Vice-Chancellor

The University of Melbourne is Australia's number one university. Since its founding in 1853, it has built its reputation on excellence in teaching and learning, and research - a proud tradition it continues to uphold, as a modern, future-oriented institution, looking to tackle the global challenges which lie ahead.The University has commenced a global search for its next Vice-Chancellor to succeed Professor Duncan Maskell, who will be stepping down from the role in early 2025. This is a rare and outstanding opportunity to lead one of the great research-intensive universities of the world, taking an outstanding and thriving university to greater heights and into the hearts and minds of Australians and our global communities.The successful candidate will be a collegiate leader of the highest intellectual calibre, with the ability to guide the institution to new and unparalleled heights of endeavour and achievement, whilst advancing its social contract more broadly. Committed to good governance, and possessing a significant record of strategic and operational leadership within a complex and high performing academic environment, they will foster a dynamic culture embracing diversity, inclusion, and participation, thus ensuring a world class student experience, continued commitment to research and innovation, all the while advocating for the university through impactful engagements with its communities, partners and stakeholders, both nationally and internationally.The University of Melbourne will be supported in its global search for this appointment by the executive search firm, Perrett Laver. For further information, or to discuss the role in confidence, please contact Dr Birgit Brandt or Janelle Entwistle via email at .Alternately, to submit your application online, please visit the Perrett Laver website at - .Application Deadline: 11:59pm AEST, Wednesday 24 July, 2024.CompanyThe University of Melbourne enjoys an outstanding reputation with world rankings consistently placing us as Australia's leading comprehensive research-intensive university, and one of the world's top 50*.Melbourne attracts the best and brightest students and researchers and, with a history of over 160 years, we occupy a special place at the heart of our city's cultural scene.Melbourne is a leading research university, widely renowned for its teaching and the social and economic contributions it makes through knowledge transfer. The University's performance in international rankings puts it at the forefront of higher education in the Asia-Pacific and beyond.Internationally, the University is consistently ranked among the leading universities in the world, with its international peers placing it in the top 20 worldwide, and employers placing it in the top 10. In the recent Times Higher Education rankings of the world's top 200 universities, Melbourne ranked top in Australia and 33 in the world.Melbourne's international research pre-eminence was also acknowledged with a top 100 ranking in the Shanghai Jiao Tong rankings. Ranked No. 44 in 2015, the University has climbed steadily in the rankings since first appearing at No. 92 in 2003.The Melbourne Model introduces undergraduate programs characterised by both breadth and depth, followed by a graduate professional degree, a research higher degree or entry directly into employment.In 2008 Melbourne commenced offering six New Generation undergraduate degrees in Arts, Biomedicine, Commerce, Environments, Music and Science. The Melbourne Model also introduces a new graduate school experience to Australia, providing the best and brightest with a more focused, intense and professionally relevant degree in areas such as Law, Architecture, Teaching and Nursing. With the Melbourne curriculum now aligning the University with the world's top universities in Europe, North America and Asia, we enable our students to develop the skills and attributes required by employers all over the world.More than 50,000 students from over 120 countries take courses in the University's 12 faculties and graduate schools.For more information please visit:*Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2015 - 2016 and Academic Ranking of World Universities 2015Company info Mini-site Telephone +61 (3) 8344 4000 Location
Parkville
Melbourne
Victoria
VIC 3010
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