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deanship

deanship

1 6.7
The job of the person who leads part of a college or university
  • noun
  • /ˈdiːnʃɪp/
translation icon : decanato
  • The deanship of the College of Arts and Sciences is currently open for applications from qualified candidates.
  • Deanship of Research

On a more personal level, the campaign, including a two year planning phase and then a five year public phase, has perfectly aligned with my deanship.

Examples

  • Dill (1980) writes that deans and deanships are relatively new in American higher education and that their evolution can be traced in terms of decades rather than centuries.

    Academic text (2003)
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: This work was supported by the College of Medicine Research Center, Deanship of Scientific Research, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.

    Academic text (2015)
  • This project was funded by the College of Medicine Research Center, Deanship of Scientific Research, King Saud University.

    Academic text (2012)
  • This research was supported by a grant from the Deanship of Research and Graduate Studies at Yarmouk University, Irbid-Jordan.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Some respondents indicated that they had not served in certain key positions, such as a deanship, prior to moving into an executive-level position, and that this led to a skills gap once they reached the presidency.

    Academic text (2011)
  • It is also supported by the fact that recently some universities established what is known as the deanship of research to start collecting data on various issues in their society (UNESCO, 2006).

    Academic text (2013)
  • Recently retired from his fifteen-year deanship of the University of Cincinnati's Conservatory of Music, Werner directed the Ford Foundation's Contemporary Music Project.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Gifts from both presidents and professors that are not devoted to student aid are often dedicated to endowing professorships, chairs, or deanships.

    Academic text (2016)
  • After serving for ten years, she decided to step down from her deanship at the university to pursue other academic interests.

  • During his time as the deanship, he implemented several programs aimed at improving student engagement and retention.

Synonyms

chair
vsdeanship
  • Formal
33 7.1

A senior university job held by a respected teacher

is an administrative post rather than an honorary or funded teaching post
professorship
vsdeanship
  • Formal
5 6.7

The job and rank of a senior teacher at a university

is an administrative college office rather than a rank for teaching staff
directorship
vsdeanship
4 6.2

The job of being a leader in a company or organization who helps make important decisions

is specific to academic college leadership rather than corporate or organizational leadership
chancellorship
vsdeanship
1 7.6

The job of a top leader in a university or government

is for a specific college officer rather than the top institutional leader
headship
vsdeanship
  • Formal
1 7.4

The position of being the leader of a group or organization

is aimed at a specific college office rather than any organizational leader
lectureship
vsdeanship
  • Formal
1 6.7

A job for a teacher at a college or university who gives talks in class

is an administrative leadership post rather than a teaching-focused appointment
professorate
vsdeanship
  • Formal
1 8.0

A group of university teachers or the job of being a university teacher

is a single administrative office rather than a collective teaching body
principalship
vsdeanship
1 6.9

The job of being the head of a school

is used for a college administrative post rather than school leadership
headmastership
vsdeanship
  • UK
1 7.4

The job of being the main teacher who runs a school

is for higher education leadership rather than school-level administration
pastorship
vsdeanship
1 8.0

The period when a person leads and cares for a church

is a college administrative role rather than a religious pastoral office
deanery
vsdeanship
7.8

The office held by a senior leader in a college or church

is the same meaning but uses a different noun form
rectorship
vsdeanship
8.4

The time someone leads a church or university

is used for the same institutional leader role but with a different title
rectorate
vsdeanship
9.9

The job and time when a person leads a church or university

is the same leadership idea but uses a different conventional name
administratorship
vsdeanship
7.7

The job or time spent managing an organization

is a named college officer position rather than a general administrative role
headmistressship
vsdeanship
9.7

The job of being the woman in charge of a school

is for college-level administration rather than school leadership
instructorship
vsdeanship
  • Formal
7.4

A teaching job at a college or university

is an institutional leadership role rather than a primarily teaching position
teachership
vsdeanship
7.2

The job of giving lessons in a school or college

is a managerial college office rather than a role focused on classroom teaching
associateship
vsdeanship
  • UK
7.9

A position as a member of a professional group or academy

is a high named college office rather than a lower or affiliated position
councilorship
vsdeanship
8.6

The job of being a member of a council who attends meetings and votes on local matters

is an individual college office rather than a representative or board membership role
academicianship
vsdeanship
  • Formal
9.9

The position of being a member of a country's academy of arts or sciences

is a named administrative college office rather than an honorary academy status
cardinalship
vsdeanship
  • Formal
9.9

The position of a senior Catholic church leader who advises the Pope and elects Popes

is an academic administrative office rather than a high ecclesiastical dignity

Surface Forms

deanship singular
deanships plural

Morphology

deanship = dean (transparent) = dean + ship

Formed by the productive noun-forming suffix '-ship' on 'dean' meaning the office, role, or term of a dean, which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Deanship comes from dean, a word for a 'leader' in a college or church, and the ending -ship, which means 'position' or 'state', like in leadership. So deanship means the office or term of being a dean.