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Dean, Beedie School of Business Simon Fraser University


Company : Native American and Indigenous Studies Association


Location : Burnaby, Metro Vancouver Regional Distr


Created : 2025-06-14


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

Consistently ranked among Canadas top research-intensive universities, SimonFraser University (SFU) is a world leader in research, knowledge developmentand sustainability. SFU forges lasting partnerships that enhance the social,economic and cultural well-being of the communities it serves. The Universityequips students with the knowledge, skills and experiences that prepare themfor life in an ever-changing and challenging world. And with more than 180,000alumni around the world, SFUs work and impact can be seen in all corners ofthe globe. With vibrant campuses in British Columbias three largest citiesBurnaby, Surrey and VancouverSFU is not just shaping minds, it is alsoshaping communities.The Beedie School of Business has championed lifelong learning, productivechange, and the need to be innovative as it delivers research and teaching thatcreates impact. It has emerged as a dynamic School with a reputation forproducing world-class research for the knowledge economy.As a top ranked research school, SFU Beedie has the distinction of beingaccredited by AACSB and EQUIS.SFU Beedie is a signatory to Principles forResponsible Management Education and offers programs at the undergraduate,masters, PhD, and executive levels. The School pioneered Canadas firstExecutive MBA, Management of Technology MBA, and the first EMBA inIndigenous Business Leadership in North America. SFU Beedie prides itself oninnovation and entrepreneurship and we are home to the RADIUS socialinnovation lab and venture incubator. Beedie is also home to several notableendeavours, including some of Canadas largest student-run investment funds(BEAM and SIAS) and the Charles Chang Institute for Entrepreneurship, whichfosters interdisciplinary collaboration across SFU. With deeply committed alumniand a strong history of giving back, Beedie also benefits from a robustfundraising program.With its strategic vision to develop innovative and socially responsible businessleaders with a global perspective through education, inspired by research andgrounded in practice, SFU Beedie delivers on its core values of diversity, action,research, and engagement with purpose in everything it does. Withundergraduate, graduate, PhD and executive education programs that aresupported by extensive partnerships with public, private, and non-profitorganizations, SFU Beedies goal is to produce broadly educated, enterprisingand socially responsible professionals.As a member of the senior academic team, the next Dean will be a bold andvisionary change agent with a strong service orientation and communicationskills. The ideal candidate will bring a successful track record in administrativeleadership roles within a research-intensive university. The Dean will have aresearch and teaching record consistent with appointment as a Full Professor atSFU in the Beedie School. An engaging and strategic leader, they will inspirestudents, faculty, staff, donors, alumni, industry, and other partners to supportthe evolution of the Schools vision and reinforce its unique culture andcommunity. The Dean will build upon the values SFU places on ethical and socialresponsibility, Indigenization, decolonization, and Truth & Reconciliation, with atrack record that demonstrates principles of equity and diversity, and a provenrecord of promoting inclusive excellence in all its forms. A relationship builder,the Dean will meaningfully engage internally and externally ensuring SFU Beediecontinues to offer leading-edge, transformative learning opportunities thatdevelop globally minded leaders of the future.For more information on this unique academic leadership opportunity at one ofCanadas leading universities, please contact our search consultants at Boydenat . To apply for this position, please click Apply tosubmit your cover letter and CV.In accordance with BCs Pay Transparency Act, the expected base salary rangefor this role is $300,000-$375,000 per year.Simon Fraser Universitys Beedie School of Business is a dynamic teaching andlearning setting with a reputation for producing global-class research. Locatedon the unceded Coast Salish territories of the xmkym (Musqueam),Swxw7mesh (Squamish), slilwta (Tsleil-Waututh), qcy (Katzie),kikm (Kwikwetlem), qiqyt (Qayqayt), qa:nn (Kwantlen), Smym(Semiahmoo), and scwan (Tsawwassen) Peoples, SFU is actively building adiverse and inclusive community.Simon Fraser University is an institution whose strength is based on our sharedcommitments to diversity, equity and inclusion. Diversity is an underlyingprinciple of our Strategic Vision, which pledges SFU to foster a culture ofinclusion and mutual respect, celebrating the diversity reflected among itsstudents, faculty, staff and our community. SFU is committed to ensuring noindividual is denied access to employment opportunities for reasons unrelated toability or qualifications. Consistent with this principle, SFU will advance theinterests of underrepresented members of the work force, including Indigenouspeoples, persons with disabilities, racialized persons and women; embracegender and sexual diversity; ensure that equal opportunity is afforded to all whoseek employment at the University; and treat all employees equitably.Candidates that belong to underrepresented groups are particularly encouragedto apply.All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply, although Canadian citizens andpermanent residents will be given priority. We thank all applicants for theirinterest in this position. Please note that we will only be in contact with thoseindividuals moving forward with our client.Personal information that forms part of an application is collected under thegeneral authority of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act,applicable University Policies, and the SFUFA/SFU Collective Agreement. 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