Here’s the new job opening for an Academic Director at Lancaster University. The prestigious institution is hiring an Academic Director to join its academic board.
Job Description
Lancaster University’s campus in Accra, Ghana is operated as a partnership between Lancaster University UK and Transnational Academic Group – Ghana and offers foundation and undergraduate programmes. Lancaster University is ranked in the Top 200 in the World by both Times Higher Education and QS. Lancaster University Ghana has been operating since 2013 and is the highest ranked UK university with a campus in Africa. Located at a spacious facility in Tanta Hills, LUG is positioned for significant growth over the coming decade.
LUG is recruiting for a new position of Academic Director. This new role will be directly responsible for the supervision of all Academic Faculty and Academic Related Staff and will serve as the Deputy Chief Academic Officer for LUG. The role is critical in maintaining high academic standards, fostering research excellence, and enhancing the student learning experience at LUG.
The successful candidate will build relationships with Lancaster University UK, industry, government, and other academic institutions to facilitate the promotion and development of LUG and procure scholarships, research partnerships, guest speakers, and industry projects for students and alumni.
Required Skills or Experience
Qualifications
- An earned Doctorate in his/her area of expertise and relevant in one of the schools at LUG.
- Academic credentials consistent with the rank of Professor, demonstrated by a distinguished record of teaching, scholarly publications, and/or creative accomplishments that exhibit commitment to academic excellence.
- Minimum 15 years work experience preferred.
- Experience working with Transnational Education.
- Experience and understanding of the tertiary landscape in Ghana and West Africa or similar emerging markets Experience in other jurisdictions will be considered.
- Experience as a senior academic manager at the Dean/Deputy Dean level or above at an established university involving graduate and undergraduate programmes, including responsibility for budget, personnel recruitment, and evaluation.
- Proven ability at building research capacity and bidding for research grants.
- Evidence of strong abilities to work effectively and collaboratively with university administration, faculty, students, staff, and other stakeholder groups and partners, both within and outside the University and outside Ghana.
How To Apply For The Job
Qualified candidates should send their Curriculum Vitae (CV) together with a Statement of Interest of not more than 2 pages to hr.ghana@transnatedu.com and mention Academic Director in the subject line. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Deadline –22nd August 2025.
