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Department: Chancellor - 25000

Brief Summary of Work for this position:

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

• An earned terminal degree or equivalent leadership experience
• High regard for outstanding scholarship and high-quality teaching, as well as the ability to navigate the transformation associated with being elevated to an R2 institution
• A high degree of personal and professional integrity paired with an authentic leadership style
• Broad leadership and executive experience including holding leadership roles in a higher education setting
• An understanding of change management and strategic planning expertise
• The ability to work closely and coordinate with the UNC System President, the UNC Board of Governors, the UNCW Board of Trustees, and the legislature to promote the mission of the university
• Strong financial management skills and understanding of complex budget models
• An understanding of high-level management of large numbers of diverse personnel
• A record of individual action and institutional leadership to advance diversity, equity and inclusion towards inclusive excellence
• A commitment to student success including enrollment, retention, and graduation, as well as programming to support a diverse student body
• A proven track record for engaging community partners and building strategic partnerships
• Demonstrated success cultivating relationships with various stakeholders in the public and private sector and comprehensive fundraising efforts (donor, foundations and corporations)
• An understanding of the culture, processes and policies associated with a public institution within a public university system
• A commitment to environmental sustainability, coastal resiliency and support a goal of carbon neutrality
• A commitment to enhancing the positive role of athletics in support of the university, its students, alumni and local community
• Ability to recruit, attract and retain diverse faculty, staff and students
• Focus and promotion of academic excellence inclusive of innovative programming (e.g., STEM)
• Ability to engage, give voice to and understand societal challenges in a complex world

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About The University of North Carolina at Wilmington

The University of North Carolina Wilmington, the state’s coastal university, is dedicated to the integration of teaching, mentoring, research and service. Widely acknowledged for its world-class faculty and staff and continuously recognized at a national level for scholarly excellence and affordability, UNCW offers a powerful academic experience that stimulates creative inquiry and critical thinking and a community rich in diversity, inclusion and global perspectives.A public institution with nearly 18,000 students, UNCW offers a full range of baccalaureate- and graduate-level programs, as well as doctoral degrees in educational leadership, marine biology, nursing practice and psychology; and many distance learning options, including clinical research, an accelerated RN-to-BSN program, an Executive M.B.A. program structured for working professionals, and the nation’s only bachelor’s degree program focused on coastal engineering.The university’s efforts to advance research and scholarly activities have earned UNCW the elevated designation of “Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity” institution (R2 University) by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.UNCW has been part of the University of North Carolina System since 1969.

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