Recruitment of Associate Research Director - Internationalisation

11 Apr 2025

Due to a likely reorganisation of internationalisation as an activity within the university we are pausing recruitment to this role until we have a clearer understanding around what form this role will take. We then hope to be able to re-advertise the role with an updated job description. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

* UPDATE as of 11 April 2025 - This advertisement has been withdrawn for the time being*


Dear Colleagues, 

SEED is looking for a dedicated academic to take on the role of Associate Research Director – Internationalisation. The successful candidate will lead the development and implementation of SEED’s internationalisation strategy for research, ensuring it aligns with the Faculty of Humanities’ Internationalisation strategy and the University’s broader Our Future strategic plan. The post holder will report directly to the SEED Research Director and serve as a member of the SEED Research Committee, ensuring that internationalisation priorities are embedded across research, teaching, impact, business engagement, and social responsibility agendas.

The post carries a workload adjustment of 1500 workload points.

The start date for the post is 1st August 2025. This is a three-year appointment, with the possibility to extend.

The deadline to submit expressions of interest is 2nd May 2025 

Interviews dates will be confirmed in due course.

Expressions of Interest should be sent to seedheadofschool@manchester.ac.uk  

Further particulars: Associate Research Director: Internationalisation  

 I encourage you to follow the link above for the further particulars of this role before submitting an expression of interest.   

Expressions of Interest should consist of a brief up-to-date CV with a covering letter of up to 500 words, outlining your suitability for the role and what you would like to achieve if appointed.   

Candidate applications will be reviewed by a panel and shortlisted candidates will be invited to an interview. The interview will often consist of a presentation and some questions to enable the panel to ascertain suitability for the position. The panel will always include members of SLT.  

Anyone with questions or interest in applying, and would like to discuss informally, please feel free to get in touch with myself or Pam Qualter. 

Ensuring that our School is inclusive as possible is a fundamental part of what we do in SEED. We aim to redress staffing imbalances and inequalities. We promote equality and actively challenge unfair discrimination. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds – people of all ages, sexual orientations, genders, ethnicities, nationalities, religions, and beliefs. However, we particularly encourage applications from staff who identify as women, colleagues with disabilities, and individuals from minority ethnic groups, because these groups are currently underrepresented at more senior levels in Higher Education.  

Juup Stelma

SEED Head of School (Interim)