POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
Dean, A. James Clark School of Engineering
University of Maryland, College Park
The University of Maryland invites applications and nominations for
the position of Dean of the A. James Clark School of Engineering.
The University of Maryland, College Park, is a comprehensive Carnegie
1, public university with almost 35,000 students in baccalaureate,
master's, and doctoral programs. It is located on a 350 acre campus
just outside Washington, DC. The A. James Clark School of Engineering
is one of the largest units of the university and is composed of the
Departments of Aerospace Engineering, Chemical and Biomolecular
Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Electrical and
Computer Engineering, Fire Protection Engineering, Materials Science
and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and the Fischell Department
of Bioengineering. The Institute for Systems Research, Institute for
Research in Electronics and Applied Physics, Maryland Technology
Enterprise Institute, Maryland NanoCenter, and University of Maryland
Energy Research Center are five additional major research and
academic units. The School also supports an array of continuing
education programs and distance learning programs. Through a highly
successful Technology Advancement Program and a number of other
activities, the School maintains an active outreach program with
local industry. The Dean has responsibility for approximately 200
full-time tenured/tenure-track faculty, 2,500 undergraduate students,
1,600 graduate students, and an annual state budget of approximately
$40 million. The School has experienced substantial growth in
research productivity and currently conducts a thriving and
diversified program which exceeds $110 million per year. The School
operates in 14 buildings and specialized facilities, the newest of
which is the Jeong H. Kim Engineering Building, a cross-disciplinary
facility with state-of-the-art computational and experimental
laboratories for research training and learning. The Clark School has
a rising reputation for excellence, and strong support from alumni
and friends. U.S. News and World Report ranked the School's graduate
program 37th in 1993 and 16th in 2008 and is the top public graduate
engineering program in the Mid-Atlantic area. In 2007, the Princeton
Review ranked the Clark School 6th among graduate engineering
programs and The Institute of Higher Education and Center for World -
Class Universities ranked the Clark School 13th in the world among
all engineering programs. In fewer than three years of a seven-year
fundraising campaign, the School has obtained $110 million of its
$185 million goal.
The Dean is expected to provide innovative leadership to build upon
the outstanding research, educational and entrepreneurial activities
within the School. The primary responsibilities of the position
include academic leadership, fund raising, maintaining and enhancing
relations with alumni and government and industrial partners, and
administrative oversight and direction. Candidates should have
qualifications for a tenured full professorship in one of the
School's departments, a distinguished record of scholarly
achievement, a strong commitment to excellence in teaching, research,
and service, demonstrated administrative ability, and excellent
interpersonal and communication skills. The Dean reports directly to
the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, the chief
academic officer for the University. Additional information about the
A. James Clark School of Engineering is found at
http://www.eng.umd.edu/. Information for the University of Maryland
in College Park is located at http://www.umd.edu/
Applicants and nominees should submit a letter of interest and
statements they would like considered, curriculum vitae, and the
names, addresses and telephone numbers of at least four persons who
can be contacted by the search committee for references. Nominations
are encouraged and will be received at any time. Please send all materials to:
Search Committee for Dean of the A. James Clark School of Engineering
Attention: Ms. Sandra Davis
1119 Main Administration Building
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742-5031
Tel (301)405-6813 Fax (301)405-8195
Electronic application materials should be emailed to: sandyd@umd.edu
followed by hardcopies mailed to the above address.
Review of applications for this position will be done in a timely
manner following receipt and until the position is filled. For
optimal consideration, applications should be received by November 19, 2007.
Please feel free to direct inquiries to the chair of the committee,
Dr. Jack Minker, via e-mail: minker@cs.umd.edu . Dr. Minker can be
reached by calling Sandra Davis at (301) 405-6813.
The University of Maryland, College Park, actively subscribes to a
policy of equal education and employment opportunities. Women and
minority candidates are encouraged to apply.
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