The Dean of Arts and Sciences will join, and provide leadership to, an exceptional community of teacher-scholars and students. As a member of the President’s Cabinet, the Dean will contribute to Le Moyne’s distinctive mission as a Jesuit, Catholic institution.
Reporting to the Provost, the Dean is responsible for the largest academic unit and the heart of Le Moyne College. The Dean will direct academic programming, administer the College’s core curriculum, evaluate faculty and student learning, cultivate the use of innovative technologies in the classroom, participate in alumni and community outreach, assist in fundraising efforts, and provide leadership in achieving and maintaining accreditation. The successful candidate will foster a student-centered environment and the continuation of the college’s commitment to the liberal arts as the foundation for professional education. She or he is also responsible for faculty recruitment and development, and budget and personnel management. The Dean will provide strategic collaborative leadership to advance excellence as highlighted in the OneLeMoyne strategic plan.

Qualifications:
The Dean of Arts and Sciences will possess a terminal degree and the academic credentials required for the rank of full professor in one of the disciplines of Arts and Sciences. The new Dean will be a confident leader and academic innovator capable of elevating the profile of the division and College, and must demonstrate the administrative experience necessary for this pivotal position at the College.
Contact Information: Confidential review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. To ensure consideration, applications should be submitted by November 15, 2012. Visit http://summitsearchsolutions.catsone.com/careers/index.php?m=portal&a=details&jobOrderID=1586704 to apply. Applicants must submit a letter of interest along with a current curriculum vitae.

Loyola University Chicago seeks a dean to lead its thriving School of Education to even greater levels of distinction in teaching, scholarship, and service. Dedicated to social justice and to its urban environment, the School of Education embodies and delivers on Loyola’s Catholic, Jesuit mission.

Loyola’s dean will be a scholar and teacher of national reputation who is experienced with and committed to both undergraduate and graduate education. He or she will embrace Loyola’s mission and values and will make those values manifest by engaging with strategic partners across and beyond Chicago. Perhaps no aspect of the new dean’s talents and experience will be as important as a commitment to innovation and creativity within and beyond the academic program. Loyola, for example, is reinventing teacher preparation in a new approach that it hopes will become a national model. The dean will see that innovative program through to realize its full potential and will similarly promote and reward innovation across the School’s teaching and research agendae.

Accomplishing these tasks and helping the School to realize its full potential requires an academic leader with the credentials and the personality to support a national reputation in the field. The dean will be an effective and enthusiastic advocate for the School and the University to diverse audiences both external and internal. Because the School of Education faculty includes a high percentage of younger, up-and-coming scholars, the dean will particularly enjoy the opportunity to mentor the teachers and thought leaders of tomorrow. Superior communications and relationship-building skills are required as are an earned terminal degree and a record of scholarship and teaching commensurate with an appointment to the Loyola faculty with tenure. Previous, successful experience in both grantsmanship and private, philanthropic fund raising are highly preferred.

The Loyola University School of Education teaches the teachers of tomorrow in new and innovative ways; it serves its community with new ideas and approaches; and it anticipates the needs of the future with ground-breaking scholarship. Its dean will build upon a history of innovation and will, as a result, have the opportunity to play a leadership role in this critically important and fast-evolving field locally, regionally, and nationally.

Confidential review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Nominations, expressions of interest, and applications (including a statement of application and curriculum vitae) should be submitted via email to LUCDeanEd@wittkieffer.com. Material that must be mailed may be sent to:

Dean, School of Education
Loyola University Chicago
c/o Witt/Kieffer
Attention: Dennis M. Barden/Amy Crutchfield
2015 Spring Road, Suite 510
Oak Brook, IL 60523

Confidential inquiries and questions may be directed to the Witt/Kieffer consultants supporting this search, Dennis M. Barden at 630-575-6167 or Amy Crutchfield at 630-575-6130.

Loyola University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer with a strong commitment to hiring for our mission and promoting diversity. As a Jesuit Catholic institution of higher education, we seek candidates who will contribute to our strategic plan to deliver a transformative education in the Jesuit tradition. Candidates are encouraged to consult our website to gain a clearer understanding of Loyola’s mission at http://www.luc.edu/mission/index.shtml. Applications from women and minority candidates are especially encouraged.


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