Dean, College of Natural and Health Sciences

Dean, College of Natural and Health Sciences

The Dean serves as the chief academic and administrative officer of the College of Natural and Health Sciences and provides executive leadership for all instructional, operational, strategic, external engagement, and facilities-related functions of the College. The Dean is responsible for advancing the College's mission; ensuring academic quality and student success; strengthening faculty excellence; overseeing financial, administrative, facilities, laboratory, and classroom operations; and advancing fundraising and external partnerships aligned with institutional priorities. As the senior leader of the College, the Dean ensures that academic programs, research activity, facilities, laboratories, classrooms, and instructional support services are effectively structured, maintained, and resourced to promote continuous improvement, safety, growth, and student achievement. The Dean provides leadership for STEM education, nursing, psychology, health sciences, laboratory operations, and research activity. The College includes programs subject to nursing, psychology, allied health, laboratory, safety, and research accreditation and regulatory requirements, for which the Dean holds senior accountability.

Key Responsibilities

• Academic Leadership & Student Success
• Faculty Leadership & Workforce Effectiveness
• Accreditation, Assessment, and Compliance
• Fiscal, Facilities, and Administrative Stewardship
• Fundraising, External Partnerships, and Advancement
• Institutional Leadership and Collaboration

Minimum Qualifications

Demonstrated experience providing senior-level academic and administrative leadership within a college, school, or comparable academic enterprise. Demonstrated experience contributing to strategic planning efforts that align unit or institutional priorities with established goals and objectives. Demonstrated experience supporting faculty development initiatives and leading faculty recruitment, development, evaluation, and retention. Demonstrated experience directing college- or unit-level fiscal and administrative operations, including budget planning, resource allocation, and stewardship of funds. Demonstrated experience managing human, financial, physical, facilities, laboratory, and instructional resources in support of institutional sustainability. Working knowledge of internal controls, administrative processes, compliance practices, and facilities oversight. Demonstrated experience leading curriculum planning, academic assessment, continuous improvement, and academic program development. Demonstrated experience implementing academic policies and supporting institutional procedures and accountability measures. Demonstrated experience advancing fundraising efforts, donor engagement, and external partnerships in collaboration with institutional advancement. Demonstrated experience supporting programmatic accreditation, licensure, regulatory compliance, and facilities or laboratory standards relevant to the College. Must hold a terminal degree in a discipline appropriate to the College. Must hold the academic rank of Professor and have achieved tenure, or be eligible for appointment at the rank of Professor with tenure, consistent with University requirements.