Location : Carbondale, Illinois Job Type: Administrative Professional Job Number: 202400668 Department: College of Agricultural, Life and Physical Sciences-SIUC Opening Date: 09/18/2024 Closing Date: 10/30/2024 11:59 PM Central FLSA:: Exempt Security/Safety Sensitive:: Security sensitive (subject to pre-employment criminal background investigation) Description Southern Illinois University Carbondale invites nominations and applications for the position of Dean of the College of Agricultural, Life, and Physical Sciences (CALPS). The Dean is the chief administrative and academic officer of the College and reports to the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. The successful candidate is expected to offer strategic leadership, a focus on innovation and a vision for the future that will inspire the faculty, students and staff to greater levels of academic, inclusive excellence. CALPS offers innovative academic programming and engages in wide-ranging federally funded research. The College's teaching, research, and outreach missions are supported by University Farms and comprehensive research and laboratory facilities. Through the Schools of Agricultural Sciences, Biological Sciences, Chemical and Biomolecular Sciences, Earth Systems and Sustainability, Forestry and Horticulture, Physics and Applied Physics, and Illinois Soybean Center, CALPS offers a diverse academic curriculum for over 1400 students in undergraduate, master's and doctoral degree programs. Academic offerings support students with wide-ranging interests in agricultural sciences, life sciences, physical sciences and pre-health professional training. Additional information is available at Examples of Duties The Dean's primary roles are centered around academic and development matters:
- provide visionary leadership for the College in the spirit of shared governance;
- enhance and support quality academic undergraduate and graduate programs and research activities and related infrastructure,
- lead strategic planning, budgeting and continuous program improvement initiatives,
- support a culture of degree completion and career placement through coordinated student recruitment, advisement, service and retention efforts,
- provide leadership in the areas of faculty and staff recruitment, retention and professional development,
- maintain, grow and develop programs that enhance college resources,
- enhance program and college resources through fundraising (SIU Foundation ),
- serve as an officer of the University with a commitment to the goals and aspirations of SIU, as set forth under the leadership of the Chancellor and Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs,
- represent the College's interests and perspectives while serving as official spokesperson between the College and other units within the University and community,
- allocate resources in the most effective way that supports academic excellence,
- conduct the affairs of the College in accordance with all relevant statutes, directives, bylaws, operating papers, contracts, policies and procedures, and
- foster a commitment to diversity and an environment that advances the Institution's policies on inclusive excellence and intolerance of discrimination.
Qualifications The successful candidate must possess:
- an earned terminal degree in an appropriate discipline for the College; a distinguished record of teaching,
- an outstanding record of peer-reviewed publication,
- demonstrated leadership experience in higher education administration at the level of school director or other academic leadership position of similar responsibility;
- experience in budget development and implementation, faculty engagement for planning purposes, management of personnel, review of tenure and promotion applications and experience with program assessment and review;
- experience in fundraising, stakeholder engagement, and developing new collaborative partners.
Applicants must also demonstrate excellent organizational and communication skills; the ability to effectively articulate the CALPS's and SIU's missions to students, faculty, staff, alums, external constituencies, funding agencies, industry partners and other decision-making bodies; and a commitment to ethical and high standards in education, cultural diversity and equal opportunity. Supplemental Information Academic Search is assisting with this search. Nominators and prospective candidates may arrange a confidential conversation about this exciting opportunity with Gabriel Esteban at ...@academicsearch.org. The position is available January 1, 2025. Review of applications will begin immediately following the preferred application deadline of October 30, 2024 but will remain open until filled. Applications should be submitted as PDF files and include a letter of interest addressing the specific qualifications listed herein, a current curriculum vitae and the names, titles, relationships and contact information (phone numbers and email addresses) for five, professional references. Application documents can be sent to SIU Carbondale, member of the SIU System, is an anti-racist community that opposes racism, discrimination and inequity in any form, and embraces diversity, inclusion, equity, and justice for all people. SIU Carbondale is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans that strives to enhance its ability to develop a diverse faculty and staff and to increase its potential to serve a diverse student population. All applications are welcomed and encouraged and will receive consideration. University employees may be eligible for a variety of State of Illinois benefits. These benefits are administered through the Illinois Department of Central Management Service (CMS). These benefits include: Health Insurance plans (HMOs, OAPs, QCHP and CDHP), Dental Insurance, Vision Plan, Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D), Supplemental Long Term Disability (LTD), Flex Spending Accounts, MCAP and DCAP, and 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan. Eligible employees are required to participate in the State Universities Retirement System (SURS). SURS is the retirement administrator for employees in public higher education in the State of Illinois. Other benefits available to eligible employees include: Generous paid time-off, 403(b) Supplemental Retirement Plans, Employee Assistance Program and a Tuition Waiver Program.