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PRESIDENT

Employer
University of New Hampshire
Location
New Hampshire, United States
Salary
Not Specified
Date posted
Oct 18, 2017

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The University of New Hampshire (UNH), the state’s flagship public research institution, seeks acreative, visionary and collaborative leader to serve as its next president. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a university that has enjoyed great success over the past decade characterized by strong student demand, growth in research funding, the creation and acquisition of new schools, transformative physical improvements, and the largest fundraising campaign in its history, which is near completion.

Founded in 1866, UNH has a presence in every county in the state and plays a vital role in the region as one of only a handful of institutions in the nation with land-, sea-, and space-grant designations. More than 16,000 students from 50 states and 71 countries engage with award-winning faculty in top-ranked programs in business, engineering, law, liberal arts, social work and the sciences across more than 200 programs of study. The main campus in Durham is consistently hailed as one of New England’s most beautiful; additional campuses in Manchester and Concord draw on the opportunities and vibrancy of the state’s largest city and New Hampshire’s state capital, respectively. With more than $100 million in annual research funding, UNH has distinguished itself as a top research university with an uncommon dedication to undergraduate teaching, evidenced by higher retention rates and smaller average class sizes than most of its peer public research universities.

UNH will require a leader who embraces the university’s public service role; can communicate well to a wide variety of constituents; and who believes deeply in the importance of transparency, collegiality, diversity, and high academic standards in the service of transforming the world through discovery and the education of students. Reporting to the University System of New Hampshire Board of Trustees, the president will work to set the strategic course for the university as it faces the challenges that come with a competitive and shifting marketplace and declines in the number of high school graduates in the Northeast. The president will work to ensure that the university takes a lead in responding to and serving the state’s rapidly changing economy and workforce needs. Working with faculty and academic leaders to find new opportunities for innovative programs and collaborations, the president will seek out partners in industry who can benefit from the university’s breadth of excellent programs, champion the school tirelessly, and build relationships with the state’s political leadership.

The executive search firm Isaacson, Miller has been retained to assist UNH in this recruitment. All inquiries, nominations, and applications should be directed to:

Gale Merseth, Vice President
Kate Barry, Principal
Greg Esposito, Managing Associate
David Ferguson, Associate
Isaacson, Miller, Inc.
263 Summer Street, 7th Floor Boston, MA 02210
Electronic submissions are strongly encouraged to www.imsearch.com/6352.

UNH is an AA/EEO Employer, as noted in UNH policy – candidates of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

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