Director, Transition Year Program

Dalhousie University, Canada

Updated: about 1 hour ago
Location: Halifax Mid Harbour Nova Scotia Provincial Government, NOVA SCOTIA
Deadline: 11 Aug 2025

Position Details
Position Information


Position Title Director, Transition Year Program
Posting Number F717P
Type of position Limited Term
Department/Unit Transition Year Program
Location Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
About the opportunity
The Faculty of Open Learning and Career Development (FOLCD) invites applications for a 5-year limited-term appointment as Director of the Transition Year Program. This appointment is anticipated to start on or before September 1, 2025. The Director position is a five-year, limited term appointment with potential for renewal, accompanied by an underlying, probationary/continuing academic appointment at the rank of Instructor.
FOLCD develops and delivers innovative and diverse lifelong learning experiences for more than 5000 students annually to help them navigate the changing world of learning and work. The Transition Year Program (TYP) is designed to prepare high school students, particularly those from communities that have been marginalized. TYP launched in 1970 with the goal of increasing the successful participation of African Nova Scotian and Indigenous students at Dalhousie University. The program has been helping students successfully prepare for all aspects of academic life at Dalhousie.
This position resides in the Faculty of Open Learning & Career Development but will require ongoing collaboration with university and community partners. Responsibilities as Director include curriculum development and oversight of academic affairs of the program, promoting the Transition Year Program to the African Nova Scotian and Indigenous communities, as well as additional community partners; recruiting prospective students; managing the budget of the program in consultation with the faculty finance team; overseeing financial support for current and/or previous TYP students; and the recruitment, hiring, coaching, and supervision of instructors, staff and tutors, among other duties.
The Director will be a member of the faculty’s leadership team and will work collaboratively with FOLCD’s Dean and Program and Functional Directors to ensure that the TYP is well positioned to offer an exemplary and integrated programming and ensures the success of its faculty, staff and students. This position will also ensure the coordination and implementation of a coordinated approach to other programming and services within the university (health and wellness, student advising, career counselling, etc). There may be an opportunity to Instruct and potentially develop courses in their specific areas of interest.
Required Qualifications
  • A completed Master’s degree in a relevant field of study.
  • Significant experience as a leader, scholar, and administrator within an academic institution.
  • Strong communication skills (written and spoken) with a variety of stakeholder groups.
  • Breadth of experience and proven leadership in equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility (EDIA) and Indigenization.
  • Collegiality and collaborative leadership skills to further build community and engagement across all members of the program, faculty and university
  • Demonstrated excellence (or demonstrated potential for excellence) in teaching at different levels of study.


Preferred qualification
  • A completed PhD in a relevant field of study is strongly preferred.
  • Demonstrated success in program development and delivery and experience in post-secondary education and working with students from equity deserving groups is strongly preferred.

Applicants must apply online. A complete application includes a cover letter and curriculum vitae. To guarantee review of application, please apply online by August 11, 2025.
Dalhousie recognizes that career paths can be diverse and that career interruptions may occur. Applicants are encouraged to include, in their cover letter, an explanation of the impact that any career interruptions may have had on their record of achievement.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
Dalhousie University commits to achieving inclusive excellence through continually championing equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. In keeping with the principles of Dalhousie’s Employment Equity Plan, the position is designated to candidates who self-identify as persons of African Nova Scotian/Black descent (especially African Nova Scotians) or Mi’kmaq/Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island (especially Mi’kmaq). Dalhousie recognizes that candidates may self-identify in more than one equity-seeking group, and in this spirit, encourages applications from candidates who, in addition to belonging to the groups mentioned above, also identify as members of other racialized groups, persons with disabilities, women, persons identifying as members of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, and all candidates who would contribute to the diversity of our community. In accordance with our Employment Equity Policy, preference will be given in hiring processes to candidates who self-identify as members of one or more of the equity-deserving groups listed above. For more information, including details related to our Employment Equity Policy and Plan and definitions of equity-deserving groups please visit www.dal.ca/hiringfordiversity .
If you require any support for the purpose of accommodation, such as technical aids or alternative arrangements, please let us know of these needs and how we can be of assistance. Dalhousie University is committed to ensuring all candidates have full, fair, and equitable participation in the hiring process. Our complete Accommodation Policy can be viewed here .

Posting Detail Information


Open Date
Close Date 08/11/2025
Open Until Filled No
Quick Link for Direct Access to Posting https://dal.peopleadmin.ca/postings/19245

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