The Assistant Dean, Lincoln Division is responsible for the vision, leadership, and administration of all aspects of the Lincoln Division's academic portfolio, including leading program growth, evaluating, anddeveloping faculty and staff, fiscal planning, strategic planning, and goal setting in concert with thecollege and university's strategic plans. The Assistant Dean will provide key leadership in the growth andexpansion of the division's stature as a leader in the profession locally, nationally, and globally. TheAssistant Dean collaborates with the Dean, College-level Associate Deans, the college's other leaders,faculty, and inter-professional colleagues to advance the strategic plan of the CON and UNMC in a vibrant,interdisciplinary environment. The Assistant Dean, Lincoln Division is appointed by the Dean and serves at the Dean's request. Thisindividual is responsible to the Dean for leadership in meeting the goals of their respective division andassuring congruence with the mission and vision of the College of Nursing and UNMC. Inquiries, nominations, and applications are invited. Applications should include a curriculum vitae and cover letter. These documents should be sent electronically via e-mail to UNMC-CON-Omaha@wittkieffer.com. Confidential inquires may be made to the WittKieffer consultants supporting this search, Claudia Teschky at 630-575-6172 or Diane Smith, RN, BSN at 267-766-0410.
Required Qualifications:
Graduate degree with a major in nursing and doctoral degree (PhD in nursing preferred), and eligibility for rank of professor or associate professor at time of appointment. Active nursing license in the state of Nebraska in good standing. Minimum of five years of experience in an academic administrative leadership role.
Supplemental Qualifications:
▪ Possesses experience and demonstrates skills in administration, interpersonal relations, teaching, and curriculum development as well as demonstrated scholarly activity. ▪ Strong record of research/scholarship/grant funding. ▪ Successful experience in mentoring tenure track and non-tenure track faculty. ▪ Understanding of the complexity of the various nursing programs and ability to articulate those complex issues. ▪ Experience with promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion as well as a commitment to building upon the CON's diverse and inclusive environment for faculty, staff, and students. ▪ Experience in strategic planning with the ability to articulate a vision. ▪ Experience in attracting/recruiting and growing faculty and staff as well as experience with nurturing the development of a diverse faculty, many of whom are clinical faculty who primarily focus on teaching and others who primarily focus on scholarship. ▪ Experience in fostering and maintaining strong relationships with clinical partners, professional organizations, and legislative bodies. ▪ An experienced negotiator and leader who will be able to elevate the stature/visibility of the school. ▪ Ability to lead the development of innovative programs in order to meet the needs of nontraditional students and national trends. ▪ Commitment to creating partnerships across UNMC and with multiple external stakeholders including government, community organizations, healthcare industry and the business sector.
A vital enterprise in the nation’s heartland, the University of Nebraska Medical Center has its eye on improving the future of health care in Nebraska and beyond. As Nebraska’s only public academic health sciences center, UNMC is committed to the education of a 21st century health care work force, to finding cures and treatments for devastating diseases, to providing the best care for patients, and to serving our state and its communities through award-winning outreach. UNMC also is committed to embracing the richness of diversity, and is a major economic engine for the state of Nebraska. Led by Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., UNMC has six colleges, two institutes and a graduate studies program, serving nearly 4,000 students in more than two dozen programs. Our physician assistant program was recently ranked ninth in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, and our primary care program was ranked 17. The university’s physical therapy, pharmacy and public health programs also are ranked among the top in the country.
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