Provost of the University of Nottingham Ningbo China and Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nottingham

Apply for one of global higher education’s most exciting leadership positions.

President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nottingham, Professor Shearer West FRHists, FRSA, FHEA, invites applications for the position of Provost of the University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) and Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nottingham.

Job reference

3948

Closing date

Job is now closed for applications

Contract Type

This post will be offered on a fixed-term basis (5 years)

Location

University of Nottingham Ningbo China

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The role

The University of Nottingham needs an exceptional leader. You will have the vision to lead and shape the future for UNNC’s next fifteen years and the experience to drive the next phase of UNNC’s prosperity and operations.

You will be a leader with the credibility to act as a representative, not just of the University of Nottingham but of wider Sino-British relations and global higher education’s reputation as a power for good. It is essential that you have the interpersonal skills and communication required for a cross-cultural, multi-stakeholder position, able to articulate the University’s vision and advocate for its interests.

About the University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC)

In 2004, the University of Nottingham became the first university in the world to establish a Sino-foreign university based in the historic and prosperous city of Ningbo on China’s Eastern Seaboard, close to Shanghai.

Fifteen years on we are an institution that continues to prosper and to thrive. Continually developing our reputation in China as a destination for the nation’s brightest students, and enhancing our reputation as a hub and conduit for the University of Nottingham’s world-class research and knowledge exchange. UNNC has received unprecedented investment in its innovation, research and education from local government, business and international research funders to develop Nottingham solutions to the challenges that face Ningbo and China.

Today, UNNC is fully embedded and highly engaged in our host community, city and nation with a thriving global alumni family who, as they develop their careers in China and internationally, act as ambassadors and advocates for our University and for the city Ningbo. This model of civic commitment and global reach is consistent with the founding principles of the University of Nottingham as an institution dedicated to delivering public value through its teaching and research activities, wherever our campuses are based.

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