Director, School of Health and Exercise Sciences

Director, School of Health and Exercise Sciences

Job Type: Full Time

Job Category: Faculty Non Bargaining

Job Title: Director, School of Health and Exercise Sciences

Department: UBCO | Leadership | Dean's Office | Faculty of Health and Social Development (Marie Tarrant)

Posting End Date: August 30, 2024

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.

The expected base salary range for this position is $200,000 - $230,000.

University of British Columbia, Okanagan

We respectfully acknowledge the Syilx Okanagan Nation and their peoples, in whose traditional, ancestral, unceded territory UBC Okanagan is situated.

The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a globally renowned teaching, learning, and research university. Consistently ranked among the top 10 public universities in North America, UBC was recently recognized as North America's most international university.

UBC transforms ideas into action through innovation. UBC's motto Tuum Est (It is Yours) has been a declaration of the university's commitment to attracting and supporting those who have the drive to shape a better world.

UBC's Okanagan (UBCO) campus is an innovative hub for research and learning founded in partnership with local Indigenous peoples. With nine faculties and schools, close to 12,000 students, and 700 faculty members, the Okanagan campus combines a globally recognized UBC education with a tight-knit and entrepreneurial community.

The School of Health & Exercise Sciences at UBCO offers Bachelor of Health and Exercise (BHES), Master of Science (MSc), and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees, with a mission to optimize human health through excellence in interdisciplinary teaching, research, and community engagement.

An exciting opportunity exists to take on a leadership role at one of the world's top universities. Reporting to the Dean, Faculty of Health and Social Development, the Director will serve as a key member of the Faculty's executive team with overall responsibility for academic leadership and administration in the School.

The Director will provide visionary leadership, strategic planning, and operational management to achieve the School's academic, research, and community engagement goals. The candidate will bring a track record of collegial leadership, scholarly eminence, and academic distinction with a demonstrable commitment to interdisciplinarity, research, and teaching excellence in kinesiology and/or health science disciplines.

Experience with developing and implementing successful and innovative partnerships with professional organizations, regulators, health service agencies, and government ministries is required. To align with the School's investment in advancing JEDI and decolonization initiatives, the successful candidate will bring a track record of meaningful experience in these areas.

At the rank of Associate Professor, the successful candidate will have demonstrated evidence of successful teaching and ability to direct graduate students, evidence of sustained and productive scholarly activity, and must be willing to participate in the affairs of the School and the University. At the rank of Professor, the successful candidate will have demonstrated appropriate standards of excellence in teaching and have received wide recognition in their sustained and productive scholarly activity.

To explore this exceptional opportunity further, please contact Khaleeda Jamal or Brent Cameron at (604) 685-0261. To apply directly, please click Apply and submit your cover letter and resume.

Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code.

We thank all applicants for their interest in this position. Please note that we will only be in contact with those individuals moving forward with our client.

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