Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) comprises the humanities, the social and behavioral sciences, and the physical, natural, and mathematical sciences. With more than 750 faculty members with outstanding academic credentials and achievements, excellent research and educational programs, and a strong commitment to undergraduate and graduate education, the College enrolls about 1,600 graduate students and 12,800 undergraduate students, and has sponsored research expenditures around $40 million a year. The College offers 22 doctoral programs and close to 100 undergraduate majors. The College leadership team consists of the Dean, seven Associate/Assistant Deans, 22 Department Chairs, and 10 Center Directors. The Dean is the chief academic and administrative officer of the College and reports directly to the Provost.

The successful candidate will demonstrate outstanding capacity to provide leadership for the College’s broad spectrum of academic activities, an engaging vision for the future of CLAS, a demonstrated record of recruiting and retaining faculty, a commitment to the principles and practices of shared governance, strong fiscal and personnel management skills, an ability to enhance research, and success in fundraising.

Minimum qualifications for this position are an earned doctorate, a distinguished record of academic, teaching, and research achievements worthy of appointment as professor with tenure in an academic department in the College, and an excellent record of academic leadership and administrative experience.

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