Postgraduate Program Lead and Senior Lecturer

The successful candidate will play a central role in shaping a sustainable, equitable, and high-performing postgraduate portfolio. This is a dual-function appointment combining program leadership with active research-informed teaching and dissertation supervision — designed for an academic leader who brings both intellectual rigor and a genuine commitment to graduate student success.

Key Responsibilities

Academic Leadership and Program Management

• Serve as Postgraduate Program Lead, with responsibility for curriculum integrity, academic standards, and continuous program enhancement.
• Lead validation, review, and reapproval processes for graduate programs in compliance with institutional and accreditation requirements.
• Ensure alignment between postgraduate teaching, research activity, and institutional strategy.
• Coordinate academic teams, assessment strategies, moderation, and engagement with external examiners.

Teaching and Supervision

• Deliver high-quality, research-informed instruction across graduate-level modules in the relevant discipline.
• Supervise postgraduate dissertations, capstone projects, and applied research initiatives to the highest academic standards.
• Ensure assessment and feedback meet rigorous graduate academic requirements, providing developmental and constructive guidance to students.
• Support students transitioning into doctoral study, research careers, or advanced professional roles.

Research, Knowledge Exchange and Professional Practice

• Maintain an active and credible research profile appropriate to postgraduate leadership, including publication, grant activity, or equivalent professional outputs.
• Contribute to research income generation, partnerships, and interdisciplinary collaborative initiatives.
• Integrate research, innovation, and professional practice meaningfully into graduate curricula.
• Contribute to the School’s research culture through seminars, working groups, and scholarly engagement.

Student Experience and Recruitment

• Support postgraduate recruitment, applicant engagement, and conversion initiatives including open days and information events.
• Enhance the graduate student experience, supporting progression, retention, and overall satisfaction.
• Engage with alumni, employers, and professional organizations to strengthen program reputation and career outcomes for graduates.
• Champion student wellbeing and serve as a first point of contact for students navigating academic or professional challenges.

Academic Citizenship and External Engagement

• Participate in doctoral, research, and postgraduate committees as a senior academic voice.
• Represent graduate programs internally and externally at relevant forums and events.
• Champion equity, diversity, inclusion, and academic integrity across all areas of postgraduate provision.
• Contribute to institutional initiatives and model the values and behaviors expected of a senior academic leader.

Required and Preferred Qualifications

Search Conducted by Excelon Associates

Excelon Associates is a retained executive search firm headquartered in Asheville, NC, with offices in Boca Raton and Delray Beach, FL. Our higher education practice places academic faculty leaders, program directors, and senior lecturers at colleges, universities, and international higher education institutions across the United States. Higher education has been our founding and deepest service market since 2007.

This opportunity is ideal for an academic leader who combines intellectual rigor, research credibility, and a deep commitment to graduate student success. Excelon Associates invites applications from candidates ready to shape the future of postgraduate education and contribute to an institution dedicated to academic excellence and inclusive impact.

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