Since then, Exeter University joined (2011) and the Partnership has directly supported over 650 companies, helping them raise over £0.75 billion and creating over 1,000 new jobs. It has also been ranked by the University Business Incubator Index (UBI) as number one Incubator in Europe and second in the World 2014.

number one bUSineSS inCUbaTor in eUrope

The Research Park is home to over 140 companies, with many specialising in social sciences, technologies, health-related activities and engineering. Since it was opened in 1985, the Park has helped over 500 companies – some of which were newly established businesses and are now world leaders in their field.

Today, the companies on the park employ more than 3,500 highly qualified staff, some of whom are recruited from within Surrey.

surrey research park

The 5G Innovation Centre (5GIC) at the University of Surrey is the largest UK academic research centre dedicated to the development of the next generation of mobile and wireless communications. Bringing together leading academic expertise and key industry partners in a shared vision, 5GIC will help to define and develop the 5G infrastructure that will underpin the way we communicate, work and live our everyday lives in the future.

5g innovation CenTre

The exciting opportunity at Surrey is how we use our knowledge to deliver significant impact on business and

society within the rapid speed of change in the digital era.

professor alan w. brownprofessor of entrepreneurship and innovation, Surrey business School

Our long-established Professional Training placement programme is admired by universities around the world. Over the past five years, more than 2,300 partner organisations have worked with us to give students valuable experience of the professional environment and help them develop vital skills for the competitive graduate employment market.

2,300+ plaCemenT parTnerS

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The University of Surrey is an international University with a worldwide reputation for excellence in teaching and research. We welcome over 14,000 students and employ around 2,500 members of staff.

The corporate strategy of the University

our mission The University of Surrey is a research-led institution pursuing learning, scholarship and research that advances and disseminates knowledge. The University is committed to working closely with its students, business, government and civil society to transition knowledge to the benefit of humanity.

our values Surrey inspires people to achieve wonderful things. A number of core attributes have been identified that have shaped and continue to influence Surrey and drive our progress. These values of innovation, passion, collaboration, openness and curiosity have been instrumental in Surrey’s rise to a leading market position.

To continue to attract the best staff and students, we must demonstrate an ongoing commitment to equality and diversity, and ensure the richness and diversity of society is reflected and celebrated within our institution. This understanding and openness to embracing other cultures and considering equality issues across a broad spectrum is vital in order for the University to position itself as both a successful national and international institution.

The Equality, Diversity and Inclusion strategy is aligned with other key staff and student strategies. Engagement, Equality and Culture is a strategic priority area within the HR strategy 2014-2017, and the Teaching and Learning strategy 2010-17 underlines the University’s commitment ‘to promote equality in all its activities and aims to provide learning and teaching environments free from discrimination and unfair treatment’.

The Widening Participation and Outreach strategy is also an important dimension of the University’s work in raising aspirations and attainment for students from a range of backgrounds, particularly those from non-traditional, under-represented groups and students with differing needs.

our vision The University of Surrey is committed to being a leading national and international university. Our high-quality teaching, learning, research and enterprise will be delivered in a financially and environmentally sustainable manner, within an academic community that values collegiality and professionalism, providing our students with skills that allow them to maximise their potential.

The University’s Strategic Plan for 2011-2017 identifies six strategic imperatives which encapsulate what we will do to achieve this vision:

» Quality: underpinning teaching, learning, research, scholarship, the experience we offer our students and our staff, enterprise, collaboration and the transition of new knowledge into economic and social value

» International impact: aiming to be a leading national and international university, growing our activity and influence overseas as well as in the UK and Europe

» Distinctiveness: developing our strengths and defining our leading position, building particularly on our students’ high levels of employability and participation in the Professional Training programme

» Collegiality: nurturing our students and staff, encouraging a culture of respect and developing a life-long relationship with alumni and staff

» Professionalism: having the highest expectations, mutually shared between the University, our staff and students and a community engaged in a common purpose, striving for professionalism, ethical working methods and standards of excellence

» Sustainability: especially through effective financial management and using our endowment wisely to support strategic academic and enterprise ventures achieved whilst responsibly improving our environmental sustainability

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The University has a strong management team with a unique mix of business and academic leaders in their field. We build on the foundations of innovation, passion, collaboration, openness and curiosity to make Surrey a top-ten university.

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members of the executive board» President and Vice-Chancellor Professor G Q Max Lu

» Provost and Executive Vice-President Professor Michael Kearney

» Chief Operating Officer Mr David Sharkey

» Senior Vice-President, Advancement and Partnerships Mr Greg Melly

» Senior Vice-President, Global Strategy and Engagement Professor Vince Emery

» Vice-Provost, Academic Administration Dr David Ashton

» Vice-Provost, Education (interim) Ms Hilary Placito

» Vice-Provost, Research and Innovation (interim) Mr Atti Emecz

» Vice-President, Marketing and Communications Mr Mike Hounsell

» Vice-President, Human Resources Mr Paul Stephenson

» Executive Dean, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Vacant

» Executive Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences Professor Jonathan Seville Professor Paul Smith w.e.f 01/09/2016

» Executive Dean, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Professor Lisa Roberts

our FacultiesFaculty of arts and social sciences

» Department of Music and Media» School of Economics» School of English and Languages» School of Hospitality and Tourism Management» School of Law» Department of Politics» Department of Sociology» Surrey Business School» Guildford School of Acting

Faculty of engineering and physical sciences» Department of Chemical and Process Engineering» Department of Chemistry» Department of Civil and Environmental

Engineering» Department of Computer Science» Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering» Department of Mathematics» Department of Mechanical Engineering Sciences» Department of Physics» Centre for Environmental Strategy

Faculty of health and medical sciences» School of Biosciences and Medicine» School of Health Sciences» School of Psychology» School of Veterinary Medicine

I came to the University of Surrey from Helsinki in Finland, after completing the International Baccalaureate.

The teaching and learning culture at Surrey has given me a deeper interest in my field of study – and my course has made me far more analytical of the current environment and my surroundings. Meeting and working with people from different backgrounds, cultures and university courses has made me much more curious about the world.

Surrey encourages students to be the best they can be, both academically and socially, and they offer you countless opportunities to help you develop yourself professionally (careers service, talks and fairs, company visits, placements and so on) as well as personally, and will actively support you every step of the way.

Jennifer Jacobsen bSc (hons) business and retail management

THE F IRST YEAR —neW WayS of learning

I chose the University of Surrey because it’s one of the best in the UK for bioscience degrees.

Working with my tutors has been fantastic – and having a personal tutor with such a passion for their subject has helped me to stay focused. All of the academics provide a solid support system – I’ve had lots of help from them since I started here, especially in terms of time management, and they’ve given me plenty of feedback and advice on my work.

Being taught by lecturers who are well known in their fields is a major plus point too, and I’ve really enjoyed the practical work. Meeting so many different people has been a life-changing experience.

Ashleigh ThompsonbSc (hons) biomedical Science

THE SECOnD YEAR —STUdying hard

My three years at Surrey have really opened my eyes to different aspects of the world – I feel driven to explore it even more.

During my third-year placement, I worked as the Marketing and Media Manager for the Hilton Buenavista Toldeo in Spain. I secured the job with help from my tutors, who arranged an interview with the company, helped me to write my CV in Spanish and offered me mock interviews so I could practise. The best thing about my placement was the improvement in my Spanish.

The teaching at Surrey is excellent and has changed the way I think about and approach things. I had never studied Spanish before coming here but in the space of three years I can speak it fluently, which is a real credit to the dedication of my tutors.

Daniel LittmanbSc (hons) business management and Spanish

THE THIRD YEAR —profeSS ional plaCemenT

During my four years at Surrey, I found the culture of encouraging innovation amongst students to be really strong.

For my final-year project, I decided to create a mobile app for the University, including features I would have found useful as a student. I worked with tutors who were also passionate about mobile app technology, and discussed my ideas with them. They gave me really valuable input, and collaborating with them throughout the project was incredibly helpful.

The academic staff and the teaching environment at Surrey introduced me to new ways of thinking during my time there. Choosing to study at Surrey was a life-changing decision for me, and has set me up for a great career.

Sam WilliamsbSc (hons) electronic engineering

THE F InAL YEAR —knoWledge & exper ienCe


Professor Jim Al-Khalili obtained his PhD from Surrey in 1989, then, after two years at University College London, returned in 1991 to establish himself as a leading expert on exotic atomic nuclei. His related papers have over a thousand citations.

Alongside lecturing undergraduates and acting as admissions tutor, Professor Al-Khalili is a well-known science communicator. His books are translated into 26 languages and he is a familiar face thanks to his media work, including Bafta-nominated Chemistry: A Volatile History and BBC Radio 4’s The Life Scientific.

Professor Al-Khalili is a recipient of the Royal Society Michael Faraday Prize and the Institute of Physics Kelvin medal and prize, receiving an OBE in 2007 for ‘services to science’.

Professor Jim Al-Khaliliprofessor of physics, professor of public engagement in Science

Professor Lanham-new is a Fellow of the Society of Biology and a Registered nutritionist. She is a leading expert in the fields of vitamin D, diet and bone health, and a member of Public Health England’s Scientific Advisory Committee on nutrition.

Professor Lanham-new played a key role in the development of Surrey’s new Sport and Exercise Sciences degree and lectures on undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in the field of nutrition.

Her current work includes a £0.8 million BBSRC-funded project on different forms of vitamin D for human health and a €6 million EU-funded project to set guidelines for vitamin D requirements for all age groups across Europe.

Professor Sue Lanham-Newhead of the department of nutritional Sciences

Since joining Surrey Space Centre (SSC) in 2004, Professor Yang Gao has worked with students on internationally teamed projects to develop autonomous system technologies for future near-Earth or interplanetary missions like ExoMars and MoonLITE.

As an elected Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS), Yang has given invited lectures at international organisations and summer schools to boost engagement with the subject, and was named by Times Higher Education as one of ten young leading academics in the UK significantly contributing to their discipline.

Professor Yang Gaoprofessor of Space autonomous Systems, head of the STar lab within Surrey Space Centre

Professor Alan W. Brownprofessor of entrepreneurship and innovation, Surrey business School

Professor Alan W. Brown is a software engineer and business strategist who studies how agile delivery practices can help organisations create better solutions faster. He is Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Surrey Business School where he leads activities in the area of corporate entrepreneurship and open innovation models. He has been instrumental in launching the Surrey Centre for the Digital Economy (CoDE), a research activity focused on exploring the impact of digital technology on business, the economy, and society.

Alan has extensive industry experience in a variety of areas, including leading business development in a Silicon Valley start-up, a product strategist and Distinguished Engineer at IBM, and a research scientist at the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University.

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FA C U LT Y O F A RT S A n D S O C I A L S C I E n C E S ( FA S S )

The Faculty was created in August 2015, bringing together the former Faculty of Business, Economics and Law and Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences. This merger was part of a wider University strategy to provide focus and clarity, differentiation and scale. The creation of FASS aimed to provide the optimal environment for the arts and social sciences to drive excellence in teaching and learning and research, and as a platform for growth.

Our Faculty brings together scholars and students from an extraordinary range of academic disciplines in a learning community dedicated to the discovery and enrichment of the arts, humanities and social sciences. We are a group of artists, entrepreneurs, lawyers, and scholars working to investigate the pleasures, and understand the challenges, of our times. We bring together the very best from all disciplines to research what affects us most, to teach the next generation of leaders and to work with business, industry and policy makers around the globe.

Excellence in research is core to the strategy of the Faculty and many of its disciplines. We aim to be international leaders in the fields of Morphology, Digital Economy, Tourism, Sustainability, Translation and Social Simulation, to name a few. We are focused on the importance of interdisciplinary research across the social sciences, and research methodologies.

Each year we welcome more than 5,000 bright, dedicated students onto our degree programmes. Our students know that strong ideals must be coupled with excellence in practice. In FASS, we emphasise the value of research alongside our ‘conservatoire’ culture of learning by doing. Our students

SCHOOLS AnD DEPARTMEnTS

head of school: professor Joao santos silva We have a strong international reputation for research in macroeconomics, microeconomic theory, energy economics, industrial organisation, health, law and economics, labour economics, finance and econometrics. This is exemplified by the successful submission to Research Excellence Framework 2014 (REF2014) in which the School was ranked in the top ten of all participating Economics departments in UK for the quality of its research outputs (according to Times Higher Education).

This research excellence is embedded within the School’s successful undergraduate, postgraduate taught and postgraduate research programmes. The School presents a demanding but supportive environment for study reflected in consistently strong student satisfaction and excellent results.

Many academics within the School are economic advisers to such world-renowned organisations as the IMF, the European Central Bank, the Bank of England and HM Treasury. This means we can offer students real industry experience and ensures our teaching and research remain at the forefront of the field.

head of school: professor diane wattprofessor bran nicol w.e.f. 1/9/2016The School of English and Languages combines the academic disciplines of English literature, creative writing, modern languages, linguistics, intercultural communications, and translation studies.

The work of the School reflects an interest in texts and languages in a global context. The School’s focus is on understanding how texts and languages work across national boundaries, how they function, and how they interact.

The School is home to two internationally-renowned research centres, The Surrey Morphology Group and the Centre for Translation Studies. Research and teaching in English literature and creative writing are at the cutting edge of the disciplines and focus in particular on transnational literary studies, and on understanding English literature in its international contexts.

We offer a range of innovative and exciting undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes in English literature, creative writing, modern languages, intercultural communications, and translation studies.

Within the School we also offer the flagship Global Graduate Award, which gives all students in the University the opportunity to study a language. Also included in our remit is a range of other language courses, including pre-sessional English language courses, English for University Study, language courses for the local community, and IELTS courses. The School is an IELTS test centre.

engage with the theory and history of their discipline while working on real problems, and have the opportunity to gain valuable workplace experience through our renowned Professional Training placements.

Our dedication to the student experience is demonstrated by our success in the major league tables and our status as The Times University of the Year 2016. We are ranked in the top five UK universities by The Guardian University League Table 2017 for Business, Dance and Drama and Criminology and are Number 1 for Music and Hospitality and Tourism Management.

Our industry connectivity continues to go from strength to strength as we deliver executive education for international businesses and the public sector as well as working with regional organisations. We continue to host successful masterclasses, evening courses, moots, debates and specialist training in areas such as social research and vocal confidence.

The Faculty is home to the University’s campus in China. SII-DUFE is a joint academic partnership institution between the University of Surrey and Dongbei University of Finance and Economics in Dalian, China, offering dual degree undergraduate programmes in business and tourism management.

Our learning community is global. Our staff is as diverse as our student body. We speak dozens of languages and offer each other learning opportunities that draw on our remarkably different backgrounds. Our alumni hold senior positions in industry and academia across the world and we are proud of the contribution they make to society.


interim head of school: mr sean mcnamaraGSA is a leading performing arts conservatoire, providing exceptional acting, musical theatre, and production conservatoire training combined with academic research-led programmes in theatre and performance and dance. GSA combines industry level practice with academic rigour and cutting-edge practice-as-research.

We are committed to innovation in performance and technology so that alongside grounding in the traditional core stage skills, GSA students engage with aesthetic and technological developments in the industry. It develops the exceptional actors, singers, musicians, and performers and our new Institute of Performance Research will explore and promote the innovation in performance and its contribution to the arts and society.

GSA attracts the best talent from around the world, who upon graduation will achieve professional representation and professional contracts. Our academic programmes offer a professional training year to enable students the opportunity to work for a year inside and outside the performing arts industry. At GSA, all students receive dedicated training for their development as individual artists within a purpose-built environment. Students develop technical production skills as well as learn about the business and legal aspects of the entertainment industries. The School runs regular summer schools and Easter schools and has two foundation courses; one in Acting and the other in Musical Theatre.

interim head of school: dr caroline scarlesThe School of Hospitality and Tourism Management consistently tops the UK university league tables and ranked in the world’s top four since 1980. The School’s vision is to be a global leader in hospitality, tourism and events education and research.

We offer stimulating, industry-relevant programmes in hospitality, tourism and events management. This includes undergraduate, postgraduate taught and postgraduate research programmes, as well as executive education programmes for those already in the industry. Recent figures show that 94 per cent of our students are in employment or education within six months of graduating.

We have a world-class reputation for its research in hospitality, tourism and events and is top ranked in national league tables and globally for its publications. Its research activities are grouped into three groups: sustainability and wellbeing in the visitor economy, competitiveness in the visitor economy and the digital visitor economy

Thanks to the School, Surrey became the first university to receive the Tourism Society Award – a recognition of its commitment to excellence in the tourism industry. The School was also the first institution in the UK to receive UNWTO TedQual certification for its undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.

The School is comprised of the Department of Tourism & Events and the Department of Hospitality. The School is also home to the Centre for Research and Enterprise, an externally-facing access point for the School’s research and enterprise activities.


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head of school: vacantAt School of Law at the University of Surrey we are working on fundamental problems in law, justice and society across public law, private law, international law, science & law, telecommunications and law, as well as law’s application to healthcare, criminal justice, security, environment and many other areas.

The School endeavours to produce research that will make a difference in the real world through the work of our academic staff and to provide the education that will enable our students to become future leaders in their own right.

Our aim is to be at the centre of world-leading activity in Chinese Socio-Legal Studies, Legal Philosophy, Criminal Justice, Theory of Private Law, and also Science and Law.

We offer a variety of programmes. Working closely with other schools across the University, the School provides students with a strong legal education and the guidance to apply their legal understanding in a practical context.

We are renowned for offering students the chance to gain practical legal experience through a pioneering Professional Training placement programme, which contributes to over 94 per cent of our students being in work or further education six months after graduation. We have recently introduced a LLB Senior Status programme. This accelerated LLB is specifically designed for Canadian students who already have an undergraduate degree.

The School of Law has an outstanding reputation for events and extracurricular activities, and has recently welcomed Lord Neuberger, President of the UK Supreme Court, who delivered a guest lecture. Other academic related activities include mooting competitions, to the pro bono dinner, the law ball and the student-run Law Society.

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head of department: professor tony myatt The Department of Music and Media is an industry and research-led department, focused on academic inquiry, business engagement and knowledge generation in music and contemporary media.

We incorporate research and teaching programmes in music, music and sound recording, creative music technology, film and broadcast production and digital media arts computer graphics, visual effects, animation, and computer games, plus the unique and world-renowned Tonmeister programme in Sound Recording. All the Department’s programmes are designed and delivered by the latest technological advancements and the needs of the industries that will recruit our graduates.

The Department’s facilities are state of the art for digital media and sound recording research and teaching. All the equipment is representative of that used in the best professional studios; including exemplary consoles from SSL, Neve and Sony, microphones from AKG, B&K/DPA, Neumann, and Schoeps, and recording devices from analogue reel-to-reel to the latest computer-based systems.

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head of department: dr roberta guerrina The Department of Politics is a small Department with a strong student body, demonstrated by its 100% overall satisfaction in the National Student Survey 2015.

We offer undergraduate, postgraduate masters and postgraduate research programmes across a range of topics from international intervention, European politics, electoral behaviour and political psychology, terrorism, social policy and citizenship, political theory and political philosophy, political communication and the environment.

The Department has a tradition of research and engagement with European politics, with a growing reputation in the area of international intervention. It is a young and dynamic unit with a strong community of researchers focusing on innovation, public engagement and links with practitioners. Research in the Department is organised around three research groups which include two well established research centres: European Politics, (which includes the Centre on the European Matrix (CRonEME)), International Politics, which includes the Centre for research on (international intervention (cii)) and Social Politics and Methodologies

We are key to the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences’ cross-disciplinary research in sustainability, women’s leadership, and citizen and voter decision-making, and to having a positive impact on government and public policy.

head of department: professor rachel brooksprofessor Jon garland w.e.f. 1/8/2016The Department of Sociology is widely recognised for its field-defining and conceptually driven empirical research and its pioneering quantitative and qualitative methods work. It has extensive collaborations with European and international researchers and networks and the Department has a record of success in securing a diverse portfolio of research income.

Sociology at Surrey is known for its applied approach to sociology and this sociological policy focus is reflected in the ways it works in partnership with a range of private, public and third-sector organisations. For example, the Department currently works with the Ministry of Justice, the Home Office, the Environment Agency, the Department of Energy and Climate Change, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Police Dependents’ Trust, among others.

We host a number of Research Centres which include the Centre for Research on Ageing and Gender, the Centre for the Evaluation of Complexity Across the Nexus (CECAN) and the Centre for Research on Simulation in the Social Sciences and CAQDAS the Computer-Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Networking Project.

The Department is ranked 6th overall in the Guardian Good University Guide 2017, 5th in the Complete University Guide 2016 and 9th in the Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide 2016. Student recruitment is strong with the Department’s undergraduate programmes in sociology, criminology and media attracting high calibre candidates, many of whom go on to postgraduate study at Surrey and other leading universities.


D E PA RT M E n T O F S O C I O L O G Y S U R R E Y B U S I n E S S S C H O O L

interim head of school: professor andy adcroft surrey business school dean: professor ansgar richter w.e.f. 3/10/2016The School was created in 2010 and is on an ambitious drive for excellence in teaching and research, aligned with the strategy of the University. We are committed to becoming one of the top ten Business Schools in the UK in the next ten years, and our success in teaching, student experience and research have put us on the right trajectory to achieving this.

An uncompromising approach to academic recruitment, supported by the School’s growing profile and reputation, is putting Surrey Business School on track for a strong result in the 2020 REF exercise, building on its top 20 result for research outputs in REF 2014. Surrey Business School is developing three distinct areas of research excellence in Centre for the Digital Economy, Leadership and Decision-Making and Sustainable Enterprise Management. Research impact is an important part of this picture. SBS is investing in its business engagement and proactively leveraging its business connections to ensure that its research is relevant and supports economic growth and innovation. As well as aiming to achieve cutting-edge research of world-leading quality, our focus is on practice: how business is done.

We are incredibly proud of our Number Two ranking for Business and Management; our student experience has continued to drive forward quality and satisfaction and preparing our students for the wide range of employment opportunities available to them.

We offer a range of undergraduate and Masters programmes, a four-year taught PhD, and our flagship Connected MBA. All our programmes are experiencing exponential growth in high quality student applications from across the world. We seek students who have an entrepreneurial spirit and challenge them to move outside their comfort zones, to learn by doing and put their knowledge to work, capitalising on our close relationship with the many corporate and small businesses, the University Research Park and SETsquared Incubator, ranked #1 in the world by UBI Global.

The School benefits from a strong regional business economy: Surrey is the largest contributor to the national exchequer outside the City of London. Our unique mix of international corporate HQs, thriving SMEs and innovative start-ups in the immediate area provides a rich resource for SBS.

K E Y R E S P O n S I B I L I T I E S


The appointment as Executive Dean will initially be for a period of five years, with the post holder also employed on an academic contract as a member of academic staff.Towards the end of this five year period, a decision will be taken by the President and Vice Chancellor, in discussion with the Executive Dean, to determine whether the Executive Dean will continue in role for afurther period or revert to being a member of academic staff.

T H E R O L E

E X E C U T I V E D E A n O F T H E FA C U LT Y O F A RT S A n D S O C I A L S C I E n C E S

The Executive Dean will direct the work of the Faculty, fundamentally driving forwardthe delivery of excellence in both teaching and research through innovative and entrepreneurial approaches. Leading by personal example and by building strong relationships, the Executive Dean will strive toensure that excellence permeates all activity within the Faculty.

The role of Executive Dean will require the development of excellent relationships acrossa wide-range of stakeholders across the University. As a member of the University’sExecutive Board, the Executive Dean will provide influential, strategic and operational guidance, support and mentoring to the Faculty, and to the wider University and its in the development and deployment of strategic vision.

n AT U R E O F A P P O I n T M E n T

» To deliver excellence in teaching and research across the range of the Faculty’s activities

» To prepare, with colleagues, the academic and business strategy for the Faculty, consistent with University strategy

» To work with colleagues on the Executive Board to develop and achieve the University’s strategic and operational goals

» To ensure that the governance, management, and organisational structure of the Faculty are effective and transparent, that the process of decision making is clear, and that the operational processes of the Faculty conform to University requirements

» To foster effective working across Faculty or Departmental boundaries, and to encouragesuch collaboration wherever appropriate both within the institution, nationally and internationally

» To ensure, by personal example and otherwise, that excellence in teaching, research, knowledge transfer and revenue generation are all highly valued and supported within the Faculty

» To ensure that quality assurance and enhancement processes are in place and effective in maintaining high quality programmes in teaching, research and knowledge transfer

» To ensure the proper financial management of the Faculty whilst growing its income and operating surplus

» To ensure that all staff are engaged and motivated to achieve the highest standards of performance in a collegiate and mutually supportive environment, and that staff appraisal, development and reward strategies are in place and are effectively operated

» To ensure that all staff are kept fully informed of University and Faculty affairs and plans, understand the external context in which they and their colleagues work, and have theopportunity to contribute where appropriate to the formulation of policy

» To ensure that staff abide by the University policies including the Health and Safety policy

F I n A n C I A L I n F O R M AT I O nS TA F F I n F O R M AT I O n

total staff 466 members of staff (including 43 professors)

total revenue for Fass

» 2015/16 forecast is £78m

» 2014/15 actual was £63.3m

contribution

» 2015/16 forecast is £41.6m

» 2014/15 actual was £27.8m

Fass research revenue

» 2015/16 forecast is £3.1m

» 2014/15 actual was £3.4m

Financial contribution from Fass research

» 2015/16 forecast is £0.8m

» 2014/15 actual was £1.3

S T U D E n T I n F O R M AT I O n

the Faculty student population for 2015/16 giving rise to fee income of c. £63m

» 4,821 Undergraduate students

» 1,355 Postgraduate Taught students

» 245 Postgraduate Research students

Associate Dean Surrey International


FURTHER InFORMATIOn

O R G A n I S AT I O n C H A RT

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

STRUCTURE

Faculty Manager

HR Manager

Business FinanceManager

Marketing Manager

School of English &

Languages

School of Hospitality and Tourism Management

School of Law

Department

of Tourism & Events

Department

of Tourism & Events

Surrey BusinessSchool

Department of

People & Organisations

Department of Business Transformation &

Sustainable Enterprise

Department of Finance &

Accounting

Department of Marketing & Retail

Management

Associate Dean International

Associate Dean Learning & Teaching

Associate Dean Research

School of Economics

Department

of Sociology

GuildfordSchool of

Acting

Department of Music &

Media

Department

of Politics

Department of Digital Economy

Department of Strategy &

Entrepreneurship

IT Manager

P E R S O n S P E C I F I C AT I O n

O U R E X C E P T I O n A L C A n D I D AT E

Candidates are likely to have held senior leadership posts within a discipline relevant to the Faculty and will be able to demonstrate a clear understanding of the challenges facing Higher Education. They will be international in their outlook and will have the academic standing to be a credible leader within a thriving Faculty. The Executive Dean will demonstrate:

» an ability to contribute effectively at senior level to the overall development of the Faculty and the University

» an ability to set a vision for the Faculty which brings together the University’s vision and the Faculty’s strengths

» a passion for excellence in research and teaching, and a commitment to delivering a first-class student experience

» an entrepreneurial approach to the development of the Faculty’s activities in teaching, research and commercialisation

» emotional intelligence and the ability to engage and motivate colleagues and to build and maintain strategic relationships externally

» strong team working skills and, within this, an appreciation of the interests and concerns of other team members

» a strong leadership style and strong people management skills which emphasise the importance of high performance, clear communication, setting clear goals and delegating effectively to team members

» self confidence, energy, resilience, enthusiasm and, when appropriate, a sense of fun

Qualifications and professionalmemberships» A PhD or equivalent qualification in an

appropriate discipline

» Member of appropriate professional bodies

technical competencies (experience andknowledge)» Knowledge and skills which are commensurate

with an individual who has achieved international recognition in a particular academic field

» Understanding of financial matters

» Understanding and experience of strategic planning

» Experience of leadership and management of an academic or other multi-professional Organisation

» Recognised standing in research

special requirements» Occasional attendance at University functions

at evenings and weekends as appropriate

core competencies» Communication

» Adaptability/flexibility

» Customer/client service and support

» Planning and organising

» Teamwork

» Continuous improvement

» Problem-solving and decision-making skills

» Creative and analytical thinking

» Influencing, persuasion and negotiation skills

» Strategic thinking


Selection processhow to apply Saxton Bampfylde Ltd is acting as employment agency advisor to the University of Surrey on this appointment.

Candidates should apply for this role through our website at www.saxbam.com/jobs using code KYRG.

Click on the ‘apply’ button and follow the instructions to upload a CV and cover letter, and complete the application and equal opportunities monitoring* form.

The closing date for applications is noon on Monday 5 September 2016.

If you are unable to apply through the website, please email [email protected] quoting reference KYRG.

* The equal opportunities monitoring online form will not be shared with anyone involved in assessing your application. Please complete as part of the application process.

The University particularly welcomes applications from women and ethnic minority candidates, as they are under-represented at senior level.

University of the Year 2016

University of the Year for student experience 2016

4th in The Guardian league table 2016

5th for student satisfaction NSS 2015 92% overall satisfaction rating

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