The Academic Officer roles within the Humanities Division play a vital and formative part in the design, development and implementation of divisional strategy, working closely with the Head of Division and Divisional Registrar. The Associate Head roles help to direct the strategic vision and provide oversight of divisional activities including leadership and governance. The Academic Programme Directors (including TORCH, DiSC, and Ertegun), also contribute to the strategic vision and to the delivery of its objectives through their programmes of activity. Collaboration is at the heart of successful delivery, both with fellow academic leads and also with professional services colleagues across the division. These fixed-term appointments are an ideal opportunity for permanent post holders to develop a deeper understanding of how the Division and the University works, effect change, and obtain leadership experience.
A number of these Academic Officer roles are now being recruited for: Associate Head for Education, Associate Head for People, and Director of The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities (TORCH). We are now launching a unified recruitment exercise to identify candidates to fill these important roles.
Candidates for each role will be expected to be
- A senior academic, keen to be involved in leading the strategic development of the Division and the University as a whole;
- An individual with a collaborative approach, who builds consensus and leads by doing;
- A passionate advocate for the relevant area of work, committed to developing and implementing effective policy, or change, as required.
The Division is also seeking to appoint the next Director of the Open-Oxford-Cambridge Doctoral Training Partnership from September 2026.
All posts are now advertised with a closing date of 9 January 2026. Potential candidates are encouraged to contact Dan Grimley for an informal discussion about the roles.
Role description for the Associate Head of Education
Role description for the Associate Head of People
Role description for the Director of the AHRC Doctoral Training Partnership
Role description for the TORCH Director
Candidate profile for Divisional Academic Officers 2025
