"Master"

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Trinity College Cambridge is seeking to appoint a new Master to succeed Professor Dame Sally Davies on the completion of her term of office at the end of the 2025-26 academic year. Applications are invited from individuals of high intellectual distinction with a strong record of achievement in their chosen field, who can promote the College’s values in higher education and research and lead an exceptional community of scholars.

Trinity College is an independent, self-governing college in the University of Cambridge, founded by Henry VIII in 1546. Since then, Trinity has flourished and grown and is now home to around 730 undergraduates, 350 postgraduates, and 200 Fellows.

The Master is the Head of the College and provides leadership to the Fellows in governing the College, principally as Chair of the College Council.

For further information, please visit Perrett Laver’s website via the following link here.

The job reference number is 8015.

For an initial and confidential conversation about the role, please contact Perrett Laver at trinitycollege@perrettlaver.com.

The closing date for applications is 23:59 GMT on Monday 15th December 2025.

The College actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

Location: Cambridge

Salary: Commensurate with the nature of the role