Dean, Beedie School of Business Simon Fraser University Oct 23 Burnaby, British Columbia

Consistently ranked among Canada’s top research-intensive universities, Simon Fraser University (SFU) is a world leader in research, knowledge development and sustainability. SFU forges lasting partnerships that enhance the social, economic and cultural well-being of the communities it serves. The University equips students with the knowledge, skills and experiences that prepare them for life in an ever-changing and challenging world. And with more than 180,000 alumni around the world, SFU’s work and impact can be seen in all corners of the globe. With vibrant campuses in British Columbia’s three largest cities—Burnaby, Surrey and Vancouver—SFU is not just shaping minds, it is also shaping communities.The Beedie School of Business has championed lifelong learning, productive change, and the need to be innovative as it delivers research and teaching that creates impact. It has emerged as a dynamic School with a reputation for producing world-class research for the knowledge economy.As a top ranked research school, SFU Beedie has the distinction of being accredited by AACSB and EQUIS. SFU Beedie is a signatory to Principles for Responsible Management Education and offers programs at the undergraduate, master’s, PhD, and executive levels. The School pioneered Canada’s first Executive MBA, Management of Technology MBA, and the first EMBA in Indigenous Business Leadership in North America. SFU Beedie prides itself on innovation and entrepreneurship and we are home to the RADIUS social innovation lab and venture incubator. Beedie is also home to several notable endeavours, including some of Canada’s largest student-run investment funds (BEAM and SIAS) and the Charles Chang Institute for Entrepreneurship, which fosters interdisciplinary collaboration across SFU.With its strategic vision to develop innovative and socially responsible business leaders with a global perspective through education, inspired by research and grounded in practice, SFU Beedie delivers on its core values of diversity, action, research, and engagement with purpose in everything it does. With undergraduate, graduate, PhD and executive education programs that are supported by extensive partnerships with public, private, and non-profit organizations, SFU Beedie’s goal is to produce broadly educated, enterprising and socially responsible professionals.As a member of the senior academic team, the next Dean will be a bold and visionary change agent with a strong service orientation and communication skills. The ideal candidate will bring a successful track record in administrative leadership roles within a research-intensive university. The Dean will have a research and teaching record consistent with appointment as a Full Professor at SFU in the Beedie School. An engaging and strategic leader, they will inspire students, faculty, staff, donors, alumni, industry, and other partners to support the evolution of the School’s vision and reinforce its unique culture and community. The Dean will build upon the values SFU places on ethical and social responsibility, Indigenization, decolonization, and Truth & Reconciliation, with a track record that demonstrates principles of equity and diversity, and a proven record of promoting inclusive excellence in all its forms. A relationship builder, the Dean will meaningfully engage internally and externally ensuring SFU Beedie continues to offer leading-edge, transformative learning opportunities that develop globally minded leaders of the future.For more information on this unique academic leadership opportunity at one of Canada’s leading universities, please contact our search consultants at Boyden at [email protected]. To apply for this position, please click Apply to submit your cover letter and CV.In accordance with BC’s Pay Transparency Act, the expected base salary range for this role is $300,000-$375,000 per year.Simon Fraser University is an institution whose strength is based on our shared commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion. Diversity is an underlying principle of our Strategic Vision, which pledges SFU to “foster a culture of inclusion and mutual respect, celebrating the diversity reflected among its students, faculty, staff and our community.”SFU is committed to ensuring no individual is denied access to employment opportunities for reasons unrelated to ability or qualifications. Consistent with this principle, SFU will advance the interests of underrepresented members of the workforce, including Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, racialized persons and women; embrace gender and sexual diversity; ensure that equal opportunity is afforded to all who seek employment at the University; and treat all employees equitably. Candidates that belong to underrepresented groups are particularly encouraged to apply.All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply, although Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority. We thank all applicants for their interest in this position. 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