Amherst, MA: Dean (Professor), School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Dean, School of Public Health and Health Sciences
Job Code: 3462
Salary: Open Location: Amherst, MA
Employer: University of Massachusetts Amherst
Type: Full Time - Experienced
Preferred Education: Doctorate

Description
The University of Massachusetts Amherst invites nominations and applications for the position of Dean of the School of Public Health and Health Sciences. The School, like the University at large, is in a period of dynamic growth and change and is poised to reach new levels of excellence. The Dean reports directly to the Provost and is responsible for developing and implementing a strategic vision for the School by working with faculty, staff, and students. Through fundraising and other activities, the Dean is responsible for securing the resources necessary for realizing the School’s vision; fostering diversity and social justice among faculty, staff and students; and encouraging and supporting basic and applied research as well as excellence in academic programs at all levels.
The School, which has 50 tenure system faculty, is comprised of four departments: Communication Disorders, Kinesiology, Nutrition, and Public Health, which houses the Divisions of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Community Health Studies, and Environmental Health Sciences. The school has 633 undergraduate and 417 graduate students enrolled both on campus and through its fully online MPH degree. The School enjoys many collaborations across the state such as those with the Baystate Medical Center, the UMASS Medical School, and the Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute. Applicants are encouraged to visit the School’s website at: http://www.umass.edu/sphhs.

The University of Massachusetts Amherst is located in beautiful Western Massachusetts and serves as the flagship campus of the University system. It is home to 19,800 undergraduate and 5,700 graduate students, and a world-class faculty in a community fully committed to performance and growth in scholarship, opportunity, diversity and inclusion. It is a research extensive, land-grant institution with growing research awards currently totaling more than $131 million annually. The campus is in the midst of recruiting faculty for its Amherst 250 plan, an ambitious project to grow the faculty by an additional 250 new tenure system faculty members. Furthermore, a $560 million, five-year capital improvement plan is currently underway, including new construction, renovations and other infrastructure enhancements. Further information about the University and the School of Public Health and Health Sciences is available at http://www.umass.edu and http://www.umass.edu/sphhs/.

The appointment will be effective on or about July 1, 2008. To ensure full consideration, nominations and applications, including a current vitae and a statement describing how the candidate’s experiences and values resonate with this position, should be received by December 14, 2007. Acceptance of nominations and applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Please send nominations and applications to 3462@imsearch.com or Marion Aymie at Isaacson, Miller, Inc., 334 Boylston Street, Suite 500, Boston MA 02116.

The University of Massachusetts Amherst is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. Women and members of minority groups are encouraged to apply.

NOTES: International Candidates Will Be Considered. Salary will be competitive

Requirements
We seek a Dean with a distinguished record appropriate for appointment as a tenured full professor and a doctoral degree or equivalent. The ideal candidate will possess a record of outstanding leadership; an ability to promote, encourage and facilitate excellence in research, teaching and program development; a capacity for fundraising; a commitment to the University’s blueprint for community, diversity and social justice; a demonstrated commitment to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce; a successful record of working with constituent groups including faculty, staff, students, university administrators, alumni and community groups; a record reflecting integrity and high ethical standards.