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Position: Dean of the College of
Education
Institution: University of South
Florida
Location: Florida
Date posted: 11/8/2002
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The University of South Florida invites
nominations and applications for the position
of:
Dean of the College of Education
The University of South Florida, founded in
1956, is a public research university serving
over 39,000 students in eleven colleges on
campuses in Tampa, Lakeland, St. Petersburg,
and Sarasota-Manatee. USF, a
Carnegie-designated Doctoral/Research
University-Extensive, is also classified as a
Research I institution in the State of
Florida. This institution has more than 2,000
faculty and offers baccalaureate degrees in 79
fields, 89 master's and specialist programs,
25 doctoral programs, and the doctor of
medicine degree.
Located in an urban setting, the College of
Education at the University of South Florida
has a rich diversity of academic and research
programs, faculty and students. The College is
one of the largest in the United States with
145 faculty members across four campuses and
approximately 4800 students in its
undergraduate and graduate programs within
eight academic departments. The College
received state and NCATE reaccreditations in
2000. The College also includes several
distinguished Institutes and Centers that are
supported by both private and public funds.
External funding to the College exceeded $19
million in 2001. The College has strong
partnerships with numerous school districts
and Professional Development Schools. One PDS,
Pizzo Elementary, is located on the Tampa
campus. Also, USF is the first public
university in the country to establish its own
charter school.
For more information on the College of
Education and the University of South Florida
please visit the following Web sites:
http://www.coedu.usf.edu/
and http://usfweb.usf.edu/.
POSITION AND QUALIFICATIONS: The Dean of the
College of Education will report to the
Provost and Vice President for Academic
Affairs. As the chief academic officer of the
College, the Dean is directly responsible for
overseeing all academic, administrative and
fiscal operations.
Minimum qualifications include an earned
doctorate appropriate for appointment as a
tenured full professor in an academic
department in the College of Education, an
established record of scholarship, and
significant administrative experience in an
appropriate educational setting. Preferred
candidates should possess outstanding academic
leadership skills and a commitment to the
highest standards of undergraduate, graduate
and professional education and research.
Further, they should possess a strong and
demonstrated commitment to diversity; a
commitment to engagement with the schools and
community via research and outreach;
experience in fundraising and fiscal and
personnel management; and outstanding
organizational, interpersonal and advocacy
skills, including communication with internal
and external groups.
APPLICATION PROCESS: Send letters of
application or nomination to:
Dr. Patricia Daniel
Chair, College of Education Dean Search
Committee
Office of the Provost
University of South Florida
4202 E. Fowler Avenue, ADM 226
Tampa, FL 33620
hschoenherr@acad.usf.edu
Letters of application should be accompanied
by complete curriculum vita and the names and
addresses of five references. References will
not be contacted until advanced stages of
screening, and candidates will receive prior
notification.
The State of Florida has a Public Meetings Law
and a Public Records Law and all university
searches are conducted under the terms
thereof. All meetings of the Search Committee
are publicly announced and conducted. All
documents submitted to the Committee are
treated as open material with the exception of
evaluative documents specific to the
performance of the faculty of the State
University System of Florida.
Applications must be received no later than
5:00 p.m. EST, January 3, 2003. E-mail
submissions are allowed and should be sent to hschoenherr@acad.usf.edu.
The University of South Florida is an equal
opportunity, affirmative action, equal access
institution. For disability accommodations
contact Ms. Holly Schoenherr at (813) 974-8524
or TDD (813) 974-1510 at least five working
days in advance of need.
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