Associate Dean, School of Liberal Arts & Humanities

Woxsen University seeks an ambitious, research-oriented Associate Dean for the School of Liberal Arts & Humanities to lead a transformational agenda that grows high-quality scholarship, secures sustained external funding, and strengthens the School’s research culture — without sacrificing the School’s academic teaching core. The Associate Dean will combine strategic fundraising, faculty development, research program building, and operational leadership to elevate the School’s research profile, create stable revenue streams, and embed research-led teaching across curricula.

This is a hands-on leadership role : the ideal candidate will be an active scholar with a strong record of external grants and partnerships, experienced in building funding pipelines, mentoring faculty and PhD students, and aligning research strategy with excellent undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.

Key responsibilities

1. Strategic leadership & vision

• Co-create and execute a 3–5 year School Research & Funding Strategy aligned to Woxsen’s institutional priorities (moonshot themes, interdisciplinarity, impact).
• Translate strategy into annual operational plans, budgets, targets, and risk registers.
• Ensure research strategy amplifies the School’s strengths (e.g., humanities methodologies, public policy, digital humanities, cultural studies) and fosters interdisciplinary collaboration across engineering, business, and sciences.

2. Research funding & external partnerships (core focus)

3. Faculty & research culture development

4. Research outputs, impact & visibility

5. Curriculum & academic core

6. Operational & financial management

7. Governance, representation & service

Essential qualifications & experience

Desired competencies & attributes