THE University of Strathclyde is one of the most dynamic higher education institutions in the UK.  Building on its Enlightenment roots as a “place of useful learning”, Strathclyde is renowned for engagement with business, industry and the public sector, underpinned by world-class teaching and research, and a deep commitment to innovation and enterprise.

With a portfolio ranging from engineering and science, to business, humanities and social sciences, Strathclyde is recognised as a leading international technological university.  It has a distinctive voice in the UK’s higher education sector, developing technology-driven solutions to global problems, while informing public policy development.

As a top 20 UK university for research intensity, which has recently been the Times Higher Education UK University of the Year, and the UK Entrepreneurial University of the Year, its work is international in scope and impact: producing excellent graduates, helping UK businesses to compete internationally, and improving the quality of life for communities around the world.  For example, our new Institute for Inspiring Children's Futures has been established to inform policy that improves the lives of young people by connecting leading research and teaching with the practitioner and governmental communities. 

The Herald:

Strathclyde’s enviable connections with business, industry and the public sector enable strong partnerships to improve health, secure energy supplies, drive entrepreneurial and innovation-led activity, set new standards in manufacturing, and create the technologies of tomorrow.

The University is also making tremendous inroads in benefiting society by informing public policy.  Its recent investment in the Fraser of Allander Institute within Strathclyde Business School, for example, marked a new era for independent, economic and fiscal analysis for Scotland.  The expansion of the Institute – ahead of the Scottish Parliament assuming greater tax and spending powers – has enabled it to spearhead new research that is of relevance, both in the UK and internationally.

At the same time, Strathclyde is continuing to make significant investments in global talent, bringing additional exceptional academics to the University, and providing a first-class campus for more than 20,000 students and 3,500 staff.

The Herald:

The University’s recently approved investments include more than £100 million in a new Learning & Teaching Hub in the heart of the campus, and a leading-edge Sports, Health and Wellbeing Centre, which will bring its overall spend on the estate to around £600 million in a little over a decade.

The recent opening of the University’s world-class, £89 million Technology and Innovation Centre was followed last year with the official launch of the new Business School facilities.  The School has been transformed with £23.2 million of investment; fitting for Scotland’s top-ranked business school which, in 2016, received the Times Higher Education Business School of the Year award.

The drive behind this recent investment and oversight of the management and administration of the revenue and property of Strathclyde is led by the University Court.

Court is the University’s governing body and plays a key role in informing and scrutinising the University’s strategic direction.  It supports and monitors the high-level delivery of the University’s ambitions and vision, as set out in the Strategic Plan.

The Herald:

Court is ultimately responsible for the reputation and financial health of the University, the employment of all staff, and for the well-being of its staff and students.

It is currently composed of 24 members, both internal and external to the University.  Membership is drawn from the staff and students of the University, and there are also a number of external co-opted members, appointed by the Court itself for the professional skills and experience they bring. 

The University is currently seeking expressions of interest from suitably experienced individuals who wish to serve as external members on the University of Strathclyde Court, and who believe they can contribute to the University’s success, and to the success of a sector central to Scotland’s economic, social and educational development.

Individuals with appropriate senior experience are invited to apply and, accounting for the balance of skills currently available to Court, specific expertise in business and enterprise, marketing, human resources, property and, in particular, finance would be advantageous.

The Herald:

If you are interested, please send your full CV and a short cover letter to the Head of Governance & Public Policy, University of Strathclyde, via email: strategyandpolicy@strath.ac.uk or by post to: McCance Building, 16 Richmond Street, Glasgow, G1 1XQ.

Deadline to apply is 5pm on Thursday 30 March 2017.  The full job description is available to view at http://www.strath.ac.uk/whystrathclyde/universitycourt/joiningtheuniversitycourt/.