Dean, Faculty of Science

The University of British Columbia (UBC) honours, celebrates, and thanks the xʷməθkʷəy̓ əm (Musqueam) and Syilx peoples on whose territories the campuses of the University of British Columbia have the privilege to be situated.

The UBC Vancouver-Point Grey campus is located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓ əm (Musqueam) people.

To acknowledge and support this important role, UBC strives toward building meaningful, reciprocal and mutually beneficial partnerships with the xʷməθkʷəy̓ əm peoples.

UBC Vancouver’s Faculty of Science is home to over 9,000 undergraduate and 1,600 graduate students studying across a wide range of disciplines and programs.

An internationally ranked Faculty, Science boasts 40 Canada Research Chairs, two Canada Excellence Research Chairs, and over $131m in annual research funding.

The Faculty’s extensive and growing suite of academic programs has produced two Nobel Laureates, 89 spin off companies, and 6 industrial research training programs.

The Faculty of Science brings together a community of students and scholars internationally recognized for their commitment to advancing human knowledge and understanding, through invention, discovery, learning, and innovation.

UBC invites nominations and applications for the role of Dean, Faculty of Science. The incoming Dean will have a record of scholarship consistent with appointment at the rank of Full Professor.

They will have a passion for, and interest in, the range of disciplines to be found within the Faculty of Science and will bring both a student focus and a deep commitment to supporting research across the Faculty.

• Ideally, the Dean will possess considerable experience in academic administration, including successfully managing human, financial, and physical infrastructure resources;
• a bold vision for, and expertise in, advancing excellence in research, teaching, scholarship, and service; a solid track record in fundraising;
• and experience in building and strengthening community and industry partnerships. The ideal Dean will have a commitment to advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and Indigeneity;
• a consultative, inclusive, and collegial leadership style; a natural service orientation; excellent communication skills;

and an open and transparent approach that earns trust and respect from all members of the Science community.

Consideration of candidates for this position will begin in the fall of 2024 with the Dean taking office July 1, 2025. Written nominations, applications, or expressions of interest may be submitted in confidence to Andrea Patrick or Nick Ketley of Odgers Berndtson at ubcdeanscience@odgersberndtson.

com . The base salary range for this position is from $320,000 and $380,000.

Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged.

UBC encourages applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and / or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority.

All applicants will be asked to complete a confidential equity survey. Within this hiring process we will make efforts to create an inclusive and equitable process for all candidates (including but not limited to people with disabilities).

If you require accommodations to participate in the recruitment process, please inform Odgers Berndtson.

A global centre for teaching, learning, and research excellence, UBC is among Canada’s top five teaching and research universities, ranked 38th best university the world (QS World University Rankings 2025).

Since 1915, UBC has continued to embrace innovation and transform new ideas into impact, to shape a better world. UBC is home to over 70,000 students and more than 18,000 faculty and staff across its two main campuses : UBC Vancouver, located in Greater Vancouver, and UBC Okanagan located in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley.

The University hosts over 100 research centres and institutes and offers over 250 undergraduate programs and more than 300 graduate programs within 26 faculties and schools at UBC Vancouver, and 9 faculties and schools at UBC Okanagan.

UBC’s impressive cadre of scholars generate $773.7 million in research funding for 10,218 projects, collaborate with industry partners on over 1400 research projects and have over 1,350 research contracts and agreements with governments and non-profits.

UBC’s commitment to excellence in pedagogy and scholarship across all disciplines is reflected in the accomplishments of its scholars, of whom 22 are 3M National Teaching Fellows, 289 are Royal Society of Canada Fellows, 194 are Canada Research Chairs, 8 are Nobel Laureates and 74 are Rhodes Scholars.

UBC enjoys over 300 active institutional partnerships in more than 65 countries, and has over 375,000 alumni in 160 countries, including three Canadian Prime Ministers.

For more information about UBC, visit www.ubc.ca .