Duties and Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Provost and Vice-President (Academic), the Dean is the chief academic and administrative leader of the Faculty of Public and Global Affairs and a member of Carleton University’s senior leadership team. The Dean provides strategic leadership to advance the Faculty’s academic, research, financial, and external engagement priorities while fostering a collegial and engaged academic culture. Working closely with faculty, staff, students, alumni, community partners, and university leaders, the Dean will bring the strategic insight and leadership necessary to strengthen enrolment, support financial sustainability, enhance the student experience, foster innovative research, and position FPGA for continued relevance and impact while preserving the collegial and scholarly values that define the Faculty. The challenges facing the modern university present a unique opportunity for inspired strategic leadership. The Dean will need to bring an innovative and entrepreneurial approach, leveraging the Faculty's existing strengths in teaching, research, and community engagement to strengthen and advance Carleton University's reputation as a leading institution for policy innovation and academic excellence. They must foster connections across the Faculty's diverse units, drawing on these relationships and a commitment to consultation, open communication, and transparent decision-making. Through this collaborative approach, they will build a shared vision of excellence and cultivate broad consensus around the Faculty's future direction. The Faculty values thoughtful consultation, open communication, and collaborative decision making. The successful candidate will be a visible and trusted leader who builds consensus around shared goals and inspires confidence through transparency, authenticity, and engagement.

Qualifications:

The incumbent must possess the following qualifications:

- Exceptional communication skills with the ability to articulate a clear vision and shared identity for a diverse and interdisciplinary academic community.




- Strategic thinker with strong organizational and political acuity, and sound financial and operational judgment.
- Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to identify opportunities, build partnerships, and secure alternative funding sources.
- Skilled relationship-builder who fosters trust, collaboration, and a strong sense of community across diverse stakeholder groups.
- Commitment to student success, academic excellence, and community engagement.
- Inclusive leader who inspires confidence, trust, and shared purpose.

Education and Experience:

The above is normally acquired through the completion of:

- A PhD and a distinguished record of scholarship and teaching with the qualifications required for appointment as a tenured Full Professor within one of FPGA's academic disciplines.
- A demonstrated record of successful academic leadership within an academic institution, including strategic planning, change leadership, and resource management.
- A sound understanding of and commitment to research excellence, graduate education, and scholarly impact.
- Demonstrated decision-making that contributed to equity, diversity, inclusion, accessibility, reconciliation and belonging.
- Demonstrated success supporting enrolment growth, academic program renewal, and enhance student recruitment, retention, and success.
- Robust financial acumen and experience managing complex budgets within post-secondary or similar public sector environments.
- Experience fostering collaboration across diverse academic units and building consensus in collegial governance environments through trust-building, engagement and transparent communication.
- An extensive network of relationships and an ability to engage effectively with governments, community organizations,



research partners, alumni, donors, and other external partners.
- International experience and a global perspective that aligns with the Faculty's mandate and aspirations is desired.
- Experience outside academia such as work in government, politics, private sector, etc. is considered an asset.

HR Note:

To Apply
The Search Committee will begin reviewing applications on November 15, 2026.
Support and accommodations will be provided to applicants with disabilities, upon request. Applicants in need of an accommodation to participate as a candidate in the recruitment process can contact [email protected] or identify their needs to the recruitment professional named in the job description.

KBRS does not use artificial intelligence to review applications or screen candidates. This is a current vacancy at the institution.

Candidates interested in this opportunity should contact Abbey MacLeod at [email protected], Kyle Steele at [email protected], Dr. Jennie Massey at [email protected], or submit your full application package on the KBRS website.

Equivalencies will be considered. Applicants are encouraged to provide information which may demonstrate equivalent qualifications. Please note that applicants may be required to complete an employment test as part of the selection process for this position. Those applicants that are selected for an interview will be requested to contact the Human Resource Advisor assigned to this competition as soon as possible to discuss any accommodation requirements. Arrangements will be made to accommodate your request in a timely manner. Carleton University is strongly committed to fostering diversity within its community as a source of excellence, cultural enrichment, and social strength. We welcome those who would contribute to the further diversification of our University including, but not limited to: women; visible minorities; First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples; persons with disabilities; and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity and expressions.

📌 Dean, Faculty of Public and Global Affairs (Ottawa)
🏢 Carleton University
📍 Ottawa