Dean, College of Social Sciences, Mathematics and Education

The University of Tampa (UT) seeks applications and nominations for its next Dean of the College of Social Sciences, Mathematics and Education.

A highly attractive destination for students seeking a distinctive, top-quality education that includes easy access to internships, community service and outstanding recreational opportunities, UT has experienced several decades of remarkable program development, capital campaign success and enrollment growth. In fall 2021, The University of Tampa celebrated its 90th anniversary. UT is an exceptionally strong, independent, comprehensive, residentially-based institution of 10,500 students. The University is ideally situated on a beautiful 110-acre campus next to the Hillsborough River, adjacent to Tampa's dynamic central business district, which is a growing and vibrant metropolitan area. UT reflects this vibrancy with a distinguished faculty, a talented student body drawn from all 50 states and most of the world's countries and top tier rankings in U.S. News & World Report, Forbes and The Princeton Review .

The College of Social Sciences, Mathematics and Education (CSSME) is home to one of the most diverse arrays of faculty and students within the University. With 95 full-time faculty members, the College's programs are housed in seven academic departments and across three programmatic clusters including The Social and Behavioral Sciences, the Pedagogical Sciences and the Applied Mathematics & Computational Sciences. CSSME faculty seek to cultivate in students critical thinking and analytical skills, along with a worldview necessary to engage as global citizens and leaders.

Building on an impressive platform of growth and progress, the Dean will report to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs and lead the College to even higher levels of academic excellence and student success. The Dean will be an experienced academic leader with exceptional leadership and management qualities. Candidates should possess an earned doctorate and credentials to merit tenure as a full professor in an academic discipline offered in the College. The new leader will also bring prior academic leadership experience; the ability to think strategically, prioritize effectively and act decisively; a track record of success in building academic programs and support services; prudent management of budget resources; demonstrated accomplishments in advancing diversity, equity and inclusion for students, staff and faculty; a commitment to academic excellence, including both high-quality teaching and research and enhanced student success; excellent interpersonal and communication skills; and integrity. As important, the successful candidate will be a collaborative leader who is able to both advocate for and represent the College as a force for University-wide progress and success.

All applications, nominations and inquiries are invited. Applications should include, as two separate documents, a CV or resume and a letter of interest addressing the themes in the leadership profile which can be found at www.wittkieffer.com. Professional references are not requested at this time.

WittKieffer is assisting University of Tampa in this search. For fullest consideration, candidate materials should be received by November 7, 2022.

Application materials should be submitted using WittKieffer's candidate portal:
https://candidateportal.wittkieffer.com/description?jobID=23999

Nominations and inquiries can be directed to:

Amy Crutchfield, Kimberly Migoya and Robin Mamlet
UTampa-Dean@wittkieffer.com

The University of Tampa embraces diversity in its many forms, including but not limited to sex, race, color, national origin, disability, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, military or veteran status, marital status, genetic information, ethnicity, religion, spiritual belief, geographic origin, socio-economic status, language, political beliefs, and first-generation status. UT seeks to enhance the diversity of its students, faculty and staff in the belief that doing so contributes to a more impactful learning environment for everyone in the UT community.

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