Vice-Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies
Under academic policy, A13.05, Wade Parkhouse, provost and vice-president academic, pro tem, has formed a committee for the appointment of a new vice-provost and dean of Graduate Studies.
Consultation
An important part of the search process is gathering input from the university community on the key challenges and opportunities the successful candidate will face, and the qualities, attributes and experience they should possess. The search committee appreciates the input received at the Open Forum and through comments provided via the Feedback Survey/Email.
Open Forum: Thursday, November 24, 10-11:30am (Zoom)
Click here to view the Open Forum recording.
Passcode: DeanGS2022
Search Committee Members
Members | Conditions | Name |
Provost's Designate | Chair | Jane Pulkingham, Senior Advisor, Academic Affairs |
Deans (2) | Selected by Deans | Naomi Krogman, ENV Carman Neustaedter, FCAT |
Faculty Members (one from each faculty) | Elected by/from the respective Faculties | Ed Park, FAS Travers, FASS Judith Zaichkowsky, BEEDIE Zoë Druik, FCAT Lucy LeMare, EDUC Paul Kingsbury, ENV Frank Lee, HSCI Vance Williams, SCI |
Graduate Students (2) | Selected by GSS | Reese Muntean Johnpaul Nwagw |
Support Staff (1) | Elected by support staff of Dean of Graduate Studies Office | Deena Coburn |
Search Support | Acting Executive Director, Provost's Office | Mary Holmes |
Search Committee Timeline
Meeting | Date | Time |
Meeting 1 (Introduction) | Thursday, November 17, 2022 | 3:00-4:30 pm |
Open Forum recording Passcode: DeanGS2022 |
Thursday, November 24, 2022 | 10:00-11:30 am |
Meeting 2 (Feedback, Candidate Profile) | Tuesday, December 6, 2022 | 10:00-12:00 pm |
Meeting 3 (Progress Report) | Thursday, February 2, 2023 | 3:00-4:30 pm |
Meeting 4 (Candidate Report) | Thursday, February 23, 2023 | 10:00-12:00 pm |
First Interviews | Monday, March 13, 2023 | 9:00-5:00 pm |
Wednesday, March 15, 2023 | 1:00-5:00 pm | |
Meeting 5 (Final Interview Planning) | Thursday, March 16, 2023 | 1:00-2:30 pm |
Final Interviews | Tuesday, March 28, 2023 | 1:00-5:00 pm |
Thursday, March 30, 2023 | 1:00-5:00 pm | |
Friday, March 31, 2023 | 9:00-12:00 pm | |
Meeting 6 (Decision) | Monday, April 17, 2023 | 10:00-12:00 pm |
All meetings will be held via Zoom except Final Interviews, which will be held in person at the Burnaby campus.
Contact
Search Consultants:
For questions regarding this opportunity, please contact SFU’s search consultants at Perrett Laver via Corey.Paquette@perrettlaver.com. To read about the position and to apply, please visit www.perrettlaver.com/candidates quoting reference number 6296.
SFU:
Executive Director
Office of the Provost and Vice-President Academic
adminvpa@sfu.ca