To the University Community:
I am pleased to announce the launch of a national search for the position of Vice Provost for Health Sciences (VPHS). The VPHS will provide strategic vision and operational leadership for the health sciences, coordinate research and teaching endeavors in those fields, introduce greater connections to and integration across other non-health science units, and provide increased support for interprofessional education. Supporting the University’s research mission, the VPHS will advance the scholarly activities of the faculty, including interdisciplinary opportunities. The VPHS will play a significant role in decisions affecting the entire academic program at UConn, including the Schools and Colleges at Storrs and the Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine at UConn Health.
Responsibilities for the VPHS will include:
- Facilitating interdisciplinary research among investigators, particularly through collaborations between researchers from the Schools and Colleges at Storrs and at UConn Health.
- Working with both campuses and the Office of the Vice President for Research to maximize extramural funding opportunities.
- Serving as the primary liaison between UConn Health and the Office of the Provost.
- Convening a Health Sciences Advisory Council, consisting of representatives from the School of Dental Medicine, the School of Medicine, the School of Nursing, the School of Pharmacy, the School of Social Work, the College of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources, the School of Engineering, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention, and Policy (InCHIP), and the Institute for Systems Genomics (ISG).
- Enhancing interprofessional education in the health sciences across UConn’s clinical training programs.
- Participating in decisions affecting resource allocation among schools, colleges, and interdisciplinary programs, evaluation of academic programs, promotion and tenure, and the setting of research priorities.
- Carrying out other duties as assigned by the Provost.
The advisory search committee will be chaired by Dr. Radenka Maric, Vice President for Research. The members of the committee are:
Dr. Robert Aseltine
Professor and Chair, Behavioral Science and Community Health
Dr. Ki Chon
Krenicki Professor and Department Head, Biomedical Engineering
Dr. Kevin Claffey
Professor of Cell Biology
Dr. Craig Coleman
Professor of Pharmacy
Dr. Michael Fendrich
Professor and the Associate Dean, School of Social Work
Dr. Amy Gorin
Professor of Psychological Sciences and Director of InCHIP
Dr. Brenton Gravely
Professor and Chair, Genetics and Genome Sciences and Associate Director, Institute for Systems
Genomics
Dr. Charles Lee
Scientific Director and Professor, The Jackson laboratory for Genomic Medicine
Dr. Steven Lepowsky,
Associate Professor, Craniofacial Sciences and Senior Associate Dean, School of Dental Medicine
Dr. Michael Lynes
Professor and Dept. Head, Molecular and Cell Biology
Dr. Mina Mina
Professor and Chair, Pediatric Dentistry
Dr. Jacqueline (Kiki) Nissen
Senior Associate Dean, School of Medicine
Dr. Linda Pescatello
Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Kinesiology
Dr. Pramod Srivastava
Professor, Department of Immunology and Director of Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer
Center
Dr. Angela Starkweather
Professor and Associate Dean, School of Nursing
Laurie Wilder, Porsha Williams, and Jacob Anderson of the executive search firm Parker Executive Search will assist the committee in securing a distinguished pool of candidates. Vice Provost Jeffrey Shoulson will serve on the committee ex officio and coordinate the search. If you would like to discuss the position or nominate a candidate, please contact the Parker Executive Search consultants at janderson@parkersearch.com. If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions about the search, please contact Virginia White at virginia.white@uconn.edu.
Candidate recruiting will begin immediately. Additional information about the position, including position description and how to apply or nominate candidates, will be posted on the Provost’s website (https://provost.uconn.edu/about/academic-leader-searches/) and the Human Resources website (http://hr.uconn.edu/jobs/) soon. We anticipate candidates will visit UConn in November. They will meet with various groups and conduct public forums to discuss their approach to leadership. We welcome your participation in this process. Schedules of the visits and opportunities for you to participate and provide feedback will be announced later this semester.
Craig H. Kennedy
Provost & Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
For more information, contact: Virginia White at virginia.white@uconn.edu