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Vice-Chancellor’s Office
Location: Bailrigg, Lancaster, UK
Salary: £48,822 to £56,535
Closing Date: Friday 10 April 2026
Interview Date: To be confirmed
Reference: 0147-26

Please note: this job is only available to current employees of Lancaster University

Head of Foundation Year Programmes

Vice-Chancellor’s Office.

Location: Bailrigg, Lancaster UK but with occasional travel to Preston.

0.4 FTE for three years in the first instance

Salary: responsibility allowance of £2,000.

Please note: this role is only available to current employees of Lancaster University

We are seeking to appoint a Head of Foundation Year Programmes on a 0.4 FTE basis. This is an exciting opportunity to help develop and maintain our foundation year portfolio, which we currently offer in partnership with Cardinal Newman College, Preston (domestic students), and the INTO International Study Centre (international students).

You will serve as the primary academic contact between the University and its partners. You will ensure that all students receive a high-quality academic experience that prepares them for entry to the relevant Lancaster degree programme, including by chairing the Academic Management Boards, which bring together key stakeholders from within the University and its partners. You will also work with departments to encourage them to develop transition plans to ease students into their degree-level study. Finally, you will act as an ambassador for the programmes, supporting recruitment activities and promoting them to an external audience.

You will already hold an academic contract in a relevant discipline. This role is available on a secondment basis, meaning that 0.4 FTE of your time will be spent on these duties. The role is offered for an initial term of three years, although this may be renewed. Your department will receive a salary adjustment for your time spent on this role, and you will receive a responsibility allowance of £2,000 per annum. At the end of your term, excellent performance will be rewarded with an additional increment to your substantive salary.

Applications are by letter of no more than two pages setting out why you want the role, and how you meet the personal specification. A CV must also be included. Applications must be submitted using the Lancaster jobs portal, and you must receive the permission of your Head of Department (or School) in order to apply for this role.

Informal enquiries can be made to Prof Alisdair A. Gillespie, University Academic Dean (a.gillespielancaster.ac.uk).

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