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Nine on “long” short list for Vice Chancellor post
Published by the Communications and Development Department
1 November 2002
A total of 53 candidates, both direct applicants and candidates identified through a search process, have been considered for the post of Vice-Chancellor at the University of Canterbury.
The Chancellor Dame Phyllis Guthardt said discussions with the University’s agents, Sheffield, had identified a "long" list of nine candidates, who would now be further considered for the position.
“There is a strong field, with candidates of consistently high quality. Sheffield, instructed by the Council and working with the Council Vice Chancellor Appointment Committee, will now assist the Committee in reducing the "long" to a "short" list,” she said.
In due course there would be focussed consultation with selected groups drawn from the academic staff/Academic Board, management, the general staff, and students to provide assistance to the Council in making the final appointment.
“I would emphasise the need for the total confidentiality of candidate information in the VC appointment process, while also recognising the invited opportunity for focussed, confidential feedback to the Council, later in the process,” Dame Phyllis said.
The Council Vice Chancellor Appointment Subcommittee provided a briefing to Sheffield in late July, enabling initial research regarding the appointment process to commence in early August 2002. Advertisements ran in the press in New Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom through from mid August.
The research conducted took on an international and domestic focus, centred on the academic sector, and comprised investigation in New Zealand, Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Relevant academics and academic institutions were explored in the above countries with the specific focus being to target those holding Vice Chancellor or Deputy Vice Chancellor posts (or their equivalents) in the first instance.
Applications closed on Friday 18 October 2002.
The appointee will replace Professor Daryl Le Grew who left in October to take up the post of Vice-Chancellor at the University of Tasmania. In the interim, Canterbury’s deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Bob Kirk is acting Vice-Chancellor.
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