Dean for the College of Engineering

The University of Utah•Salt Lake, UT

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About The Position

The University of Utah (“the U”), an R1 university and member of the American Association of Universities, seeks a visionary and dynamic leader to serve as the dean of the John and Marcia Price College of Engineering (“Price College of Engineering” or “College”). The president of the University of Utah, Dr. Taylor R. Randall, has a vision to position the U to become a top 10 public university with unsurpassed societal impact and to grow to more than $1 billion per year in research expenditures. The new dean will be a critical part of this vision and will provide leadership for the Price College of Engineering aligned with the university’s ambitious goals. With investment from the U, a recent transformational gift supporting construction of a new state-of-the-art computing and engineering building, and the opportunity for continued appropriations from the State of Utah, the Price College of Engineering is uniquely situated for further growth to become one of the foremost engineering colleges in the country. The new dean will provide leadership for all aspects of the Price College of Engineering, establishing and implementing a bold strategic vision that will enhance undergraduate and graduate education, further strengthen the College’s research enterprise, drive interdisciplinary collaborations, and enhance the College’s global reputation. The successful candidate will be a strategic leader with a record of promoting growth and excellence in education and research, fostering innovation, building effective partnerships internally and externally, increasing philanthropic support for the College, and supporting an inclusive and welcoming environment.

Requirements

Earned doctorate with a record of distinguished research/teaching and professional accomplishments commensurate with the rank of tenured full professor in an academic unit within the Price College of Engineering.
Leadership and administrative experience in an academic or research institution.

Nice To Haves

Academic Excellence : An accomplished academic with demonstrated success in fostering an environment of academic rigor and excellence and a demonstrated record of promoting quality in engineering education and curriculum development.
Vision : A forward-looking leader with a demonstrated ability to articulate a compelling vision to achieve the Price College of Engineering’s goals and objectives. Has a strong record of institutional leadership and collaboration with demonstrated skills in strategic planning and implementation, fiscal planning, organizational budget management and data-informed decision making in a complex organization.
Student Success : Student-focused administrator with a demonstrated ability to implement strategies that enhance student success to achieve gains in undergraduate and graduate student retention and graduation rates.
Research : A world-class researcher with a proven track record of securing external funding, supporting faculty research, identifying research opportunities, and implementing strategies that result in college-wide increases in research funding and productivity. Familiarity with current and evolving research trends in engineering at regional, national, and global scales. Demonstrated success developing infrastructure to support research growth.
Interdisciplinary Collaboration: A strong collaborator with a record of building relationships among and across academic units, centers and institutes, and external stakeholders to foster innovative approaches to engineering education and research.
Diversity and Inclusion : An exemplary leader with a record of fostering diversity and inclusion to create an environment that welcomes and supports individuals from all backgrounds.
Communication Skills: Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to engage with faculty, students, staff, alumni, and internal and external stakeholders and partners.
Entrepreneurship and Innovation : An entrepreneurial leader with an understanding of commercialization and technology transfer to support and facilitate bringing innovations, inventions, and research discoveries developed in the College from an academic setting to the market and society.
Fundraising : A passionate advocate and a compelling storyteller with demonstrated success supporting a comprehensive advancement environment conducive to outstanding philanthropic outcomes in tandem with University and College Advancement to secure support for scholarships, research, faculty awards, infrastructure, and other priorities.
Partnerships and Community Engagement : An inclusive relationship builder with experience creating partnerships with business and industry, granting authorities, foundations, regulatory bodies, national laboratories, research consortia, and other public and private organizations to secure resources, promote collaboration, foster experiential learning and career opportunities, and facilitate technology transfer.
Shared Governance: A collaborative leader with an understanding of shared governance and the ability to be effective in a decision-making model that involves faculty, staff, students, and administrators in shaping the policies, procedures, and direction of the Price College of Engineering. An academic administrator that has experience with the ABET accreditation process.