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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:
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
122
College Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6303
Almanac, Vol. 50, No. 5, September 23, 2003
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