PRESIDENT
- Employer
- University of New Hampshire
- Location
- New Hampshire, United States
- Salary
- Not Specified
- Date posted
- Oct 18, 2017
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- Position Type
- Executive, Chancellors & Presidents, Other Executive
- Employment Type
- Full Time
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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