Provost and Vice President Academic and Research

Job Information

The Provost and Vice President, Academic and Research (VPAR) is the strategic lead of the Academic and Research Division. The VPAR provides institution-wide academic and research leadership and sets the direction of programming and research activities at the institution.  The VPAR oversees the management of the faculty, staff, academic programs, and research activities within the Academic and Research Division. 

The Academic and Research Division delivers quality adult and post-secondary education and research programs, provides a variety of academic and non-academic supports/services to students and researchers, ensures academic programs and research activities meet the needs of communities in the North, and provides upgrading/entry pathways for students into further post-secondary education. 

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Ambition and  Planning
• Academic Program Governance, Partnerships, and Expertise
• Performance Measures, Budgets, and Impacts
• Research Strategic Leadership, Ambition and planning for the development and expansion of research activities both across the institution and more broadly across the NWT.
• Policy, Compliance and Risk

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities.

• A mastery of academic knowledge within in a chosen field of study.
• In-depth knowledge of post-secondary organizations, policies, systems, programs, services, planning, and collegial decision-making.
• Knowledge of the norms, expectations, and traditions of academics and accreditation bodies that span institutions.
• Knowledge of the social, political, and cultural environment as it effects adult learning in the Northwest Territories, along with Indigenous Identity, Indigenous Self-Government, and community empowerment initiatives.
• Ability to conduct academic research suitable for publication in peer-reviewed academic journals.
• Ability to develop and maintain stakeholder/partnership relationships, both with communities in the North and other post-secondary institutions throughout Canada.
• Ability to effectively manage risk and legal matters relating to students and program delivery.
• Ability to implement innovation and change within a division.

Typically attained by

Completion of an accredited PhD degree, or equivalent doctoral program, and 10 years experience in one or more post-secondary organizations that includes both: (1) a professor role (i.e. teaching, research, and academic service responsibilities), (2) a senior academic administration role, such as a Dean, Assistant Vice President, or Vice Provost, and (3) a strong record of successful research and scholarship. 

Candidates must also clearly demonstrate 2 years work experience with Indigenous communities in northern and/or rural remote environments.

Aurora College is working with Leaders International Executive Search to recruit its next Dean, School of Health and Human Services.  For questions relating to this position, please contact Paul Phillips and find more information here 

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Government of the Northwest Territories
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