Position Summary: Reporting to the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, the Dean of The Graduate School is the School’s chief academic officer and will provide academic, intellectual, and administrative leadership for the School. The Dean is responsible for developing, articulating, and executing a shared vision of the School in order to advance its academic mission. The new Dean will be a champion for the School, an advocate for resources that will support The Campaign for Carolina, and a strong partner with the other deans across campus to continue to develop and promote graduate education at UNC. The dean will oversee the assessment of current and future graduate programs and assure that they represent the highest quality experiences for students, including the utilization of contemporary pedagogical strategies. The dean will increase the strength and vitality of the School’s educational and scholarly mission by leading and supporting efforts to recruit, retain, and place a diverse population of students.
Qualifications and Experience: Qualified candidates should have: a reputation for creative scholarship and a demonstrable record of fostering excellence in research, teaching, and service; the ability to think strategically and build effective institutional partnerships; demonstrated administrative experience; a high standard of professional integrity; strong team-building skills; and an ability to articulate effectively the school’s future direction to students, faculty, alumni, practitioners, external funding agencies, donors, government officials, and other decision-making bodies.