Massey University, Office of Pro Vice-Chancellor - Business, Palmerston North or Wellington Campus
Deputy Pro-Vice Chancellor

The College of Business at Massey University is searching for a Deputy Pro-Vice Chancellor (or, Deputy Dean) to be located at either the Palmerston North or Wellington campus.

JOB DESCRIPTION: The successful candidate will be a dynamic, innovative and effective academic leader who will work with the Pro Vice-Chancellor to lead a large College that is committed to academic excellence, engaged staff and stakeholders, impactful research, an enterprising culture and outstanding reputation. The DPVC will deputise for the PVC as needed and take primary responsibility for the strategic development, administration and reputation enhancement of academic programmes, including internationalisation and accreditation activities.

Employment will be on an ongoing (tenured) basis with the appointment as DPVC being an initial term of five years after which time a further term may be available or the appointee would take up an academic position within one of the Schools of the College according to their academic discipline. The DPVC should be appointable at Professor Level, with leadership experience in an AACSB and/or EQUIS accredited business school.

ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE: In 2013 Massey University was ranked the fifth most attractive employers New Zealand in the annual Randstad Awards, an international survey conducted across 14 countries. It was also the education sector winner.

The College of Business has a proud history, with New Zealand's longest running MBA, journalism, and entrepreneurship/small business programmes. The College comprises five schools: Accountancy; Aviation; Communication, Journalism Economics and Management. We have programmes on three campuses (Albany, Palmerston North, and Wellington) plus New Zealand's oldest and most substantial distance education offering. We are accredited by AACSB and AMBA, alongside several discipline-specific endorsements.

The Palmerston North campus is located in the Manawatu region, set between the Tararua and Ruahine ranges in the east and the vast Tasman Sea in the west. Manawatu combines the charm of rural New Zealand with the sophisticated city appeal of Palmerston North. It has a thriving arts and sport scene and is reputed to have the highest number of restaurants, eateries and cafe bars per capita in New Zealand. Wellington is New Zealand's capital, with a population of approx. 400,000. The 2010 Mercer Quality of Living Survey ranked Wellington 12th in the world. In 2011 Lonely Planet named Wellington as fourth in its Top 10 Cities to Visit, referring to the New Zealand capital as the "coolest little capital in the world".

Closing date: 10 August 2013

Reference number: A209-13SF

APPLICATIONS/FURTHER INFORMATION: For further information and to apply online, visit: http://massey-careers.massey.ac.nz