Paul Hartley guided Dundee to promotion to the Premiership and will now be tasked with doing the same with Falkirk
Former Alloa and Dundee boss Paul Hartley is to be appointed the new manager of Falkirk, BBC Scotland has learned.
He will sign a two-and-a-half-year deal at the Championship club.
Falkirk have been looking for a replacement for Peter Houston, who was sacked 10 days ago.
Hartley, 40, was manager at Dundee until April of this year, when he was sacked as the club battled against relegation from the Premiership.
The former Celtic, Hearts and Scotland midfielder led Alloa to successive promotions and then took Dundee into the Premiership.
He also secured a top-six finish with the Dark Blues during his time in charge at Dens Park, where he also had a spell as a player.
Former Ross County manager Jim McIntyre had held talks with Falkirk following his recent departure from the Staggies.
Houston led Falkirk to the Premiership play-offs twice but lost to Kilmarnock in the 2016 final and to Dundee United in this year's semi-final.
Source: bbc.com