About King's
King's College London provides a dynamic habitat for individuals looking to expand their career prospects.
About King's
King’s College London is amongst the top 40 universities in the world and top 10 in Europe (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024) and is one of England’s oldest and most prestigious universities. King’s has over 40,000 students (including more than 19,000 postgraduates) from some 150 countries, and over 10,000 employees. King’s has an important relationship with its Health Partners (King’s Health Partners), which brings together research, education and clinical practice together across three NHS Foundation Trusts, Guy’s and St Thomas’, King’s College Hospital and South London and Maudsley. Based across five campuses in the heart of London, King’s offers an intellectually stimulating environment, where staff are dedicated to the advancement of knowledge and learning in the service of society. We are a multi-faculty institution, providing high-quality research, education and innovation across the social sciences, humanities, medicine, law, dentistry, and sciences. As a member of the Russell Group, we are committed to maintaining the highest standards in research and education. King’s vision is to make the world a better place through world-leading education, research and service to society. King’s provides world-class education which enables students to become rounded critical thinkers, set up for success and with the character and wisdom to strive for social change. Through enquiry-driven research, King's delivers transformative insights and solutions that have the power to advance and accelerate global progress. In the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 exercise, King’s maintained its 6th position for ‘research power’ in the UK, 6th by Quality Index, and was ranked 3rd amongst multi-Faculty universities for impact. “King’s aspires to tackle global challenges and serve society in a way that is contemporary, forward-looking and unrestrained.”
Appointment details
Reports to: Professor Michael Escudier
Salary
Competitive
Terms
The appointment as Dean for Research is fixed term for 4 years (renewable). The role will run in parallel to the holder’s substantive position in the Faculty.
Hours of work
Full time (40 hours per week)
Closing date for applications:
18 October 2024 23:59
Vacancy ID
095081
The Role
We are now seeking to appoint an exceptional leader to the role of Dean for Research for the highly successful Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences (FoDOCS), the largest dental faculty in Europe. The Dean for Research is a member of the faculty leadership team and is responsible for leading the research agenda of the faculty, developing strong cross-disciplinary collaborations, and leading by example in raising the research profile. Reporting to the Executive Dean and working closely with other faculty and university leaders, the Dean for Research will be expected to lead and inspire, continue to develop a research culture of inclusivity, collaboration, excellence, and translational impact with a foundation of strong compliance. Managerial experience and leadership qualities within a complex setting are essential, alongside the ability to encourage and nurture interdisciplinary opportunities, and partnerships with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders, as well as provide mentorship and guidance to early career researchers. The faculty distinguishes itself by its unique research portfolio in dental, oral and craniofacial sciences, embracing blue skies discovery research in addition to translational and clinical sciences. The successful candidate will therefore bring a distinguished profile in a field relevant to the faculty with evidence of securing grants and publishing in top journals, as well as experience of driving research agendas and identifying future opportunities.
Role Purpose
The Dean for Research is among the principal officers of the Faculty and supports the Executive Dean by providing academic leadership and strategic direction in relation to the Faculty’s research agenda. The role-holder will: • Provide outstanding leadership and direction within the Faculty on all matters relating to research and knowledge transfer; promoting research excellence and innovation throughout the Faculty. • Drive forward the Faculty’s strategy, successfully implementing strategic objectives. • Work with the Vice Deans (Research) in other Faculties to promote cross-faculty collaboration and to co-ordinate major strategic research initiatives. • Represent the Faculty’s interests in the development of university policy, setting and confirming commitment to policies and regulations and take appropriate actions to ensure the Faculty’s commitment to compliance. • Promote and foster a stimulating, innovative and inclusive research environment across the Faculty.
Leadership and planning
• To provide strategic leadership to sustain and develop the Faculty’s research. • Actively participate in recommending and making strategic planning decisions for the Faculty, including contributing to the Faculty’s submission to the College’s annual planning round. • Develop relationships with key sector funders and their senior personnel in order to understand their goals and strategies and the alignment with the Faculties goals and Strategies. • Foster and build cross disciplinary relationships between the Faculty and other schools within King’s College London as well as with researchers at external partner institutions. • Serve on the Faculty’s Executive and other committees. • Chair the Faculty’s Research Committee. • Engage with the Faculty’s Research staff committee and PGR committee • Sign off Worktribe applications on behalf of the faculty • Organise triage for funding schemes with caps (i.e. UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships) • Represent the Faculty in the Dentalliance Research working group
Research Leadership
• Work with the Executive Dean, Centre Leads and Academic Lead for Impact, to ensure the strongest possible submission to REF including the production and selection of 4* publications and generating 4* impact case studies and preparing the submission for the Faculty. • Oversee research activities, including records of grant applications, awards, and publications. • Work toward improving practices and management systems supporting research grant applications and delivery. • Participate in discussions on optimising research performance and to prepare research based submissions for the Faculty. • Provide guidance and support to increase Faculty research income and research overheads, encouraging a distribution of funding sources. • Provide forward intelligence of new funding opportunities and funding themes. • Grow clinical research involvement and funding, especially engaging clinicians and NHS staff. • Engender dialogue and collaboration between discovery, translational, and clinical researchers.
People
• Take part in recruitment of new academic staff ensuring high quality research and integration with faculty strategy. • Support research staff through research staff committee and uphold concordat. • In collaboration with the Dean for Education, ensure active engagement of researchers in teaching. • Organise a Research away day each year and support Research staff away day and PGR student away day. • Oversee Research Culture initiatives and ensure a positive research culture is embedded in activities. • Act as Research Integrity Champion for faculty and oversee Faculty Research Integrity Advisors.
Resource Management and Planning
• Advise the senior management team on the required level and use of resources available to the Faculty to ensure delivery of the research strategy. • Recommend and coordinate the preparation of strategic bids for capital and research funding. • Respond to relevant policy initiatives and changes to research funding. • Work with Lead for Impact to maximise opportunities for technology and knowledge transfer activities.
Management and Governance
• Support the Associate Dean for Doctoral Studies in ensuring the sufficiency of research training available to Faculty PhD students including the admission and welfare of the students, the allocation of supervisors, space and other resources, and the monitoring of progress and the achievement of satisfactory completion rates. • Work closely with Centre Leads and the Faculty Health and Safety Officer, ensure compliance with Health and Safety Regulations in laboratories within the Institute. • Oversee an informative and outward looking research website presence for the Faculty, working with relevant staff to ensure that research information is comprehensive and up-to-date. • Represent the Faculty’s research interests and initiatives on College-wide committees
Other Responsibilities
In addition to the principle role and main duties and responsibilities, the Dean for Research will be required to make an ongoing contribution to research and educational activities as well as promotion of equality in the Faculty according to their level of seniority, expertise and present activities. Furthermore, the Dean for Research will be expected to actively participate in the promotion of the Faculty locally, nationally and internationally and to otherwise enhance the standing of the Faculty through scholarship and/or improvement in activities leading to esteem factors of national/international importance. To carry out other duties as may reasonably be required by the Executive Dean of Faculty, the Vice Presidents, the President & Principal or the Council. Please note this role description reflects the core activities of the role. There may be changes in the emphasis of duties and it is expected that the role-holder recognises this, adopting a flexible approach to work and willingness to participate in training.
Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences
The largest dental faculty in Europe rated in the top 10 globally
Vision 2029
King's Vision builds upon our history of service to society and takes us to our 200th anniversary in 2029.
To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:
The Dean for Research will: • Be a senior academic with appropriate academic standing to gain and retain academic credibility within the academic research community. • Have strong track record of published academic output at international levels of recognition and an excellent track record in successful research grant applications. • Have knowledge/experience of the Research Excellence Framework and impact agenda process. • Understand the challenges and opportunities of working across disciplines and enabling and supporting interdisciplinary research. • Have experience of academic engagement at multiple levels and successfully developing and managing stakeholder relationships • Be committed to creating a collegiate atmosphere and willingness to take account of diverse views, while accepting responsibility for decisions. • Have a good understanding of the issues and opportunities surrounding equality, diversity and inclusion.
Terms of Role
This role is open to senior academics within a higher education institution. The successful candidate will be appointed for a fixed period of 4 years (renewable). This role complements and sits alongside the substantive position the role holder will hold within the university; the duties associated with this role are to be undertaken in addition to the appointee’s responsibilities under their substantive position. All terms and conditions of service are as per the appointee’s substantive contract of employment. If clinical, professional accreditation to be sought from the Royal College.
About the Faculty
As the largest, most influential centre of excellence in the UK for oral and dental research, with an outstanding record for quality assurance in learning and teaching, King’s College London Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences is the premier place to study dentistry in the UK. The Faculty is one of the top ten centres of excellence for dental education, research and oral healthcare provision in the world. The Faculty’s international excellence in research has been confirmed by the outcome of the 2021 UK Research Excellence Framework (REF), which ranked the Faculty in first place for the overall power of research. The Faculty’s international reputation is reflected by our ranking of 9th in the 2023 QS World University Rankings for Dentistry. Our international reputation attracts students and staff from across the globe. As the largest dental academic centre in the UK, we teach over 800 undergraduate students, 360 graduate taught students including 200 on flexible learning programmes and over 100 graduate research students. Our partner Dental Hospitals provide routine and specialist clinical care and educates and trains dental personnel at all levels, including dental care professionals. Our internationally renowned Faculty undertakes and actively promotes cutting edge discovery, clinical and translational research in collaboration with its world famous associate hospitals – Guy’s, King’s College and St Thomas’. The Faculty’s overarching aim is to maximise its impact on health and wellbeing by integrating excellence across four areas: world-class science, clinical approaches, patient care and education, to provide scientifically informed solutions to clinical problems. To achieve this goal, discovery scientists are juxtaposed to clinicians, physicists and tissue engineers focusing on diseases of world-wide importance, while health practitioners, social and behavioural scientists provide translation of science into practice and policy. The Faculty is organised into 3 research Centres: Craniofacial Development and Tissue Engineering; Host-Microbiome Interactions and Oral, Clinical and Translational Sciences. In addition, there is a well supported Oral Clinical Research Unit (OCRU) for conducting clinical research projects, which are typically commercially or research grant funded. These groups sit alongside, and have key interactions with, the Centre for Dental Education, led by the Dean (Education). This structure is designed to achieve our overall vision to be the world’s leading centre for oral, dental and craniofacial education, research and clinical care. In making new appointments to its exceptional academic staff the Faculty seeks to attract and appoint outstanding individuals capable of making important, new contributions to the Institute, maintaining its considerable momentum at the cutting edge of oral health sciences. The Faculty is forward-looking and dynamic with many state-of-the-art facilities in which to pursue ground-breaking research and developments in the education of the dental team.
NHS Partners
The King's College London, Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences in partnership with the Guy’s and St Thomas’ and King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trusts, delivers high-quality dental care to patients, who not only benefit from new techniques and treatment, but also help researchers to take new ideas forward into mainstream clinical practice. Our students in years four and five rotate to our partner outreach centres to gain a high-level of clinical experience with patients and state-of-the-art facilities. We have excellent partnerships with The University of Portsmouth’s Dental Academy, and with West Norwood Health & Leisure Centre.
Guy's Campus
Close to London Bridge on the South Bank of the River Thames, next to Guy's Hospital, this is an increasingly fashionable area.
Please quote the vacancy id: 095081 in all correspondence.
Closing date for applications: 18 October 2024 23:59
Application process
Should you wish to apply for this position, please provide the following: • a short statement setting out your reasons for applying for the post and highlighting the particular skill and experience which you feel you would bring to the role (2 pages max) • a current curriculum vitae Applications must be made electronically in Word or PDF format. We are able to offer sponsorship for candidates who do not currently possess the right to work in the UK.
Contact the team
For an informal discussion or to find out more about the role please contact the King’s Search Team.
Selection process
To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘How we Recruit’ pages. The application deadline is Friday 18th October 2024. The selection process will include a presentation and a two-stage interview process with First Round Interviews scheduled for the beginning of November 2024 and Final Interviews for the end of November 2024.
Equal Opportunities
King’s College London recognises that equality of opportunity and the recognition and promotion of diversity are integral to its academic and economic strengths. The following principles apply in respect of the university’s commitment to equality and diversity: • To provide and promote equality of opportunity in all areas of its work and activity; • To recognise and develop the diversity of skills and talent within its current and potential community; • To ensure that all university members and prospective members are treated solely on the basis of their merits, abilities and potential without receiving any unjustified discrimination or unfavourable treatment on grounds such as age, disability, marital status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, trans status, socio-economic status or any other irrelevant distinction; • To provide and promote a positive working, learning, and social environment which is free from prejudice, discrimination and any forms of harassment, bullying or victimisation; • To foster good relations between individuals from different groups and tackle prejudice and promote understanding. Charter is helping King’s to identify best practice for the working environment of all staff working in science disciplines.
Jobs at King's
Current vacancies and career opportunities
The Role
We are now seeking to appoint an exceptional leader to the role of Dean for Research for the highly successful Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences (FoDOCS), the largest dental faculty in Europe. The Dean for Research is a member of the faculty leadership team and is responsible for leading the research agenda of the faculty, developing strong cross-disciplinary collaborations, and leading by example in raising the research profile. Reporting to the Executive Dean and working closely with other faculty and university leaders, the Dean for Research will be expected to lead and inspire, continue to develop a research culture of inclusivity, collaboration, excellence, and translational impact with a foundation of strong compliance. Managerial experience and leadership qualities within a complex setting are essential, alongside the ability to encourage and nurture interdisciplinary opportunities, and partnerships with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders, as well as provide mentorship and guidance to early career researchers. The faculty distinguishes itself by its unique research portfolio in dental, oral and craniofacial sciences, embracing blue skies discovery research in addition to translational and clinical sciences. The successful candidate will therefore bring a distinguished profile in a field relevant to the faculty with evidence of securing grants and publishing in top journals, as well as experience of driving research agendas and identifying future opportunities.
Role Purpose
The Dean for Research is among the principal officers of the Faculty and supports the Executive Dean by providing academic leadership and strategic direction in relation to the Faculty’s research agenda. The role-holder will: • Provide outstanding leadership and direction within the Faculty on all matters relating to research and knowledge transfer; promoting research excellence and innovation throughout the Faculty. • Drive forward the Faculty’s strategy, successfully implementing strategic objectives. • Work with the Vice Deans (Research) in other Faculties to promote cross-faculty collaboration and to co-ordinate major strategic research initiatives. • Represent the Faculty’s interests in the development of university policy, setting and confirming commitment to policies and regulations and take appropriate actions to ensure the Faculty’s commitment to compliance. • Promote and foster a stimulating, innovative and inclusive research environment across the Faculty.
Leadership and planning
• To provide strategic leadership to sustain and develop the Faculty’s research. • Actively participate in recommending and making strategic planning decisions for the Faculty, including contributing to the Faculty’s submission to the College’s annual planning round. • Develop relationships with key sector funders and their senior personnel in order to understand their goals and strategies and the alignment with the Faculties goals and Strategies. • Foster and build cross disciplinary relationships between the Faculty and other schools within King’s College London as well as with researchers at external partner institutions. • Serve on the Faculty’s Executive and other committees. • Chair the Faculty’s Research Committee. • Engage with the Faculty’s Research staff committee and PGR committee • Sign off Worktribe applications on behalf of the faculty • Organise triage for funding schemes with caps (i.e. UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships) • Represent the Faculty in the Dentalliance Research working group
Research Leadership
• Work with the Executive Dean, Centre Leads and Academic Lead for Impact, to ensure the strongest possible submission to REF including the production and selection of 4* publications and generating 4* impact case studies and preparing the submission for the Faculty. • Oversee research activities, including records of grant applications, awards, and publications. • Work toward improving practices and management systems supporting research grant applications and delivery. • Participate in discussions on optimising research performance and to prepare research based submissions for the Faculty. • Provide guidance and support to increase Faculty research income and research overheads, encouraging a distribution of funding sources. • Provide forward intelligence of new funding opportunities and funding themes. • Grow clinical research involvement and funding, especially engaging clinicians and NHS staff. • Engender dialogue and collaboration between discovery, translational, and clinical researchers.
People
• Take part in recruitment of new academic staff ensuring high quality research and integration with faculty strategy. • Support research staff through research staff committee and uphold concordat. • In collaboration with the Dean for Education, ensure active engagement of researchers in teaching. • Organise a Research away day each year and support Research staff away day and PGR student away day. • Oversee Research Culture initiatives and ensure a positive research culture is embedded in activities. • Act as Research Integrity Champion for faculty and oversee Faculty Research Integrity Advisors.
Resource Management and Planning
• Advise the senior management team on the required level and use of resources available to the Faculty to ensure delivery of the research strategy. • Recommend and coordinate the preparation of strategic bids for capital and research funding. • Respond to relevant policy initiatives and changes to research funding. • Work with Lead for Impact to maximise opportunities for technology and knowledge transfer activities.
Management and Governance
• Support the Associate Dean for Doctoral Studies in ensuring the sufficiency of research training available to Faculty PhD students including the admission and welfare of the students, the allocation of supervisors, space and other resources, and the monitoring of progress and the achievement of satisfactory completion rates. • Work closely with Centre Leads and the Faculty Health and Safety Officer, ensure compliance with Health and Safety Regulations in laboratories within the Institute. • Oversee an informative and outward looking research website presence for the Faculty, working with relevant staff to ensure that research information is comprehensive and up-to-date. • Represent the Faculty’s research interests and initiatives on College-wide committees
Other Responsibilities
In addition to the principle role and main duties and responsibilities, the Dean for Research will be required to make an ongoing contribution to research and educational activities as well as promotion of equality in the Faculty according to their level of seniority, expertise and present activities. Furthermore, the Dean for Research will be expected to actively participate in the promotion of the Faculty locally, nationally and internationally and to otherwise enhance the standing of the Faculty through scholarship and/or improvement in activities leading to esteem factors of national/international importance. To carry out other duties as may reasonably be required by the Executive Dean of Faculty, the Vice Presidents, the President & Principal or the Council. Please note this role description reflects the core activities of the role. There may be changes in the emphasis of duties and it is expected that the role-holder recognises this, adopting a flexible approach to work and willingness to participate in training.
About King's
King's College London provides a dynamic habitat for individuals looking to expand their career prospects.
Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences
The largest dental faculty in Europe rated in the top 10 globally
Vision 2029
King's Vision builds upon our history of service to society and takes us to our 200th anniversary in 2029.
To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:
The Dean for Research will: • Be a senior academic with appropriate academic standing to gain and retain academic credibility within the academic research community. • Have strong track record of published academic output at international levels of recognition and an excellent track record in successful research grant applications. • Have knowledge/experience of the Research Excellence Framework and impact agenda process. • Understand the challenges and opportunities of working across disciplines and enabling and supporting interdisciplinary research. • Have experience of academic engagement at multiple levels and successfully developing and managing stakeholder relationships • Be committed to creating a collegiate atmosphere and willingness to take account of diverse views, while accepting responsibility for decisions. • Have a good understanding of the issues and opportunities surrounding equality, diversity and inclusion.
Terms of Role
This role is open to senior academics within a higher education institution. The successful candidate will be appointed for a fixed period of 4 years (renewable). This role complements and sits alongside the substantive position the role holder will hold within the university; the duties associated with this role are to be undertaken in addition to the appointee’s responsibilities under their substantive position. All terms and conditions of service are as per the appointee’s substantive contract of employment. If clinical, professional accreditation to be sought from the Royal College.
About the Faculty
As the largest, most influential centre of excellence in the UK for oral and dental research, with an outstanding record for quality assurance in learning and teaching, King’s College London Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences is the premier place to study dentistry in the UK. The Faculty is one of the top ten centres of excellence for dental education, research and oral healthcare provision in the world. The Faculty’s international excellence in research has been confirmed by the outcome of the 2021 UK Research Excellence Framework (REF), which ranked the Faculty in first place for the overall power of research. The Faculty’s international reputation is reflected by our ranking of 9th in the 2023 QS World University Rankings for Dentistry. Our international reputation attracts students and staff from across the globe. As the largest dental academic centre in the UK, we teach over 800 undergraduate students, 360 graduate taught students including 200 on flexible learning programmes and over 100 graduate research students. Our partner Dental Hospitals provide routine and specialist clinical care and educates and trains dental personnel at all levels, including dental care professionals. Our internationally renowned Faculty undertakes and actively promotes cutting edge discovery, clinical and translational research in collaboration with its world famous associate hospitals – Guy’s, King’s College and St Thomas’. The Faculty’s overarching aim is to maximise its impact on health and wellbeing by integrating excellence across four areas: world-class science, clinical approaches, patient care and education, to provide scientifically informed solutions to clinical problems. To achieve this goal, discovery scientists are juxtaposed to clinicians, physicists and tissue engineers focusing on diseases of world-wide importance, while health practitioners, social and behavioural scientists provide translation of science into practice and policy. The Faculty is organised into 3 research Centres: Craniofacial Development and Tissue Engineering; Host-Microbiome Interactions and Oral, Clinical and Translational Sciences. In addition, there is a well supported Oral Clinical Research Unit (OCRU) for conducting clinical research projects, which are typically commercially or research grant funded. These groups sit alongside, and have key interactions with, the Centre for Dental Education, led by the Dean (Education). This structure is designed to achieve our overall vision to be the world’s leading centre for oral, dental and craniofacial education, research and clinical care. In making new appointments to its exceptional academic staff the Faculty seeks to attract and appoint outstanding individuals capable of making important, new contributions to the Institute, maintaining its considerable momentum at the cutting edge of oral health sciences. The Faculty is forward-looking and dynamic with many state-of-the-art facilities in which to pursue ground-breaking research and developments in the education of the dental team.
NHS Partners
The King's College London, Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences in partnership with the Guy’s and St Thomas’ and King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trusts, delivers high-quality dental care to patients, who not only benefit from new techniques and treatment, but also help researchers to take new ideas forward into mainstream clinical practice. Our students in years four and five rotate to our partner outreach centres to gain a high-level of clinical experience with patients and state-of-the-art facilities. We have excellent partnerships with The University of Portsmouth’s Dental Academy, and with West Norwood Health & Leisure Centre.
Guy's Campus
Close to London Bridge on the South Bank of the River Thames, next to Guy's Hospital, this is an increasingly fashionable area.
Please quote the vacancy id: 095081 in all correspondence.
Closing date for applications: 18 October 2024 23:59
Application process
Should you wish to apply for this position, please provide the following: • a short statement setting out your reasons for applying for the post and highlighting the particular skill and experience which you feel you would bring to the role (2 pages max) • a current curriculum vitae Applications must be made electronically in Word or PDF format. We are able to offer sponsorship for candidates who do not currently possess the right to work in the UK.
Contact the team
For an informal discussion or to find out more about the role please contact the King’s Search Team.
Selection process
To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘How we Recruit’ pages. The application deadline is Friday 18th October 2024. The selection process will include a presentation and a two-stage interview process with First Round Interviews scheduled for the beginning of November 2024 and Final Interviews for the end of November 2024.
Equal Opportunities
King’s College London recognises that equality of opportunity and the recognition and promotion of diversity are integral to its academic and economic strengths. The following principles apply in respect of the university’s commitment to equality and diversity: • To provide and promote equality of opportunity in all areas of its work and activity; • To recognise and develop the diversity of skills and talent within its current and potential community; • To ensure that all university members and prospective members are treated solely on the basis of their merits, abilities and potential without receiving any unjustified discrimination or unfavourable treatment on grounds such as age, disability, marital status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, trans status, socio-economic status or any other irrelevant distinction; • To provide and promote a positive working, learning, and social environment which is free from prejudice, discrimination and any forms of harassment, bullying or victimisation; • To foster good relations between individuals from different groups and tackle prejudice and promote understanding. Charter is helping King’s to identify best practice for the working environment of all staff working in science disciplines.
Jobs at King's
Current vacancies and career opportunities