Dean, Faculties of Education, and Academic and Career Preparation

Vancouver Island University acknowledges and thanks the Snuneymuxw, Quw’utsun, Snaw-Naw-As, Tla’amin and Qualicum First Nations on whose traditional lands they teach, learn, research, live and share knowledge.

Vancouver Island University is located in one of the most beautiful places in the world, within the traditional territories of the Coast Salish Peoples along the rugged coastline of the Salish Sea. Vancouver Island University (VIU) plays a vital role in the educational, cultural, and economic life of the area. With its main campus in Nanaimo and regional campuses in Duncan, Powell River, and Parksville, VIU enriches its growing student body and faculty by connecting coastal beauty and a culture of community with high-quality education.

VIU is implementing a series of changes to strategically align resources, enhance flexibility, and improve accessibility for all learners. These changes will build on VIU’s vision of building responsive, regionally relevant, high-quality programs. The first change, as evidenced by this role, is bringing together the Faculty of Academic and Career Preparation (ACP) and the Faculty of Education under one Dean.

Reporting to the Provost and Vice-President Academic, the Dean, Faculties of Education, and Academic and Career Preparation provides strategic and innovative leadership as its chief academic and administrative officer. As a member of the senior management team, the Dean works in collaboration with academic leaders, senior administrators, and other key stakeholders to implement and proactively advance VIU’s Strategic Plan and objectives. A key mandate for the incoming dean will be to explore the future administrative structure(s) of these faculties.

As the successful candidate, you bring an internationally recognized track record as an educator and researcher, with 3 to 5 years of experience in an academic leadership role such as department chair, associate dean, dean and/or equivalent experience in the post-secondary sector. You are a visionary leader, with significant change management experience

The salary band for this role is $134,660 to is $186,150. The hiring point is typically $163,812.

Vancouver Island University (VIU) is collectively committed to building and sustaining a diverse and inclusive working and learning environment for faculty, staff, and students. We invite applications from members of equity-seeking communities including women, racialized and Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, and persons of all gender identities and sexual orientations who bring value to the VIU community through their lived experiences. We encourage members of all equity-seeking groups to self-identify within their application cover letter. 

To submit your CV and letter of introduction for consideration, in confidence, please go to https://mbexec.com/viu-dean-edu-acp/.
For more information, please contact Corey Paquette at [email protected] or Alex Verdecchia at [email protected] .