The dean of the College of Liberal Arts will be responsible for:

• Leading the college in the pursuit of its mission and in building successful collaborative relationships with external constituents and within the college and the university
• Having a clear vision, a history of working successfully with external constituents, a record of successful support of student organizations
• Determination to provide academic and administrative leadership that will enhance the college’s ongoing programs and resources, new program initiatives, and relationships with the community, industry, and other units of the university
• Programmatic leadership, financial oversight, planning and development, personnel administration, and community outreach

The dean reports to the provost and serves as a member of the Council of Deans;

The dean is the chief administrative officer of CoLA and works with other deans and academic officers to formulate and implement university policy;

Supervising departmental chairs, faculty, and senior CoLA staff in developing and implementing college goals and policy.

Among the dean’s specific responsibilities are strategic planning, program development, faculty/staff/student development, fundraising, grant procurement, resource allocation and budget management, research and scholarly promotion, enrollment management, collegiate partnership initiatives, professional service, and relations with external constituencies.

• An earned doctorate or terminal degree in a discipline related to the liberal arts
• A record of professional accomplishments and scholarship that meets the qualifications for the rank of professor in a department of the college
• A strong and sustained record of teaching excellence and interdisciplinary initiatives
• A strong and sustained record of research or creative accomplishments
• Substantial administrative personnel and budgetary experience as chairperson or equivalent
• Evidence of a commitment to diversity; Evidence of a commitment to and success in securing external funding
• Evidence of a strong commitment to helping students obtain a liberal arts-based education
• Experience in curriculum development including a commitment to innovative pedagogies in the liberal arts, promoting interdisciplinary projects, and internationalization of the curriculum
• Evidence of strong interpersonal and communications skills with faculty, staff, students, alumni and community members
• Record of implementing and/or supporting community outreach programs
• Evidence of recruitment and retention of a diverse faculty and staff, as well as teambuilding, supervision, and staff support for professional development

Preferred
Successful candidates should:

• Hold or have held the rank of professor;
• Show evidence of successful collaborations with groups and individuals, internal and external to the college and the university, with a commitment to foster interaction between colleges and professional schools.

Nominations and applications are due January 17, 2012, and review of applications will begin on that date; however, the position will remain open until filled. Salary for the position is competitive; the starting date is expected to be July 1, 2012.

Applications should be submitted to http://jobs.wright.edu. Applications should include a letter of interest addressing the responsibilities and qualifications listed above, curriculum vitae, and the names and contact information of five professional references.

To nominate a candidate for the position or to ask questions, please contact Henry Limouze, Ph.D., chair of the CoLA Dean Search Committee, at (937) 775-7032. For additional information concerning Wright State University and the College of Liberal Arts, visit www.wright.edu.

For statements of Mission, Vision, and Values, along with the strategic plan, see www.wright.edu/about/foundational-principles.

Surrounded by a lush 200-acre biological reserve, Wright State University’s main campus is located in a suburban community approximately 10 miles northeast of Dayton, Ohio. The accessible and state-of-the-art campus enrolls more than 18,000 students, including nearly 4,000 in graduate and professional programs. Wright State’s vision is to be “Ohio’s most innovative university, known and admired for our diversity and for the transformative impact we have on the lives of our students and on the communities we serve.”

Wright State is named for Dayton’s aviation pioneers Orville and Wilbur Wright, the university offers 91 undergraduate programs through the colleges of Business, Education and Human Services, Engineering and Computer Science, Liberal Arts, Nursing and Health, and Science and Mathematics.

In addition, the university offers over 40 master's programs, five research doctorates, and three professional doctorates, including the M.D. Known as the birthplace of aviation, Dayton has a population of approximately 180,000 people and is at the center of a metropolitan area that includes seven counties and more than one million people.

Henry Limouze, Associate Provost for Faculty and Staff Affairs (Chair)

Larry Klaben, Vice President of the Wright State University Board of Trustees, owner and President of Morris Home Furnishings, Inc.

Pascale Abadie, Lecturer of French

Roberta Boyd, Assistant Dean for Fiscal Affairs, College of Liberal Arts

Stephen Foster, University Librarian and Associate Vice President for International Affairs

December Green, Professor of Political Science and Director of International Studies

Carol Herringer, Chair, Department of History

Lynette Jones, Director, African and African American Studies       

Pam Lavarnway, Professor of Theatre Arts

Randy Paul, Chair, Department of Music           

Susan Paul, Administrative Specialist, CoLA        

Brandy Zapata, Student, CoLA Dean’s Student Advisory Committee member