Founding Head of School of Dentistry

• Salary: From £118-140,000 per annum
• Contract type: Full-time, permanent (part-time options also considered)
• Location: Regent’s University London, Regent’s Park, London
• Reports to: Provost & Deputy Vice-Chancellor
• Vacancy Reference: 26/74
• Closing date: Midnight, Thursday 26th November

Job Description Document

We are seeking an exceptional, founding leader to establish a distinctive School of Dentistry at Regent’s University London. This is a rare opportunity to shape its vision, build its professional standing and bring together the people and partnerships that will turn ambition into reality.

We promise all our students a premium, transformative education, rich in global connections. You will give that promise a distinctive expression in Dentistry.

Interviews will be held in person at our beautiful Regent’s Park Campus on 3rd, 9th and 10th December.  

Professorial title will be conferred on a suitably qualified appointment.

As founding Head, you will:

• Define and champion the School’s vision, winning confidence across the profession, the University and its partners
• Build outstanding clinical education partnerships, drawing on your network to create sustainable, practice-based learning opportunities
• Shape a future-facing curriculum and founding team, connecting academic and clinical expertise with innovation in oral healthcare
• Lead a credible pathway to launch, bringing together regulatory approvals, quality assurance, facilities and resources within a financially sustainable plan.

You will bring substantial senior leadership experience in dental education, exceptional professional credibility and a strong, current network. You will have built successful partnerships, influenced diverse stakeholders and led curriculum development and quality assurance.

Above all, you will be an institution-builder: persuasive, collaborative and able to turn a compelling vision into a deliverable plan. Experience of establishing a dental school, programme or comparable initiative would be particularly valuable.

Please provide a current CV along with a cover letter/statement outlining why you are suitable for the role (referencing your skills and experience against the person specification in the Job Description).   Candidates who do not provide a full application (including cover letter/statement) may not be considered.