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Dean of the Faculty of Science

In accordance with the University Statutes, an Advisory Committee to the President and Vice-Chancellor has been struck for the selection of the Dean of the Faculty of Science.

For more information about advisory committees, please consult:

/secretariat/advisory

A. COMPOSITION

The composition of the Advisory Committee is based on the requirements of the Statutes, which provide for a 14-person committee including:

Chair of the Advisory Committee

Professor Christopher Manfredi, Provost

Members appointed by the

Board of Governors

Mr. Ram Panda
Ms. Loretta Del Bosco
Members appointed by Senate

Professor Lara Khoury
Professor Richard Leask
Professor Michael Fronda
Professor Julie Cote

Members elected by the Faculty

Professor Alanna Watt
Professor Charles Gale
Professor Rustum Choksi
Professor Myl猫ne Riva

Members appointed by the

Student Associations

Ghufran Rafique, PGSS
Amelia Whitcomb, SSMU
Emily Foxman, SSMU

Secretary to the Committee Mr. Pietro Mastromatteo, Associate Director, Secretariat

B. BRIEF SUMMARY OF ADVISORY PROCESS STAGES

MANDATE

The Advisory Committee is responsible for defining the role and set of competencies for the position of Dean of the Faculty of Science, consistent with future leadership needs and the evolving environment of higher education, within Quebec, Canada, and internationally. The role and competencies will be captured in the position profile for the role, which will be established by the Committee following a series of consultation sessions with the community.

The Advisory Committee is mandated to identify and consider qualified individuals for the position of Dean of the Faculty of Science. At the end of its deliberations, the Advisory Committee will make a recommendation to the Chair, who will transmit it to the President for consideration. The President is responsible for bringing the candidate recommendation to the Board for approval.

COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES

Once the Advisory Committee is formed, its process involves several stages, generally focusing on the following steps:

  1. Committee orientation, consultations with the UU直播 community and development of a position profile for the role
  2. Identifying and cultivating prospective candidates
  3. Reviewing and assessing prospective candidates
  4. Evaluating candidates against the criteria established in the position profile and selecting those for interview by the Committee
  5. Interviews, Committee deliberations and reference checking
  6. Formulating recommendations of top candidates for consideration by the President聽and submission of the recommendation to the聽Board of Governors
  7. Appointment of candidate to the role by the Board of Governors

Members of the UU直播 community with questions relating to the selection process may contact聽Ms. Edyta Rogowska, Secretary-General聽by email at聽advisories [at] mcgill.ca.听

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