Jisc Shadow Board announced with two vacancies to fill

After successful recruitment of four of the six Shadow Board members, Jisc is seeking two additional experts: a further education principal and a university vice chancellor to complete the Board's membership.

Professor Sir Timothy O'Shea, Principal and Vice Chancellor, University of Edinburgh; Chair of Jisc and Chair of the Shadow Board says: "We are very pleased to be able to announce the appointment of four members of Jisc's Shadow Board and welcome their insight and expertise in taking a reshaped Jisc into the future. We are, however, still seeking two additional members so that all of Jisc's interest groups are represented. If you think you have the drive, enthusiasm and passion to support the UK's education and research communities with their teaching, learning and research aims we'd like to hear from you."

The Shadow Board will be in post for the length of Jisc's transition period which could be between one and two years.

The four successful candidates are:

Richard Boulderstone is the British Library's e-strategy and information systems director. Richard brings with him nine years experience of working at the British Library including leading their efforts to create a large-scale digital object management system that will become the primary repository for the Library's, and hence the UK's, legal deposit collection of electronic resources. Formerly a Chief Technology Officer and Product Development Director at a number of international information providers, he has led the creation of many information-based products - both in the UK and USA.

Professor Paul Jeffreys is IT director at the University of Oxford where he drives the overarching IT strategy which enables the University to make optimal use of IT in a rapidly-developing environment. He sees his role as ensuring that the University's IT services continue evolving to meet new needs, whilst providing a secure and reliable service which maximises energy efficiency and value for money.

Professor Noel Lloyd CBE is retired Vice Chancellor at Aberystwyth University. He was awarded the CBE for Services to Higher Education in Wales. Prior to holding the posts of Vice-Chancellor, and Registrar and Secretary, he was previously Pro Vice-Chancellor, Dean of Science and Head of the Department of Mathematics at Aberystwyth University. He has served on various Research Council committees and editorial boards, and was editor of the Journal of the London Mathematical Society from 1983 to 1988. He has been a member of the HEFCW Quality Assurance Committee, and was a member of the board of the mid-Wales TEC and then of the mid-Wales ELWa Regional Committee. At present he is Chair of HEW (Higher Education Wales), and a Vice-President of Universities UK. He is a member of the board of the Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA), chairing its Health and Safety Committee, and serves on the board of the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA), chairing the Access Recognition and Licensing Committee.

Professor Celia Duffy is director of academic development at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Before joining the Academy in 1999, she lectured in music at Goldsmiths College, University of London, worked in commercial software design and started the Performing Arts Data Service at the University of Glasgow. Celia sits on a variety of national boards and committees. She is an elected member and former chair of the National Association for Music in Higher Education, a board member of the Red Note Ensemble, member of the Scottish Funding Council's Research and Knowledge Transfer Committee and was recently invited to be part of an international panel for arts-based research financed by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research.

If you are interested in applying for one of the two vacant positions and to contribute towards taking Jisc into the future, please contact Dr Kathryn Turton, Jisc's board and transition manager: k.turton@jisc.ac.uk or apply direct for the role here.

Deadline for applications is 14th October 2011.