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Associate Provost Search Committee

Provost Robert Barchi has announced the formation of a committee to advise on the selection of an Associate Provost. The Associate Provost reports directly to the Provost and is responsible for managing the academic personnel process including recruitment, appointments and promotions. The Associate Provost chairs the Provost's Staff Conference subcommittee, which deals with such matters as appointments of assistant professors, lecturers, adjunct and visiting faculty, as well as faculty leaves of absences. The Associate Provost will also assist the Provost with issues related to strategic planning and gender and minority equity. The Associate Provost also helps resolve individual faculty issues, including grievances.

The members of the committee are:

Regina Austin (Law)
Paul R. Kleindorfer (Wharton)
Deborah G. B. Leonard (Medicine)
Gillian E. Sankoff (Linguistics)
Walter D. Wales (Interim Associate Provost)
Wayne L. Worrell (Engineering and Applied Science)

Professor Wales will chair the committee. Jane Gallen, Executive Assistant to the Provost, will provide staff suport.

The search committee invites nominations and applications for the position of Associate Provost. A candidate must be a tenured member of the Penn faculty or eligible for appointment as a tenured faculty member. The individual must be tactful and discreet in handling confidential and sensitive information and able to work well with faculty, staff, deans and department chairs while solving complex problems. Excellent written and oral communication skills are necessary. Nominations and applications, including curriculum vitae, may be forwarded to:

Chair, Associate Provost Search Committee
Office of the Provost
122 College Hall, Philadelphia, PA   19104-6303
or submitted electronically to gallen@pobox.upenn.edu.

 


  Almanac, Vol. 50, No. 5, September 23, 2003

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