Dean of the College of Education
Company: University of Alabama
Location: Tuscaloosa
Posted on: May 28, 2023
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Job Description:
Dean of the College of Education
The University of Alabama
The University of Alabama (UA) seeks to appoint the next Dean ofthe
College of Education. The successful applicant will be astrategic
and collaborative leader with a high scholarly profile ineducation
or kinesiology. The appointed Dean will further developthe vision
for the College and bring inspiring and supportiveleadership to the
role. The Dean will build on recent achievementsto lead the college
towards greater success in Alabama and acrossthe nation in
teaching, scholarship, advocacy, and service. Skilledin planning,
curricular design, research, grant funding, andbudgetary matters
the new Dean will steer a body of talented andhigh-achieving
faculty, staff, and students to realize theirindividual and
collective potential. The Dean will also engage withalumni, the
business community, and state and federal governmentofficials to
advance the goals of the College and University. Thesuccessful
candidate will have a terminal degree and qualify forappointment at
the rank of full professor in one of the College'sdepartments. The
candidate will also possess a significant andprogressive record of
higher education leadership.
Located in the heart of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, TheUniversity of
Alabama is one of the nation's premier universities,offering
bachelor's, masters and doctoral degrees in nearly 200fields of
study. With more than 1,000 acres of tree-lined academiccore campus
and over 300 state-of-the art facilities, UA has beenranked among
the most beautiful and most inspiring college campusesin the South,
in the state of Alabama and in the nation. In Fall2021, the
Capstone set 47 new enrollment records, including thelargest
first-year student class to ever enroll. In addition,enrollment of
first-year students from Alabama rose over 8%, themost in a decade.
UA is also a leader among public universities inthe enrollment of
national Merit Scholars, with 281 first-yearstudents tallying a 27%
increase from the previous year and a newUA record of 940 National
Merit Scholars among all undergraduatestudents. Along with these
records, its 6,632 graduate, law, andmedical students enrolled this
fall are all-time highs for UA. Asthe state's flagship university,
UA is also designated among thetop doctoral research universities
in the United States in theCarnegie Classification of Institutions
of Higher Education. Since2015, UA has invested over $1.1 billion
in the physical campus,adding more than 2.55 million gross square
feet of space, over 150new research-intensive faculty, signature
research areas (e.g.,"The Alabama Research Institutes"), and a
growing number ofpartnerships with industry and with state and
federal agencies.UA's research enterprise has been surging higher
for sevenconsecutive years. For fiscal year 2020, sponsored awards
reachedmore than $168.4 million, an increase of more than 27% over
theprevious year, which was also record-breaking. Total
sponsoredawards increased by 70% in the last two fiscal years
(2019-2020),strengthening UA's position as one of the fastest
growing researchinstitutions in the nation. The University employs
nearly 2,100faculty and over 4,500 staff, with 52 UA researchers
included inthe National Academy of Inventors. An additional 36
current facultyhave received the NSF CAREER Award, the nation's
most prestigiousrecognition of top performing young scientists in
disciplinesranging from nanoscience and engineering to
biologicalsciences.
The mission of the College of Education can be traced to
itsfounding as a Normal Department in 1844. The fundamental
ideabehind the establishment of the department was to offer a
programof study dedicated to "instruction in the art and business
of ateacher." When the department adopted the signal charge to
educateteachers for employment in the primary and preparatory
schools ofthe state, it set the course for the development of a
morefully-formed modern institution comprehensively involved in
theeducational endeavor.
The College's normal school origins are still evident in
itspresent-day work with school practitioners and professionals
inallied fields. Teacher education continues to be a
front-and-centermatter, as the College remains proudly committed to
its historicalmandate to deliver first-rate educators to the
schools of the stateand the nation. The work of the College has
also extended its reachby involving itself with the training and
development of schooladministrators and school-based researchers
-----" in K-12 and highereducation settings -----" while also
adopting a program for theeducation of sport and health
practitioners in the field ofexercise science. These commitments
have made the College amodern-day site for a variety of work that
addresses issues andconcerns facing educators, parents,
policymakers, legislators andcitizens interested in the educational
experience, as it manifestsinside and outside of schools, as well
as at sites dedicated to theeducation of sport and health
professionals who work inrecreational and medical settings. Last
year, the College procuredover 15 million dollars in grant and
contract funding and continuesto strengthen its national visibility
as a research productiveinstitution.
The College is organized into six departments, including
theDepartment of Curriculum and Instruction, the Department
ofEducational Leadership, Policy and Technology Studies,
theDepartment of Educational Studies in Psychology,
ResearchMethodology and Counseling, the Department of Kinesiology,
theDepartment of Music Education and the Department of
SpecialEducation and Multiple Abilities. There are also five
certifiedCenters, including the Center of Educational Policy
Center, theBelser Parton Literacy Center, the Center for the Study
of EthicalDevelopment, the Center for Interconnected Behavioral and
MentalHealth Systems and UA/UWA Regional In-Service Center. The
work ofthe College is also embodied in critical service work. The
AlabamaAdapted Athletics program, for example, aims to bring
sportingopportunities to college-aged adults with ambulatory
disabilities;the CrossingPoints Transition Program provides
educationalopportunities to adolescents and young adults with
cognitivedisabilities; the Alabama Superintendents' Academy
provides anin-service training programs to sitting and aspiring
schoolsuperintendents; the Evidence-based International
EarlyIntervention Office offers assistant to the families of
infants andtoddlers that have special needs; the Office of Extended
Learningand Community Supports oversees a statewide network of
afterschooland summertime programs for school children; the Office
ofEvaluation and School Improvement offers client evaluation
servicesto schools and other external agencies; the Office of
SchoolPartnerships exists to promote innovative approaches to
schoolreform and the Office of Strong Schools uses a whole child
approachto help children make achievement and socio-emotional gains
inschool.
Additional information about UA is available in the
OpportunityProfile.
Applications should consist of a cover letter, a curriculum vitae,a
list of five professional references with full contactinformation,
and a request for confidentiality if desired. Noreferences will be
contacted without the explicit permission of thecandidate.
Applications, nominations, and expressions of interestcan be
submitted electronically, and in confidence, to:
UADeanEducation@academicsearch.org.Best consideration will be given
to applications received byWednesday, August 30, 2023.
Confidential discussions about this opportunity may be arranged
bycontacting Ann Die Hasselmo at Ann.Hasselmo@academicsearch.orgor
Chris Butler at Chris.Butler@academicsearch.org,consultants with
Academic Search, Washington, D.C.
Further information about the University of Alabama is available
athttps://www.ua.edu/. For moreinformation on the College of
Education see https://education.ua.edu/ .
The University of Alabama is an Equal Employment/EqualEducational
Opportunity Institution. All qualified applicants willreceive
consideration for employment without regard to race,
color,religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation,
genderidentity, gender expression, age, genetic information,
disability,or protected veteran status, and will not be
discriminated againstbecause of their protected status. Applicants
to and employees ofthis institution are protected under Federal law
fromdiscrimination on several bases.
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