President and Vice Chancellor

Position: President and Vice‑Chancellor

5-year term renewable by the Board of Governors, Full‑Time, Employment Opportunity No.: 26.60.

Closing Date: July 31st, 2026, 4:30 Yukon Standard Time.

Yukon University is seeking a visionary leader to serve as its next President and Vice‑Chancellor at a defining moment in its evolution. As Canada’s first university north of 60°, Yukon University is a catalyst for northern innovation, Indigenous self‑determination, and transformative learning. Guided by the vision of a flourishing learning and research community, the University is defining a future that is uniquely northern, globally relevant, yet deeply rooted in place. Reporting to the Board of Governors, the President will provide resolute leadership as the University pursues its ambitions and community engagement, while creating new paradigms of northern, Indigenous, and community‑based learning.

Central to this role is a profound commitment to reconcil...