Vice-President (Research & Innovation)

Vice–President (Research & Innovation)

Attractive salary & benefits

Leading research and innovation in the University of business, practice and the professions.

City St George's, University of London is the University of business, practice and the professions. The University is one of the largest higher education destinations for London students, with a breadth of disciplines across health, business, policy, law, creativity, communications, science and technology. Our students are at the heart of everything we do, and we are committed to supporting them to pursue their career and personal ambitions. Alongside this, we are strengthening our research and innovation mission, building on areas of excellence across the University to deliver research that transforms understanding, informs practice and brings tangible benefit to society, communities and individuals.

City St George's is now seeking to appoint a Vice–President (Research & Innovation) to provide strategic leadership for research, knowledge exchange and innovation across the University. Reporting to the Deputy President & Provost and working as a member of the Senior Leadership Team, the Vice–President will play a central role in delivering the ambitions of the University's Research and Innovation sub–strategy, strengthening research culture, growing research income and external partnerships, and ensuring that City St George's is well positioned for REF 2029 and beyond.

The successful candidate will work closely with Executive Deans, Vice–Presidents, Associate Vice–Presidents, Associate Deans for Research & Innovation, the Doctoral College, Research and Innovation Services and colleagues across the University to drive performance, collaboration, culture and impact. They will lead activity to increase the size and volume of research grants, grow research and innovation contracts, consultancy income, spin–outs and other commercial activity, while fostering interdisciplinary working and national and international collaboration.

We are looking for an outstanding academic leader with a well–recognised international reputation and a strong understanding of the research and innovation landscape. Just as important will be the way in which they lead. The successful candidate will be someone who can work closely and constructively with colleagues across the University, building trust, listening carefully, socialising ideas and bringing people with them. They will have the credibility to influence senior academic and professional services colleagues, the judgement to know when to challenge and when to support and the personal style to create momentum through collaboration.

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The closing date for applications is noon on Monday 15 June 2026

City St George's is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion, academic freedom, freedom of speech and sustainability. The successful candidate will share these commitments and bring inclusive, collaborative leadership to a role that offers significant opportunity to shape the next phase of research and innovation at a distinctive, ambitious and outward–facing university.