A number one-ranked Canadian undergraduate university, St. Francis Xavier University is located in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, a community noted for its quality of life and the friendliness of its people.

The University offers a comprehensive array of undergraduate programs and a selection of graduate programs as part of its mission to foster and encourage excellence in teaching and research. StFX provides an intimate learning environment and a curriculum in faculties of Arts and Science, including schools of Business and Information Systems, Education and Nursing.

The Coady International Institute provides specialized leadership programs for development professionals. The academic community includes 260 full-time faculty dedicated to providing over 4000 students from across Canada and around the world, a post-secondary education that is conducive to intellectual and personal growth.

For more information on the University, visit our website at www.stfx.ca. St. Francis Xavier University invites applications for the position of Dean of the Faculty of Arts. The position requires strong visionary leadership and administrative skills. Involvement in the planning and setting of the University’s priorities is vitally important.

The Dean must be dedicated to providing students with an intellectually stimulating and personally enriching post-secondary education in an atmosphere of inclusiveness for students, faculty and staff of diverse backgrounds.

The University seeks a person capable of thinking creatively and innovatively. The Dean must work closely with senior administrators and faculty colleagues to encourage and promote excellence in teaching and research. A high priority for the candidate will be to develop and implement a successful strategy for faculty recruitment and retention.

The ideal candidate will have an impressive record of scholarship, be comfortable with change and be innovative and flexible within a collegial unionized work environment. For more information on the position, please see: www.stfx.ca/DeanArts.

The normal appointment is for six years and is renewable; the appointment will take place on or after July 1, 2006. The Selection Committee will begin to review applications on or after February 27, 2006. St. Francis Xavier University is committed to employment equity.

An application, accompanied by curriculum vitae and the names of three referees, should be sent to: Dr. Sean Riley, President and Vice-Chancellor, St. Francis Xavier University, P.O. Box 5000, Antigonish, N.S. B2G 2W5, sriley@stfx.ca.