Vice-President responsible for Research and Innovation search update and consultation
The process to recruit a new Vice-President responsible for Research and Innovation has begun. The university seeks a professional who will work collaboratively to enhance and energize the university’s research mission and define its innovation footprint. The university recently announced the members of the Search Committee (listed below). Executive search firm Odgers Berndtson was selected through a competitive process to support the Search Committee.
As part of this process, the Committee has worked to develop a consultation plan that provides opportunities for all stakeholders, staff, faculty, students, alumni and the external community, to share their input to help develop the candidate profile. This process will be rolled out through listening sessions, interviews, and a confidential online survey. The Committee members will participate and oversee all aspects of the consultation process.
Listening sessions were organized for both the north and downtown campus locations on November 27. A confidential online is available to all stakeholders for those who were unable to attend these sessions or who wish to participate in an alternative way. You can also reach out directly to Jane Griffith at Odgers Berndtson to provide your confidential comments about the search for our next Vice-President responsible for Research and Innovation.
In addition, you can visit the Vice-President responsible for Research and Innovation search website, which provides details on the consultation process. It will also house any additional information the community may require.
Search Committee members:
- Steven Murphy, President and Vice-Chancellor – Committee Chair
- Shahryar Rahnamayan, Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
- Kamal Smimou, Associate Professor, Faculty of Business and Information Technology
- Jamie Bruno, Assistant Vice-President, Human Resources
- Lidya Salim, Graduate Student
- Pierre Côté, Canada Research Chair in Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation, and Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences
- Jennifer Freeman, Director, Research Services
- Diana Petrarca, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education
- Peter Stoett, Dean, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities
- Hossam Gaber, Professor, Faculty of Energy Systems and Nuclear Science
- Janice Strap, Associate Professor, Faculty of Science
The Committee looks forward to the university community playing a role is making sure the university attracts a collaborative and energetic professional to fill the role of the university’s next Vice-President responsible for Research and Innovation.
The Committee will continue to provide the university community with regular updates as we move through the search process. Please continue to visit the Vice-President responsible for Research and Innovation search website for current information.
