Dean, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy

SOP-Office of the Dean-450100

Academic Administration

08/22/2025

Yes

Permanent Staff (EHRA NF)

Dean, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy

Administrative and Managerial

NF0009254

Full-Time Permanent

1

40

North Carolina, US

04/01/2026

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The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy ((Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).) is one of six health science schools (Pharmacy, Nursing, Dentistry, Social Work, Public Health, Medicine) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is one of the oldest health science academic programs at Chapel Hill. The School teaches approximately 600 Pharm

D students and 145 graduate students. The School has built a reputation for its continued pursuit of excellence, rigorous education and training programs, cutting-edge multidisciplinary research, progressive pharmacy practices, efficient business operations, and its outstanding faculty, staff, and students. The School was named the number one School of Pharmacy in the U.S. by the U.S. News and World Report. The School has experienced unprecedented growth and success and continues to strategically position itself for sustained impact, as articulated in the School’s Strategic Plan ().

Our Vision is to be the global leader in pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences. Our Mission is to prepare leaders and innovators to solve the world’s most pressing health care challenges. We are Advancing Medicine for Life through innovation and collaboration in pharmacy practice, education, research, and public service.

Reporting to the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, the Dean is the School’s Chief Executive and Academic Officer and will provide academic, intellectual, and administrative leadership to the School. The Dean leads the effort in creating a vision and advancing the mission of the School, with responsibility for the academic and research enterprise, advancement and development functions, personnel, general administration and management, compliance and risk management, and budget.

The appointment is reviewed every five years.

The Dean:
1.Serves as chief executive and academic administrative officer of the School of Pharmacy. The dean plans for, and stewards, the fiscal and material resources needed to offer the educational, research, and service programs of the School.
2.Administers the School’s educational, research, and public service programs. Consults and collaborates with faculty and administrators on decisions related to school strategy, including academic affairs.
3.Recommends to the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost the appointments, promotions, and tenure of School of Pharmacy faculty members.
4.Serves as the School’s representative on various University policy and decision bodies and is the official representative of the School to external constituencies.
5.Leads the…