The Duke University community is invited to submit nominations, applications and comments regarding the search for a vice provost for faculty advancement, a new position designed to promote faculty excellence including diversity and inclusion in the faculty.
A seven-member search committee chaired by Paul Magwene, professor of biology, is accepting suggestions and will recommend candidates for review by Provost Sally Kornbluth.
In addition to Magwene, the members of the committee are Grainne Fitzsimons, Fuqua School of Business; Ed Balleisen, Vice Provost for Interdisciplinary Studies; Guy-Uriel Charles, School of Law; Viviana Martinez-Bianchi, School of Medicine; Aaron Kay, Psychology & Neuroscience; and Jennifer West, Pratt School of Engineering.
The establishment of this new vice provost position was recommended in the report of the Diversity Task Force, and the responsibilities of the position were further defined by the Diversity Task Force implementation committee, chaired by Professor Emily Klein, Nicholas School of the Environment.
The vice provost will oversee the new Office for Faculty Advancement, Diversity and Inclusion. Among the office responsibilities will be:
- Serve as a central resource for faculty throughout their careers;
- Develop mechanisms to achieve greater faculty access to institutional support structures and programs;
- Evaluate the effectiveness of existing faculty support programs and identify new initiatives that may be required;
- Collect and interpret data relating to faculty appointments, diversity, satisfaction, and other metrics, in collaboration with the Office of Institutional Research;
- Work with the provost to establish hiring guidelines, policies and procedures to increase faculty diversity;
- Assist Duke schools and units to develop, implement, and assess their faculty diversity and inclusion plans and promote collaboration across the university;
- Initiate programs to foster campus-wide awareness of and commitment to faculty diversity goals;
- Serve as a resource for faculty with concerns about bias, discrimination, and harassment; collect and interpret data to identify sources of problems; work with faculty, chairs, deans and the Provost to address problems; partner with university entities to facilitate their efforts to ensure that Duke’s legal reporting and compliance obligations are met.
More information about the position can be found on the provost’s website.
The search committee will be assisted by Spencer Stuart, an international executive search firm. All information provided to the search committee will be confidential.
Comments, nominations and applications should be sent electronically should be sent electronically (Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF files preferred) to: DukeVPFacultyAdvance@spencerstuart.com.