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The Associate Dean, Academic oversees and manages teaching programs and space planning in the Faculty:

• Management of the allocation of physical space for the Faculty, working closely with Campus Space and Planning, Teaching and Learning Services and Facilities Management
• Curriculum development, management and approvals; Chair of Curriculum Screening Committee and Curriculum Committee
• Developing inter-Faculty partnerships and programs
• Strategic Planning
• Works closely with the Director of Administration on streamlining administrative structures within and across departments and other units Ensuring Faculty participation in the management of the Humanities and Social Sciences library collections
• Management and development of summer school offerings for the Faculty

The Associate Dean, Research oversees and facilitates research activities within the Faculty of Arts and promotes a culture of innovation and collaboration with professors, researchers, and administrators to enhance the Faculty鈥檚 research profile.

• Research Strategy Development:
  • Development and implementation of a strategic research plan aligned with the university's mission and goals.
  • Identification of emerging research trends and opportunities
• Faculty support and development:
  • Guidance and mentorship to faculty members in matters related to research, including grant writing and project management.
  • Fostering a supportive research environment by promoting interdisciplinary collaboration and networking.
  • Identification of necessary research infrastructure and investments.
• Research Funding:
  • Management of research budgets and allocation of resources.
  • Establishment of criteria and principled procedures for the allocation of funds and research positions.

• Oversees all PhD and MA degrees in the Faculty of Arts, including admissions processes, graduate student programs and training, support and training for all Graduate Program Directors, and exploration of new research techniques and trajectories for advanced students
• Oversees and allocates funding packages granted by Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (GPS) to each graduate program in the Faculty of Arts
• Oversees and implements Faculty and University policies, rules, and regulations relating to graduate students
• Sits on University committees related to graduate studies, including the Council of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, and liases with graduate student leaders and groups including PGSS representatives
• Manages applications and entries of postdoctoral fellows and visiting and inter-university transfer students at graduate level
• Oversees applications for McCall McBain Awards
• Liases with Arts Curriculum Committee regarding program changes
• Liases with Dean of Students and GPS on disciplinary issues regarding graduate students
• Manages and oversees supervisory relationships between professors and graduate students in the Faculty of Arts

The Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Strategic Initiatives oversees and manages all undergraduate student matters in the Faculty:

• Oversight of Arts OASIS, whose mandate includes providing advice and support to students regarding their academic path
• Disciplinary officer for the Faculty of Arts
• Chair of Committee on Student Affairs and Scholarship Committee
• Manage study away and exchange programs for the Faculty of Arts
• Oversight of Faculty Responsibilities to admissions and readmissions
• Representing Faculty of Arts on University committees pertaining to undergraduate student affairs

The Associate Dean, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, supports EDI initiatives within the Faculty of Arts, including co-chairing the Arts ad hoc Committee on EDI.

• Arts representative on University EDI committees, including University Leadership Council on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and Faculty ABR and Indigenous Initiatives Council (EDIC);
• Works with the Dean to support Indigenous initiatives anchored in Arts;
• Sitting on the ISCEI Advisory Committee;
• Serving as Academic Director of the Culver Centre for Social Responsibility and Community Engagement;
• Delegated authority to review and approve nil salary, associate and adjunct appointments;
• A member of the Faculty Review Committee;
• Supporting the on-boarding of new faculty