Posted 6/18/09
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
College of Liberal Arts
Dean
Texas A&M University at College Station is seeking
candidates for the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts. The
Dean is the chief academic and executive officer of the
College and reports to the Provost and Executive Vice
President for Academics.
ABOUT THE COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY:
One of the largest colleges in the University, the College
of Liberal Arts consists of 12 departments, with 502
faculty (360 tenured/tenure-track, 142 lecturers) serving
over 6,800 students (5,991 undergraduates, 356 master's and
467 doctoral students). The College offers degrees in 10
doctoral, 10 master's, and 24 undergraduate programs and
has nine interdisciplinary programs. Almost all University
undergraduate students take courses through the College of
Liberal Arts. College of Liberal Arts faculty are engaged
in a variety of international activities, including working
at the branch campus in the state of Qatar, and centers in
Mexico City, Costa Rica, and Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy.
Additional background information on the College of Liberal
Arts may be found at the dean search website:
http://cladeansearch.tamu.edu/
Texas A&M University is in the ninth year of a long-range
planning process entitled Vision 2020 -
http://www.tamu.edu/vision2020/ - with the goal of becoming a
consensus "Top 10" public university. To date, the
university has raised over $1.5 billion through a
development campaign and has hired faculty for 442 new
faculty lines, 64 of whom are in the College of Liberal
Arts.
JOB DESCRIPTION/QUALIFICATIONS:
The new dean will provide leadership in the College's
efforts to enhance excellence and assist in the
University's pursuit of consensus top-ten status among
public universities by the year 2020. Qualifications
include an earned doctorate or equivalent, an outstanding
record in research and education commensurate with the
appointment to the rank of professor with tenure in one of
the departments of the College, and excellence in academic
and administrative leadership at the college or department
level or other relevant administrative position. The
candidate should have excellent interpersonal and
communication skills, a strong commitment to diversity and
internationalization, experience working on
interdisciplinary initiatives, and success in fund raising
from external resources. The successful candidate must have
the ability to work effectively with administrators,
faculty, staff, students, former students, and external
constituencies.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
The search committee will begin reviewing nominations and
information from prospective applicants in September 2009
and will continue to accept nominations and applications
until a new Dean of Liberal Arts is selected. The target
appointment date is August 1, 2010. The committee will make
every effort to maintain confidentiality.
Prospective applicants should include a letter describing
their interest in and qualifications for the position, a
curriculum vitae, and the names, addresses (including
email), and telephone numbers for at least five references.
Submit nominations and applications materials
electronically to:
Email: MAILTO:CLADeanSearch@tamu.edu
Texas A&M University is an equal opportunity, affirmative
action employer and encourages applications from candidates
who would enhance the diversity of the University's
administration.