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Position Specification: Kenneth F. Kahn Dean, School of Industrial Position Specification Cornell University Kenneth F. Kahn Dean School of Industrial and Labor Relations February 2019 Position Specification Dean, School of Industrial and Labor Relations Cornell University Cornell University invites applications and nominations for the position of the Kenneth F. Kahn Dean of the School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR). The School is recognized as the preeminent institution for industrial and labor relations education and research, and renowned for its commitment to interdisciplinary and multifaceted approaches to studying and advancing the field. Cornell University Founded in 1865, Cornell University is a remarkable community of scholars, educators, students, staff, and alumni who are deeply influenced by proud traditions and a set of cherished founding principles. Unique among its Ivy League peers, Cornell is a private university with a land-grant mission, a world-class research institution known for the breadth and rigor of its curricula, and an academy dedicated to preparing young people to be well-educated and well-rounded citizens of the world. Its faculty and students believe in the critical importance of knowledge – both theoretical and applied – as a means of improving the human condition and solving the world’s problems. It embraces traditional liberal arts education, practical applications of knowledge, and interdisciplinary and collaborative approaches to research and teaching. It champions free and open intellectual inquiry and expression, treats all individuals with dignity and respect, celebrates difference and diversity, and remains open and accessible to all who meet its high academic standards. Today, Cornell University consists of fifteen schools and colleges, including four “contract colleges” (operated by Cornell under contract with New York State). Among the Ithaca campus, the Weill Cornell Medicine campuses in New York City and Qatar, and the new Cornell Tech campus in New York City, the University enrolls nearly 15,000 undergraduates and over 8,000 graduate and professional school students. Cornell employs some 8,100 staff and 1,600 professorial faculty members in Ithaca and at Cornell Tech, and an additional 5,000 staff and 1,700 faculty members at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City. Cornell is a highly selective Ivy League university, able to choose from among the very best applicants in the nation and the world. The University admitted into its eight undergraduate schools and colleges 5,288 students from over 51,000 applications received for the Class of 2022. Of those admitted first-year students, 33 percent self-identify as underrepresented minorities, 54 percent students of color (including underrepresented and Asian-American students), and 700 first-generation college students. International students comprise nearly nine percent of the Class of 2022, representing 93 nations outside the United States. The University’s operating budget is approximately $4.5 billion, of which 53 percent supports the Ithaca campus, 46 percent supports Weill Cornell Medicine, and the remaining 1 percent supports Cornell Tech. The University’s investment portfolio’s value is approximately $7 billion. School of Industrial and Labor Relations Founded by the New York State legislature in 1945, on the heels of the Great Depression and World War II, the School of Industrial and Labor Relations provided faculty and students a setting in which to grapple with issues creating conflict in the workplace, including the adversarial relationship between 1 of 7 Position Specification Dean, School of Industrial and Labor Relations Cornell University labor and management. Today, better known simply as the ILR School, the School has grown into a multidisciplinary social science research and educational institution focused on the world of work. With its commitment to the land grant mission of the University, the ILR School seeks to prepare leaders; inform New York State, national, and international employment and labor policy; and improve working lives. The ILR School is world-renowned for its faculty, whose research and education on labor relations, employment, and management inform policies that enhance organizational effectiveness, employee welfare, and economic development. The ILR School offers undergraduate, professional masters, and doctoral programs, as well as career-long learning for professionals. The ILR School boasts a strong community of more than 95 faculty and practitioners (60 of whom are tenured or tenure-track), 1,000 undergraduate and 200 graduate students, and 120 staff members, as well as more than 13,000 alumni. In addition, more than 20,000 field professionals complete training and professional development every year focusing on management development, conflict resolution, human resources (HR), diversity/EEO, labor relations, union leadership, and executive education. ILR’s six academic departments encompass the interdisciplinary, social sciences-based field of workplace studies: labor economics; human resource studies; international and comparative labor; labor relations, law and history; organizational behavior; and social statistics. The following degrees are awarded by the ILR School: B.S. in Industrial and Labor Relations; Master of Industrial and Labor Relations (MILR); Master of Professional Studies (MPS); Executive Master of Human Resource Management (EMHRM); and Ph.D. In addition, two dual degrees are offered: MILR/MBA and MILR/ESCP Europe Master in Management, along with practitioner certificate programs and continuing legal education credit (CLE) workshops. The ILR School has witnessed an expansion of global initiatives, which include international agreements for research and educational exchanges, student internships, and service learning opportunities, as well as some HR practitioner training. ILR has a long and proud tradition of having some of the most prominent social science researchers at Cornell and in the world. These include a president of the American Sociological Association, several presidents of the Labor and Employment Relations Association, four fellows of the Society of Labor Economists, a Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association, and many more distinguished faculty members who have been recognized by other prestigious organizations. ILR also hosts a number of research centers, institutes and programs, which facilitate study, training, education, and practice-oriented initiatives: • Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies • Cornell Higher Education Research Institute • K. Lisa Yang and Hock E. Tan Institute on Employment and Disability • Institute for Compensation Studies • Institute for Workplace Studies • Labor and Employment Law • Labor Dynamics Institute • Martin and Laurie Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution 2 of 7 Position Specification Dean, School of Industrial and Labor Relations Cornell University • R. Brinkley Smithers Institute for Alcohol-Related Workplace Studies • Sustainable Labor Practices in Global Supply Chains • Worker Institute In addition to the Ithaca campus, the ILR School has a large presence in New York City, including a new, 40,000 square foot home in the landmarked, former GE Headquarters Building at 570 Lexington Avenue, which serves as home base to approximately 60 faculty and staff. Eight of ILR’s centers, institutes, and programs are either based in NYC or have a significant operation there. The majority of ILR’s professional programs are taught in NYC, as is the Master of Professional Studies graduate degree program. ILR also has a vibrant program in Buffalo, dating back to 1946, when the ILR School opened its first extension office in downtown Buffalo. Today, the ILR School brings together community partners with faculty and staff in a new networked office complex in the historic Market Arcade on Main Street. ILR Buffalo initiatives are uniquely attuned to the remarkable regeneration of the Greater Buffalo economy and its challenges of sustainable development, equitable opportunity, and quality jobs. ILR also maintains a small office in Rochester, NY, which offers labor-focused trainings. The ILR School has an operating budget of $95 million and an endowment of $100 million. Dean, School of Industrial and Labor Relations Cornell seeks an established scholar and innovative leader to serve as the Kenneth F. Kahn Dean of the ILR School. Reporting to the Provost, the Dean will provide visionary leadership to propel the ILR School forward. The Dean will have complete line responsibility for personnel, general administration, and management, budget, academic and development functions, and will begin on or around July 1, 2019. Key Priorities: . Provide bold vision and leadership for ILR in the 21st century to ensure that it continues to enhance its impact on the world of work; . Recruit and retain the best faculty and enhance their career development; . Increase the diversity of the faculty and staff, and ensure the support of faculty of color throughout the tenure and promotion process; . Update and enhance the undergraduate curriculum; . Continue to expand and develop ILR’s graduate programs; . Bolster the alignment and combined operational effectiveness of the Dean’s core team of assistants and associate deans; . Further strengthen the social science research reputation of the ILR School; . Foster interdisciplinary opportunities to collaborate within ILR and across the University; . Promote ILR’s innovations and contributions in workplace studies widely; . Develop ILR’s financial
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