PROFESSORIAL APPOINTMENTS IN DEMENTIA CARE

Candidate Application Pack

T e a c h i n g E x c e l l e n c e

F r a m e w o r k

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A MESSAGE FROM THE VICE-CHANCELLOR

Sitting as we do in the heart of West London, we have taken advantage of our location by positioning ourselves as the career university. Our goal is to balance a traditional commitment to education as a public good with a brand promise that sees employability as our primary purpose.

Our success has been underpinned by dynamic growth following a £120 million investment in our two campuses. This combined with a mission to raise aspiration through the pursuit of excellence has resulted in a spectacular rise in various rankings. This year, our NSS was the best in London and the 5th highest rise in the UK. The University was also the highest mover in the Times/Sunday Times League Table jumping an unprecedented 65 places in two years to 56th making UWL the 11th ranked multi-mission university in London. Our financial performance for 2016-17 was also in the top quintile with a 10 % surplus.

Parallel to this focus on teaching excellence we have invested in our research infrastructure to drive forward key areas for REF 2021.

We are therefore seeking outstanding individuals with intellectual and value profiles that are resonant with the University’s ambitious agenda.

Thank you for the interest in these professorial roles and I look forward to reading your application; and I do hope you will join us during the next and exciting phase of our development.

Professor Peter JohnVice-Chancellor and Chief Executive University of West London

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PROFESSORIAL APPOINTMENTS IN DEMENTIA CARE

In order to deliver our ambition, and to support the work of established and new research centres, we are seeking to appoint outstanding individuals with experience of leading research teams and projects, and the drive to deliver outstanding outcomes and impact in the next Research Excellence Framework, and beyond.

The University’s research partners and sponsors include Heathrow Airport, NHS West London, Amazon, Intercontinental Hotels, Hilton Worldwide and Westmont Hospitality Group. We have recently received research funding from ESIF, Industry Directorate General (Directorate E-Service Industries), the Daiwa Foundation, the Higher Education Academy, the British Academy, the Arts and Humanities Research Council, CIPSE, the Metropolitan Police, NIHR, UKIERI, Horizon 2020, and the Wellcome Trust.

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JOB DESCRIPTION

Professors will fulfill an academic role focused on developing a strong rationale for the research field (based on research profile and impact to date), and establishing significant collaborative research with national and international partners that will impact industry, voluntary sector and community stakeholders, as relevant.The post-holders will contribute to establishing a strong base for their relevant UoA in REF 2021, linking this research to the undergraduate and postgraduate curricula, and working closely with colleagues to deliver excellence.Post-holders will provide academic leadership for teaching and research academics within the relevant School/College. These posts will be based at one of our two sites in St Mary’s Road or Brentford.Strategic and operational

· Lead the development and implementation of a strategy to deliver the University’s vision, and deliver to targets

· Lead income-generating activities in their field to include, consultancy, exploitation of intellectual property and relevant professional development courses, promoting the interests and reputation of the University nationally/ internationally

· Play a leading role in securing external funding and in developing partnerships and collaboration with commercial, voluntary and community sector partners

· Play a leading role in developing capacity towards REF 2021, with specific focus on impact and management of quality of outputs

· Publish high calibre research papers and make a substantial contribution to the REF 2021 submission

· Provide expert advice and guidance tostrengthen the research environment in their field, andacross the institution

· Attract postgraduate research students, post- doctoral researchers and other research staff

· Actively engage in supervision of research students and post-doctoral researchers, ensuring timely completion of projects

· Actively mentor and support academic staff and students to build capacity in publishing research and scholarship

· Perform an influencing role in appropriate research networks and professional and government committees and forums

· Maintain procedures to ensure that research and knowledge transfer activity has significant stakeholder and public involvement which complies with University and external research ethics and governance codes of practice, governance requirements and standard operating procedures.

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Teaching and administration

· Provide advice to relevant Dean/Head of School to ensure undergraduate, post-graduate curricula are informed by research to provide relevant knowledge and skills to students

· Deliver inspirational teaching within undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, doctoral education and supervision

· Contribute to the development of engaging curriculum/ course content into the relevant curriculum

· Participate in College/School and University committees, academic quality mechanisms, stakeholder engagement and student experience activities

· Ensure a web and social media presence is maintained to disseminate research widely and increase impact.

Additional duties

· Maintain professional registration (where applicable)and the highest levels of professional conduct

· Participate in relevant professional/advisory activities.

· Engage in professional development.

In addition to the above areas of responsibilities, the post-holder may be required to undertake any other reasonable duties relating to the broad scope and seniority of the position.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

Qualifications and/or membership of professional bodies

· PhD

Knowledge and experience

· A track record of high quality research publications, commensurate with a professorial position

· A track record of attracting external funding in support of internationally recognised research

· A track record of leading collaborative research, involving academics and end users

· A track record of building and managing high-performing research teams

· A track record in supporting the development of others in research and innovation

· Excellent grasp of the national and international research environment

· In-depth awareness of the role of public engagement and impact in research.

Specific skills to the job

· Proven ability to provide vision, leadership and support in the development of research

· Creative and strategic thinker able to translate ideas into effective activity

· Highly developed communication, interpersonal and influencing skills with

experience of engaging users in research

· Excellent presentation and communication skills with evidence of the capacity to network effectively with industry/community partners and academic colleagues nationally and internationally

· Ability to prioritise workloads, effectively balancing conflicting deadlines within fixed timescales and deliver outputs on time.

General skills

· Ability to lead a team and motivate staff

· Grant writing, project planning and management

· Publication and research dissemination skills

· High quality, innovative teaching skills

· Research student supervision

· Promotion and commitment to equality and diversity within the university environment.

DESIRABLE CRITERIA

· HEA Fellowship· Registration with relevant

professional bodies· Existing portfolio of

funded research. Some positions will require a DBS check.

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RECRUITMENT PROCESSFor an informal discussion about the posts, please contact Paula Keville-Spain on 024 76575129 or email p.keville@searchhigher.com

For further details and to apply online please email your CV and supporting document to: p.keville@searchhigher.com

We look forward to receiving your application.

OUR HERITAGE AND LOCATION

The origins of the University of West London date back over 150 years to 1860 when the Lady Byron School was first opened on the Ealing site. Today, the University is a thriving institution whose core aims are to inspire students to become ‘creative professionals’ and to connect them to exciting and rewarding careers.The University has a wealth of experience in a number of vocational disciplines and powerful connections with key industries. It has gained a strong reputation for high quality, career focused education closely linked to employment. The University also gets 97% of students in employment within 6 months of graduation, 4% better than the latest benchmark (HESA, 2014-15), and remains in the top 30 for UK starting salaries.The University is based in the heart of one of the UK’s most successful business regions – London is the global capital for multiple industry sectors including finance and the creative industries. W est London is one of the most dynamic economies in the world. It has:

· Unrivalled international connections through Heathrow airport, the busiest international airport in the world

· Good quality national accessibility by road and rail

· Just 30 minutes from Central London· A skilled and flexible workforce· A green environment in which to

live and work, with a good range of sport and leisure facilities

· A cohesive, culturally and ethnically diverse, young and entrepreneurial community.

OUR VISION, MISSION, AND VALUES

VISION To be a sector leading institution specialising in the education and development of ‘creative professionals’.

MISSION7

To raise aspiration through the pursuit of excellence.

VALUES AND PRINCIPLES· Student-centred education· Useful knowledge· Challenging approach· Inclusive community· Open and accountable environment.

CORE OBJECTIVES· Be consistently the best modern

university in London· Be ranked in the top 50 universities

in the UK· Be the university with the highest

graduate employment rate in the UK.

THE UNIVERSITY’S VISION FOR RESEARCH

Pioneering solutions to real-world problems· The University of West London values academic

engagement with industry, policy, and any form of broader public engagement

· The innovation, insight and expertise of our staff and students continue to be the engine for knowledge creation, whilst translating knowledge into practice by capitalising on our strategic position in London

· Our interface with business and local agencies remains central to our mission to provide solutions to contemporary challenges thus generating ‘useful knowledge’

· The research strategy: Contributing solutions to real-world problems builds on acquired strengths and support disciplinary and inter-disciplinary research that delivers solutions to regional, national and global problems.

Research is supported by the following Research Centres:· The Research Institute for Cybercrime and Security· The Research Institute for Music and Screen· The Arts, Health and Wellbeing Research Centre· The Research Centre for Non-invasive Testing

· The Richard Wells Research Centre· The International Centre for Hotel and Resort Management.Further research centres will be established in the areas of Change and Leadership; and Ageing

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TRANSFORMING RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIPOur aim is to transform our research intensity and velocity so that by 2021 we will see a significant improvement in the quality and volume of our impactful research. This will be achieved by focusing on three key objectives:

· To achieve university-wide engagement in research and scholarship

· To connect research, scholarship and innovation to students and the curriculum

· To create a robust infrastructure for research and scholarship.

Plans are well on the way for REF 2021 following the appointment of a number of key staff. The launch of our new research repository and the continued success of our in-house journal New Vistas, offers enhanced opportunities for first level publication.

The University’s translational research has local, regional, national and some international impact. Our Allied Health submission will include our leading UK policy work on infection control and patient care. Our high quality Simulation Centres in hospital and para-medic practice offer research and practice for a number of allied health practitioners.

Our collaboration with Amazon Lab, and other major collaborations will feed into our Cybercrime submission; this work is closely linked to research on risk management, fraud and corruption, and policing and crime. We are also undertaking expert research in non–invasive testing technologies across the world on a range of projects including bridge stress testing, archaeological investigations and a partnership with Kew Gardens on rhizome and root lability. Our International Centre on Hotel and Resort Management has recently set up an EU funded food research and production lab while our airline and airport team work on, and administer, the complete Heathrow Archive.

The University also has a national reputation in the area of children’s wellbeing with the Pyramid Centre which provides empirical evidence to support the work of a range of stakeholders including practitioners, policy makers, and researchers. Staff across the University are actively involved in research and scholarship in the following broad areas:

· Gender and critical discourse· Screen and music· Criminology and criminal justice· Forensic psychology· Higher Education and the market· Community and civil engagement· Ageing· Food testing and production· Hospitality management and luxury brands· Digital marketing· Cyber security

· Sustainable engineering· Enterprise and entrepreneurship· Education.

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HIGHLIGHTS OF 2016-17

The Times/The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2018

56Ranked 8th in London (out of 23 institutions), top modern in London and 8th modern in the UK. Combined rise of 65% in two years which is almost unprecedented.

universityin London· Top modern university in

London for Accounting and Finance, Business Studies, Computer Science and Nursing

· Increase of 26 places in the Complete University Guide to 79th, the biggest rise of any UK HEI

Silver rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework

97%Graduate employability2 : 97% of full-time first degree graduates in employment or further study within six months

Top 10· 10 in England for

employability· Top modern

university in London for employment

85%satisfaction4 the University’s best ever result· Number one

modern university in London for overall satisfaction best ever result

· Number 2 in the UK for Student Voice

· Students’ Union

Times Higher Education Leadership AwardOutstanding Leadership and Management Team 2017

Increase of 38 places in the Guardian University Guide to 58th, the biggest rise in the UK and number one modern university in London5

No 1modern university in London

8thbest university in London

8thmodern university overall

2nd biggest riser...The Guardian University Guide 2018

Excellent financial results:Operating surplus of

£9mIncome exceeding

£96m(and increase of 6M

10%return on income

of graduates3 Top modern ....................

1 Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide2 Destination of Leavers in Higher Education Survey of Graduates 2016 (published July 2017)3 UK Domiciled leavers obtaining a degree from a full time course in 2015-164 NSS 2017 Q27 Overall Satisfaction, compared to other modern universities in London10

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