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 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

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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

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• 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 resources, especially through fundraising and the development of innovative programs; and . Grow ILR’s relationships with legislators in Albany.

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Specific Responsibilities: Visionary Leadership: Establish a vision to ensure that ILR maintains its reputation as the premier academic institution engaging in workplace research and practice. Provide leadership in establishing the ILR School’s strategic objectives and develop and manage all resources essential to the achievement of these objectives. Work with faculty, academic leadership, and University leadership in pursuit of broader institutional goals.

Academic Oversight: Recruit and retain top faculty who will attain high standards of excellence and enhance the cultural and ethnic diversity of the School and University. Evaluate faculty for appointment, tenure, and promotion. Strengthen excellence in programs, curriculum, and classroom teaching. Support, enhance, and promote faculty research quality and productivity.

External Relations: Lead the development and implementation of strategies to build strong relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, partners, and collaborators. Articulate, communicate, and advocate ILR’s vision to external constituencies. Represent ILR through active participation at external events. Cultivate and solicit individual donors, foundations, and corporations.

Financial Management: Ensure a strong financial future for ILR. Manage the financial resources of the School through an effective annual operating budget and long-term financial plan. Oversee School-wide resource acquisition and utilization.

The next Dean will exemplify the following: Proven Academic Leadership: An accomplished scholar with an established record of strong, collaborative, and forward-looking leadership in academia. Demonstrated thought leader who has full appreciation and respect for the disciplines represented in the School. The capacity to formulate and articulate a modern vision for a school of industrial and labor relations, to persuade a wide range of audiences of its value, and to engage others in its implementation. A commitment to shared governance is essential. Ability to recruit outstanding new faculty as well as retain ILR’s strongest faculty. Ability to motivate and inspire others to strive continuously for academic excellence. Strong commitment to interdisciplinary education, research, diversity, and extension programs.

Administrative Management Experience: Experience developing and implementing innovative strategic plans. Demonstrated record of establishing performance measures, monitoring results, and evaluating impact.

Focus on Students: Genuine understanding of the teaching mission and the importance of providing students with the highest quality educational experience. Commitment to undergraduate and graduate education. Must understand and value the importance of a diverse student body.

Financial Management Experience: A distinguished record of operational leadership demonstrating excellence, growth, and financial effectiveness. Demonstrated experience in fiscal management.

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Fundraising Ability: Demonstrated success in strengthening philanthropic support from individuals, foundations, and corporations, or a genuine appetite to engage in such fundraising.

Personal Qualities: Passionate about the mission of ILR. The highest standards of personal and academic integrity and ethical and professional conduct. Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills, with a focus on openness and transparency. Global mindset. Innovative and creative problem-solver, with a willingness to take risks. Well-developed conflict management skills. Ability to foster a collegial and respectful work and educational environment.

Academic Qualifications: Candidates must possess either a Ph.D. or J.D. and demonstrate a record of scholarly and professional accomplishment to qualify for appointment at the rank of Full Professor with tenure.

University Leadership President Martha E. Pollack

Martha E. Pollack is the fourteenth president of Cornell University and professor of computer science, information science, and linguistics. She took office in April 2017.

In her first year, Dr. Pollack launched several initiatives to shape Cornell’s future. She convened the Presidential Task Force on Campus Climate, which developed a broad suite of recommendations aimed at making Cornell equitable and inclusive, ranging from new educational programs to proposed changes to the Campus Code of Conduct. The President’s Visioning Committee on Cornell in New York City defined a vision for Cornell’s expansion in the city that would increase student and faculty access to cultural opportunities in New York, establish connections to industry and educational institutions that can offer collaborative research possibilities and internships, and provide pathways for students and faculty to engage firsthand in developing and testing solutions to urban problems in an increasingly urban world.

Dr. Pollack was previously the provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at the University of Michigan, where she was responsible for an academic enterprise serving more than 43,000 students and including 19 schools and colleges. Prior to becoming provost, she was the University of Michigan’s vice provost for academic and budgetary affairs, and earlier served as dean of the School of Information.

A computer scientist with research expertise in artificial intelligence, Dr. Pollack earned her bachelor’s degree, summa cum laude, with a self-designed interdisciplinary major in linguistics. She earned her master’s and Ph.D. degrees in the Department of Computer and Information Science at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Pollack is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Association for Computing Machinery, and the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence.

Provost Michael I. Kotlikoff

Michael I. Kotlifoff, professor of molecular physiology, became the sixteenth provost of Cornell University in August 2015. His signature initiative, Radical Collaborations, recruits faculty and supports

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infrastructure in seven key multidisciplinary areas: nanoscale science and molecular engineering; genome biology; data science; sustainability; the social sciences; infection biology; and the humanities and arts. Dr. Kotlikoff has also initiated efforts to invest in academic and student housing facilities, reevaluate curricula, and implement effective academic technologies, as well as developing policies to facilitate greater faculty diversity and dual career hiring across the colleges.

Dr. Kotlikoff was previously the Austin O. Hooey Dean of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell from 2007 to 2015. He enhanced programs in education, animal health care, and research, and he launched an $87 million capital project to upgrade infrastructure and teaching facilities to enable an increase in the pre- clinical class size. Prior to becoming dean, he was founding chair of the Department of Biomedical Sciences and chair of the Mammalian Genomics Life Science Initiative.

Dr. Kotlikoff received his bachelor’s degree in literature and his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of Pennsylvania; he received his Ph.D. in physiology from the University of California, Davis.

The Community Voted one of the top 100 places to live, Ithaca is home to Cornell’s main campus. Ithaca has a resident population of approximately 30,000, and the surrounding county about 100,000, inclusive of students. The student populations include Cornell University (20,000), (6,500) and Tompkins- Cortland Community College (3,000).

Cultural opportunities are plentiful in Ithaca. Museums include the (a hands-on science museum), (a natural history museum), and Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, which houses one of the finest collections of art in upstate New York. The Center for the Arts at Ithaca, Inc. operates the “”, which hosts a summer season and brings a range of theatre to regional audiences. Ithaca is also home to , a non-profit professional company, and Civic Ensemble, a creative collaborative ensemble staging emerging playwrights’ work and community-based original productions.

Ithaca’s brings a wide variety of classical music to audiences of all ages, and the Cornell Concert Series hosts musicians and ensembles, balancing a mix of Western classical music, traditions from around the world, jazz, and new music. The Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance is held each July in the nearby village of Trumansburg, with more than 60 local, national and international acts. Ithaca is the center of a thriving live music scene, featuring over 200 groups playing most genres of American popular music, predominantly folk, rock, blues, jazz, and country. There are over 80 live music venues within a 40-mile radius of the city, including cafes, pubs, clubs, and concert halls.

Ithaca is noted for its annual community celebration, The Ithaca Festival. The city and town also sponsor The Apple Festival in the fall, the Chili Fest in February, the Finger Lakes International Dragon Boat Festival in July, in late September, and the Ithaca Brew Fest in September.

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With sprawling green spaces located in central New York at the south end of Cayuga Lake (the largest of the Finger Lakes), Ithaca boasts unsurpassed natural beauty in its gorges, state parks, and waterfront and is considered a top 10 recreation city in the country. Three state parks are within an easily accessible 10-mile radius, which allows for outdoor recreation and sport options for each of the four seasons.

Downtown features a vibrant pedestrian mall, one of a few left in the country. With an eclectic mix of retail, food and beverage, business, and the arts, it is considered the cultural and political heart of the city. Local eateries are guaranteed to serve up ethnic cuisine of choice, and frequent buses to NYC allow for day trips.

Nomination and Application Process The review of nominations and applications for the position will commence immediately and continue until the position is filled. All candidate information will be held in strict confidence. Qualified applicants should forward an electronic version (Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF files preferred) of their curriculum vitae and a letter of interest to: Jett Pihakis, Ph.D. Consultant to the Search Committee Russell Reynolds Associates [email protected]

Cornell University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer. The University actively encourages applications and nominations of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities and applications from candidates with diverse cultural backgrounds.

1811-172NA Contact Jett Pihakis, Ph.D. Russell Reynolds Associates 1700 New York Avenue, NW Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-5208

Direct: +1-202-654-7870

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