Dean, College of Engineering

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln seeks applications and nominations of highly qualified individuals for the position of Dean of the College of Engineering.

 

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln:  Nebraska, the flagship of the University of Nebraska system and member of the prestigious Big Ten Conference and Big Ten Academic Alliance, is ranked in the top tier of national research universities. Nebraska is a research-extensive institution with an extraordinary focus on undergraduate education. Nebraska’s enrollment is growing and becoming more diverse. Fall 2017 enrollment exceeded 26,000, the highest enrollment in University history. Nebraska has achieved significant research growth, nearly tripling research expenditures over the past two decades. Nebraska’s growth in economic development surged with the 2015 opening of the new Nebraska Innovation Campus, designed to attract private-sector partnerships. For more information, visit www.unl.edu.

 

Nebraska Engineering: The College of Engineering celebrates its 110th year in 2019 and is undergoing an exciting period of growth, including its 11th straight year of record enrollment, and significant increases in faculty and staff. As the only engineering college in the state of Nebraska, the college contributes significantly to the STEM workforce needs of the state. Both within the state and the university, there is a growing commitment and understanding of the importance of the College of Engineering as it focuses on translational research that ensures emerging science that supports economic development and technology transfer to help drive the state’s economy. In 2016, the college received approval for a $70 million allocation from the state to support the building of a new facility and renovation of existing facilities. When combined with private donations, this investment will transform how the college and its faculty and staff fulfill its teaching, research, outreach and economic development missions. Visit http://engineering.unl.edu

 

The Position: The Dean provides intellectual, strategic, and visionary leadership for the college. In collaboration with the faculty, staff and college partners such as business and industry advisory boards, the Dean assures that the college provides students with academic programs of the highest quality and effectiveness, the continued prominence of the faculty by prioritizing the recruiting and retention of distinguished faculty at all levels with a particular focus on diversity, and the engagement of alumni and other external stakeholders to support and advance the mission of the college. The Dean serves as the public voice, developing the reputation of the college on the national and international stages, and within the profession and private industry. The Dean reports directly to the Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer and will join a very collaborative campus leadership team.

 

For more information, visit http://go.unl.edu/deancoe. Applicants should go to http://employment.unl.edu and search positions using requisition number F_180009, click on “Apply to this Job” and complete the application requirements. For priority consideration, please apply by March 9, 2018.

Nominations or questions can be sent in confidence, to:

 

Kathy Farrell, Search Chair

James Jr. and Susan Stuart Dean, College of Business, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

kfarrell2@unl.edu

 

As an EO/AA employer, qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and/or political affiliation. See http://www.unl.edu/equity/notice-nondiscrimination.