Academic Dean University of Waterloo

Lead academic planning and curriculum innovation at Renison University College, affiliated with the University of Waterloo. Champion inclusive, relationship-centred academic leadership.

As Academic Dean and Senior Academic Officer, you will oversee undergraduate and graduate programs, academic quality, and student academic matters. Reporting to the President and Vice-Chancellor, you will guide academic units while advancing teaching, scholarship, and governance. The position calls for collaboration across Renison and with University of Waterloo partners.

• Oversee undergraduate and graduate academic programs
• Lead academic planning, curriculum development, and program innovation
• Direct enrolment, registrarial activities, and student academic matters
• Strengthen academic partnerships, governance, teaching, and scholarship
• Advance equity, inclusion, and decolonization across academic life

• PhD or equivalent terminal degree
• Proven record as scholar, educator, and administrator
• Significant academic administration experience
• Experience managing budgets, resources, faculty affairs, and governance
• Commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, decolonization, and student success

Bring strategic academic administration, collaborative leadership, and inclusive judgment to Renison’s programs, partnerships, and future direction.