Vice-President and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education and Student Experience)

The University of Exeter is one of the world's leading universities. As a member of the Russell Group of top UK research-intensive universities, we are ranked 13th in the UK in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025, 18th in the Guardian University Guide, and were placed 18th for Research Power in the Research Excellence Framework 2021. Globally, we are ranked top 10 globally in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2024 and placed 169th in the world according to the QS World University Rankings 2025.

Our University Strategy 2030 places transformative education and exceptional student experience at the heart of our mission to create a sustainable, healthy and socially just future. We aim to challenge and inspire our community of learners from every background to thrive, develop the skills they will need for the future and lead the change the world needs.

We are seeking to appoint an exceptional Vice-President and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education and Student Experience) to join our University Executive Board as we embark on an exciting journey of strategic investment in our Strategy 2030. The successful candidate will lead the development of our renewed Education and Student Experience Strategy, further driving innovation in teaching and learning while maintaining our commitment to excellence in student experience.

This key leadership role involves enhancing our educational provision through online learning, executive education and degree apprenticeships, and fostering strategic partnerships. The ideal candidate will bring proven leadership experience in higher education, demonstrating success in delivering innovation and transformational change and building strong relationships across the University.

The University of Exeter is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and through this appointment process it is the University's clearly stated aim to develop candidate pools that include applicants from all backgrounds and communities. The University particularly welcomes applications from women, people from black and minority ethnic communities, the LGBTQ+ community and from disabled people.

The deadline for applications is 09:00 GMT on Friday 28th March 2025.