Trinity College, University of Oxford
President
The Governing Body of Trinity College, Oxford seeks to elect a new President to succeed Dame Hilary Boulding, DBE FLSW, who has held the role since August 2017 and will complete her term of office at the end of August 2025.
The role requires someone of high intellectual calibre who will share and promote Trinity’s academic values, contribute to the College’s future strategic planning, and represent its interests in the collegiate University and the wider world. As Head of House of this historic institution, the President plays a central role in all aspects of college life, leading by example and offering inspiring and engaging leadership of this vibrant and internationally renowned academic community. The successful candidate will possess an inclusive and effective leadership style, be a highly skilled and engaging communicator, and bring a strong commitment to excellence, openness, diversity, and academic rigour.
Founded in 1555, Trinity occupies a beautiful, green, and spacious site in the centre of Oxford. The College attracts some of the best academics in the world and welcomes a diverse and widely representative student community. The collegiate system gives members the benefits of belonging to a smaller, interdisciplinary community as well as to a large, internationally renowned institution. The College fosters a strong sense of community, bringing together leading academics and students across subjects, and from different cultures and countries. The successful candidate will further cultivate Trinity’s friendly environment that fosters achievement across the breadth of academic activity of the College, including learning, teaching, research, and engagement with the wider world.
Saxton Bampfylde Ltd is acting as an employment agency advisor to Trinity College on this appointment. For further information about the role, including details about how to apply, please visit www.saxbam.com/appointments using reference FBKCA. Alternatively, telephone +44 (0)20 7227 0880 (during office hours). Applications should be received by noon on Friday 12th January 2024.
The College fosters a strong sense of community, bringing together leading academics and students across subjects, and from different cultures and countries.