Creative Manchester to recruit academic leads
02 May 2025
University’s research platform to recruit academic colleagues for Deputy Director and theme lead roles – application deadline noon on Friday 23 May 2025
The University’s research platform Creative Manchester has an exciting opportunity for the position of Deputy Director, as well as for three Research Theme Leads.
The Deputy Director will work closely with Director, Professor John McAuliffe, the broader Creative Manchester team and management board to further develop and help coordinate activity across three core research themes, with a focus on internal stakeholders, advancing and coordinating interdisciplinary research and cross-School working.
Creative Manchester Research themes:
- Creative Industries and Innovation/CreaTech
- Creative and Civic Futures
- Creativity, Health and Wellbeing
The Research Theme Leads will work with the senior leadership team to further develop and help coordinate activity across their respective core research themes.
Please note this is an internal opportunity.
The deadline for the Deputy Director role and Research Theme Leads role is noon on Friday 23 May 2025.
To apply:
Deputy Director role:
- View Creative Manchester theme Deputy Director role profile
- To apply, please submit a brief curriculum vitae (2 pages max) and supporting letter outlining how you meet the criteria and your vision for the role. Applications should be emailed by noon on Friday 23 May 2025 to creative@manchester.ac.uk
- Successful applicants will be invited to interview on Monday 2 June 2025
Research Theme lead roles:
- View Creative Manchester theme lead role profile
- To apply, please complete the Theme Lead Expression of Interest form by noon on Friday 23 May 2025.
- Successful applicants will be invited to interview on Tuesday 10 June 2025.
To discuss these roles further, please contact: