Yachay University for Experimental Technology and Research (Yachay Tech) is to be a world-class, globally connected and regionally transformative center for research and education. It will be at the heart of Yachay City of Knowledge, a modern, vibrant metropolis with startup incubators, R&D facilities and industrial outposts. Yachay Tech, with its vision, magnitude and potential transformative effect on an entire region, challenges the imagination of those academic minds who want to change the world and have true societal impact.
By being part of the Yachay project the inaugural leadership team of higher administrators will have a truly formative effect, shaping the University and ensuring its impact on the productive matrix of an entire country and the future of higher education of an entire continent.
"The history of Ecuadorian universities will be divided in a 'before' and 'after' this date. Urcuquí, Imbabura…that dream called YACHAY – for me the most important project in the history of the country." President Rafael Correa
Yachay Tech is now following a strategy for sequential hiring which will allow the University to start operations in a limited sense as infrastructure is continuously being constructed and hiring proceeds systematically and in parallel. Having appointed its inaugural Rector, Yachay Tech now seeks candidates for the following position:
Head of Department of Biology
This post is full-time and based at Yachay Tech in Ecuador. The salary and benefits will be fully commensurate with the seniority and nature of the appointment and will reflect the required high caliber of the successful candidates. For further information on the role please click on the apply now button.
Yachay Tech will be supported in this appointment process by the executive search firm Perrett Laver. Applications should consist of a full curriculum vitae, a covering letter of application addressing the role specification, along with teaching, research and administrative experience.
The deadline for applications for is Friday 5th September at 5pm PDT