Vice-Chancellor and Principal
- Employer
- UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Closing date
- 19 Jun 2020
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- Job Type
- Senior Management & Heads of Department, Vice-chancellors / Principals / Provosts / Presidents
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
The University of Sydney has embarked upon a global search for its next Vice-Chancellor and Principal to succeed Dr Michael Spence AC.
The University of Sydney is Australia’s first university and one of the world’s leading comprehensive research and teaching universities. Home to a diverse community of students and staff, Sydney combines pride in its 160-year-strong history with a commitment to knowledge and innovation with genuine benefit to society.
Sydney is ranked among the top universities in the world (60th in the THE World University Rankings 2020), excelling for the quality of its teaching and research, graduate employability, breadth of subjects,student mobility, and generosity of scholarships. Sydney is also a university on the move -- in recent years, the University has undergone significant transformation across a number of key areas ranging from governance to curriculum, culture, philanthropy, research infrastructure, external engagement, and campus development.
This is an exceptional opportunity to leverage the University’s long history, outstanding global reputation, and ongoing transformation to further advance Sydney’s position as one of the world’s leading universities.
The Vice-Chancellor and Principal will be an outstanding, inspiring and strategic leader of international repute,with a proven record in complex organisations. She/he will have deep understanding of the global higher education landscape and be able to command the respect of scholars. A compelling communicator, the appointee will also evidence success in engaging with external stakeholders across government, industry, international partners, alumni, donors, and the media. She/he will bring financial and commercial acumen, an appreciation of the rapidly evolving university funding landscape, and deep commitment to diversity, innovation, and excellence.
If you wish to discuss this role further in confidence, please contact Perrett Laver at SydneyVC@perrettlaver.com or call the Sydney office on +61 2 8354 4000.
For more information and to submit your application please visit the Perrett Laver website at http://www.perrettlaver.com/candidates quoting reference 4684.
The deadline for applications is midnight AEST on 19 June, 2020.
Company
The University of Sydney was established in 1850 and is consistently recognised, both locally and internationally, for its outstanding teaching and research excellence. Sydney alumni include Prime Ministers, Governor Generals, Nobel Prize winners and leaders in every field of endeavour.
The University offers a comprehensive range of courses, including a number of disciplines unique in Australia. Teaching is spread across nine different state-of-the art campuses, located across New South Wales.
The University of Sydney’s commitment to excellence in research has resulted in an outstanding record in national competitive funding and underpins an approach to teaching which has won nominations for excellence and resulted in high student satisfaction ratings. The University has 78 research centres and institutes and is home to three ARC Centres of Excellence.
The teaching, research and cultural life of the University is supported by extensive facilities, including the largest library collection in the Southern Hemisphere, the world-class Nicholson Museum of archaeological antiquities, the Macleay Museum of natural history and ethnographic collections and the University Art Gallery. Its outstanding sporting and recreation facilities provide a training centre for students and Olympic athletes.
The University of Sydney is a key member of the Group of Eight Australian major research-intensive universities, and the Worldwide Universities Network.
Campuses
The University of Sydney has nine official campuses.
1. Camperdown/Darlington Campus.
2. Cumberland Campus. Home to the Faculty of Health Sciences (based in Lidcombe).
3. Mallett Street Campus. Home of the Sydney Nursing School.
4. Sydney Conservatorium of Music Campus. In Macquarie Street, central Sydney.
5. Rozelle Campus. Home to Sydney College of the Arts.
6. Surry Hills Campus. Home to the Faculty of Dentistry.
7. Camden Campus. Contains facilities connected to the Faculty of Veterinary Science and the Faculty of Agriculture and Environment.
8. Burren Street Campus. Facilties are currently under development.
9. Sydney Medical School campuses. These include the School of Rural Health (in Dubbo and Orange), the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Concord Hospital, Westmead Hospital, the Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Nepean Hospital, Northern Clinical School, Sydney Adventist Hospital, Broken Hill University Department of Rural Health, and Northern Rivers University Department of Rural Health.
Faculties
The University of Sydney has 16 faculties.
1. Agriculture and Environment
2. Architecture, Design and Planning
3. Arts and Social Sciences
4. Business (Business School)
5. Dentistry
6. Education and Social Work
7. Engineering and Information Technologies
8. Health Sciences
9. Law (Sydney Law School)
10. Medicine (Sydney Medical School)
11. Nursing and Midwifery
12. Pharmacy
13. Science
14. Sydney College of the Arts
15. Sydney Conservatorium of Music
16. Veterinary Science
Number of Employees
Full-time employees: 7616
For more information, please visit: http://sydney.edu.au/
- Telephone
- +(61) 2 9351 2222
- Location
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UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
NEW SOUTH WALES
2006
Australia
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