Dean, Faculty of Health and Community Studies Faculty of Health and Community Studies

Competition No. 26.10.257

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Full-Time Continuing (35 hours per week) A competitive compensation package, including an attractive base salary and excellent benefits, will be provided. The competition will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.

About Us MacEwan University is where caring faculty help people connect their passions to their future paths. Located in the heart of Edmonton's diverse and dynamic downtown community, and on the traditional lands of Treaty 6 First Nations and homelands of the Métis people, MacEwan is known for exceptional undergraduate learning. With its dedication to teaching excellence, informed by scholarly research, innovation, and creative activity, MacEwan provides an exceptional collaborative and supportive learning environment with a commitment to human rights, environmental sustainability, and opportunities for community engagement. We are committed to creating an equitable, diverse, inclusive, and welcoming community for all peoples, cultures, and identities. Our comprehensive undergraduate university offers 55 programs to more than 21,000 full- and part-time students in business, communications, community and human services, design, fine and performing arts, health, humanities, natural science, nursing, public safety, and social science. Through a wide array of experiential learning opportunities, and strategic relationships in the community, we partner with others to produce graduates of stature. Along with a robust grounding in their chosen disciplines, MacEwan students are given durable life skills that prepare them to take on the world.

Reporting to the Provost & Vice-President, Academic, the Dean,



Health and Community Studies is the chief academic and operational leader of the Faculty and is responsible for its academic and administrative direction. The Dean provides dynamic and visionary leadership and advocacy on behalf of the Faculty, within the University, and beyond. The role requires both intellectual leadership and organizational creativity.

The Dean promotes teaching and scholarly excellence, advances research, and nurtures mutually beneficial relationships internally and externally, and effectively manages the Faculty’s resources. The Dean will have the demonstrated ability to assess broad and diverse interests, show commitment across multiple stakeholder groups, and balance informed decision-making with consultation. The Dean will engage and inspire students, faculty, staff, and alumni, and have the capacity to develop collaborative partnerships with government and community partners throughout Edmonton and the surrounding area.

Recognized as an inclusive leader and excellent communicator, the Dean will support access to education that aligns with MacEwan’s commitment to the principles of Indigeneity and reconciliation, of equity, diversity, and inclusion, innovation, and of connection, partnership, and place.

Relationships Reports to: Provost & Vice-President, Academic

Interacts with:





President and other Senior Administrators Students and Alumni Board of Governors Deans and Associate Deans of other Faculties and Schools Government and Community Agencies and Internship Partners Accreditation, Associations, and Regulatory Bodies Leaders in the Alberta Health Community

Direct Reports:

Associate Deans Administrative Team Faculty and Staff

Leadership

Through an inclusive consultation process, develop and articulate a vision in alignment with MacEwan’s values and goals. Foster a culture of collegial decision-making and guide the Faculty through a period of academic governance maturation. Proactively work across the Faculty to drive and support growth for all programs. Work collaboratively with faculty, departments, and other Deans, to develop innovative current credentials to remain competitive and relevant, and to differentiate the FHCS’s offerings in an increasingly competitive market. Facilitate the advancement of faculty and staff by involving them in opportunities for professional growth and mentoring them in their teaching, scholarly, and service activities. Provide a positive and supportive environment in which people from many different backgrounds can work and study, recognizing the diverse personal and intellectual cultures. Address the Calls to Action in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and foster stronger ties with Indigenous Communities. Address personnel and student situations in an accessible and fair manner. Communicate regularly with faculty, staff, and students in ways that increase interest in common issues by capitalizing on connections among people, ideas, and opportunities. Foster faculty and student participation in interdisciplinary research and interprofessional education, practice, and com

📌 Dean, Faculty of Health and Community Studies Faculty of Health and Community Studies (Winnipeg)
🏢 MacEwan International
📍 Winnipeg