Faculty Positions

Position Title / Rank: Associate Dean - Research and Graduate Programs (Internal)

College: Ontario Veterinary College

Department: Dean's Office

Date Posted: April 11, 2019

Deadline: April 30, 2019
Please reference AD #19-29

Position Description:

The Ontario Veterinary College invites applications from within the University for the position of Associate Dean, Research & Graduate Programs (ADR). This is a term-limited position of 5 years in the first instance, and renewable for one further 5-year term. The anticipated start date is July 1, 2019.

The ADR is a key advisor to the Dean, a prominent member of the college's senior leadership, and a representative of the College within the broader university and externally. The ADR will work closely with the Dean, the other Associate Deans, and the Department Chairs in advancing the research and graduate training priorities of the College and University. The ADR provides strategic leadership to support the College's capacity to conduct excellent research that meets the academic goals of students and faculty. In addition, the ADR provides leadership for OVC’s graduate programs, research centres, and research governance.

The successful candidate will be a tenured associate or full professor within the University, will have demonstrated success in research, attracting funding from a variety of sources, and show strong collaborative abilities. The successful candidate will be committed to excellence in research and graduate training in fields reflecting the mission of the College. The ADR will provide leadership and will work for the success of the College using an effective and consultative management style, while upholding the College’s high standards for excellence. They will have a record of effective involvement in service and decision-making within the University, and be able to demonstrate leadership in successful collaborative ventures.

Knowledge required to perform duties:

  • Advanced knowledge of the research, innovation, and graduate training priorities, programs, regulations, and administrative procedures at OVC and the University of Guelph.
  • Advanced knowledge of the major funding sources to support research and graduate training (e.g., internal, private sector, provincial, federal, international) and factors impacting funding success, including grant writing and mentorship for new and established researchers.
  • Familiarity with generating and overseeing contracts and agreements with public and private sector partners, lead large inter-institutional initiatives, conduct knowledge transfer and translation (KTT) activities.
  • Knowledge of measures of performance and impact of research, graduate training and KTT activities.
  • Familiarity with best practices in the supervision, training and mentorship of graduate students and post-doctoral fellows.

    • Skills and abilities to perform duties:

  • High social intelligence and ability to build strong stakeholder relationships
  • Dynamic, innovative, and transformational approach to research
  • Outstanding supervisory, management and communication skills
  • Ability to lead and inspire faculty, staff, and students
  • Ability to work collaboratively with a complex stakeholder group
  • Strong analytic, planning and organizational skills

    • Experience

  • Strong academic and research record
  • Demonstrated success in developing a vision and leading people in a research environment, along with strong external engagement and research building experience
  • Experience leading concurrent complex and dynamic projects
  • Experience in leading large organizational change
  • Successful supervision/mentorship of graduate students and staff

    • The University of Guelph is the second largest employer in Guelph, a city of approximately 130,000 people, located about an hour drive west of Toronto, Ontario. University of Guelph is a top-ranked comprehensive university in Canada with an enrolment of about 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students across over 40 academic units. The University is known for its commitment to student learning, innovative research, and collaboration with world-class partners. It is a unique place, with transformative research and teaching and a distinctive campus culture. People who learn and work here are shaped and inspired by a shared purpose: To Improve Life. Reflecting that shared purpose in every experience connected to our university positions us to create positive change, here and around the world. Our University community shares a profound sense of social responsibility, a drive for international development, and an obligation to address global issues.

    Application Process

    Assessment of applications will begin on April 30, 2019 and will continue until the position is filled. Interested applicants should submit the following materials (preferably as a single PDF file): (1) a cover letter; (2) a curriculum vitae; (3) contact information for three references. Applications should be sent to the attention of:

    OVC Dean
    Office of the Dean
    Ontario Veterinary College
    University of Guelph
    Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1
    Email: ovcdean@uoguelph.ca

    While the position is open to any tenured faculty member in the University, an applicant from outside the College who is successful in the application process, will have to secure from their college Dean and the Provost, budgetary release of their position to be transferred to OVC.

    All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

    The University recognizes that applicants may have had obligations outside of work that have negatively impacted their record of achievements (e.g., parental, elder care, and/or medical). You are not required to disclose these obligations in the hiring process. If you choose to do so, the University will ensure that these obligations do not negatively impact the assessment of your qualifications for the position.

    The University of Guelph resides on the ancestral lands of the Attawandaron people and the treaty lands and territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit and we offer our respect to our Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee and Métis neighbours as we strive to strengthen our relationships with them.

    At the University of Guelph, fostering a culture of inclusion (https://uoguel.ph/ox2p9) is an institutional imperative. The University invites and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in employment, who may contribute to further diversification of our Institution.

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