Strategic Development and Operational Management of the Physics and Clinical Measurement Science Discipline

• making a new university is a complicated journey
• head of discipline is a key element in that process
• tentacles to many different players
  • students
  • staff of the discipline
  • other heads of discipline
  • upper management

Students

• answerable to students individually
• every student is different
  • qualities
  • attributes
  • challenges
• pastoral role of head of discipline

Staff

• staff
  • technical staff
  • academics
  • ancilliary staff
• need to make resources available
• need to work as an ensemble
• need to inspire

Other Heads of Discipline

• physics reaches across many domains
  • undergraduate courses
  • research groups
• joint courses - nano
• pool expertise in our evolving university

Upper Management

• need to communicate status and needs of discipline
• need to implement vision of university

Visible / Invisible Parts of Function

• Visible

  • need to inspire

  • need to encourage

  • need to help different elements work together

• Invisible

  • resource allocation and planning doesn’t just happen

  • but it should seem like it does

TU Dublin Physics

• distinct nature of physics

  • reaches into other disciplines

  • courses in collaboration with other disciplines

  • disparate nature of courses

• would like to grow our student body

• we have a strong product that we’re keen to promote

Challenges

• student numbers in physics

• physics limited to less than 10% who take physics in LC

• names of courses important

  • ask secondary school students

  • back-up for other courses

• design of website

What I Can Bring to this Role

• actively seeks collaborations

  • early adopter of, for example, EUT+

  • work on team for university rankings

• enjoys working with disparate groups

• believes in openness in communication with colleagues

  • information is empowerment

• enthusiastic champion of LMS’s

• embraces change and strives for new standards

Organisational Skills

• thorough attention to detail

• experience in coordinating activities in the School of Applied Science

• believes in decision making based on information

• students/staff thrive in atmospheres of clarity and transparence

Leadership Skills

• believes in setting high standards

• metrics that are clear, challenging, and exciting

• rewarding and encouraging

• believes in delegating; growth accompanies responsibilities

TU Dublin

• exciting time in genesis of our university

  • defined by the steps we take now

• need to embrace new opportunities and challenges

• need to maintain culture that has served us well