Affirmative Action No.:: 23Y062

First Consideration Date:: 12/12/2022

Department:: Provost

Position FTE::

Minimum Annual or Hourly Rate: Negotiable

Job Purposes::

Required Qualifications::

• An earned graduate degree in a discipline related to programs offered by RSCoB
• At least three years of relevant administrative experience
• Demonstrated effective communication skills
  
  

Preferred Qualifications::

• An earned doctorate or terminal degree in a discipline related to programs offered by RSCoB
• A record of professional accomplishments and scholarship that meets the qualifications for the rank of professor in a department of the college
• A credible academic with demonstrated excellence in research and teaching combined with substantial administrative, personnel, and budgetary experience as chairperson or equivalent
• Evidence of a commitment to, and success in, securing external funding including private and corporate gifts
• Evidence of a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusivity, and embraces a social justice mindset
• Experience in curriculum development including being open to innovative pedagogies, promoting interdisciplinary projects, and internationalization of the curriculum
• Experience with student recruitment and retention, as well as accreditation, including AACSB
• Evidence of developing and nurturing beneficial relationships with a range of individuals, including a commitment to foster interaction between colleges and professional schools
• Demonstrated ability to develop constructive and collaborative working relationships with community partnerships, and to promote workforce development
• Proven track record of recruiting, nurturing, and retaining top talent
• Highly articulate, with the skills to be an inspirational and engaging communicator with faculty, staff, students, alumni and community members, as well as an attentive and intuitive listener
• Demonstrated commitment to data-informed decision making and a collaborative and transparent decision mode for policy development and implementation
• Personal characteristics that include openness, energy, intellect, dignity, integrity, optimism, and a team-builder
  
  

Essential Functions and percent of time::

• Provide leadership and direction to a wide range of individuals, including supervising six department chairs and their respective faculty
• Provide leadership to a diverse academic community which offers 12 undergraduate programs, 10 minors, 10 certificate programs, and six Master's degrees, including a variety of other joint-degree programs
• Formulate and implement college goals and policy supporting student success
• Maintain AACSB and other accreditations

• Collaborate with other administrators, faculty, and staff to develop, implement and ensure progress on the college's and university's strategic plans
• Champion faculty and staff development and retention
• Enhance the research culture and profile of the college
• Actively pursue diversity awareness and planning

• Promote student success
• Prioritize student recruitment and retention initiatives
• Encourage relations with student and community organizations and industry
• Maintain and foster collegiate partnership initiatives

• Resource allocation
• Budget management
• Fundraising
• Personnel administration

Working Conditions::

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About Wright State University

Wright State University serves nearly 18,000 students and offers more than 230 undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and professional degree programs through eight colleges and three schools. Located in the city of Fairborn in Greene County, Ohio, Wright State is conveniently situated adjacent to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and is less than 10 miles from downtown Dayton. One of our eight colleges, Wright State University–Lake Campus, is a university-operated regional campus on the shores of Grand Lake St. Marys in Celina, Ohio. The Wright State alumni community is more than 109,000 strong. For more information please visit www.wright.edu.

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