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MIAMI UNIVERSITY Dean and Professor in Oxford, Ohio
College of Education, Health, and Society: Miami University (Miami), invites applications and nominations for Dean of the College of Education, Health, and Society position. Reporting directly to Provost and Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs, the dean is the chief administrative, academic, and budgetary officer for the College of Education, Health and Society. The dean serves as a role model of integrity and professionalism for the college's faculty and is accessible to both undergraduate and graduate students, as well as faculty and staff. The dean collaborates closely with other deans and others across the university, the regional community, the nation, and the globe to coordinate academic programs, interdisciplinary initiatives, and traditional and cross-disciplinary scholarship. The dean will also work collaboratively with the college to advance, create, and implement programs consonant with the university's strategic plan{rel="nofollow"}.
The dean is the public face of the College of Education, Health and Society at Miami. The dean will possess a strong understanding of the education, health, sport leadership, social work and human services industry today. The dean will need to have an understanding of the PK-20 educational landscape of Ohio, while supporting, addressing, and contributing to the broader community needs and development within all the areas of discipline in EHS. The dean will continue the embedded social justice mission of EHS and will continue to focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion within EHS, the larger Miami University, and their community partnerships. The dean will possess the capacity to leverage Miami's existing strengths while developing visibility and prestige in the college's diverse offerings and its growth of health and sports leadership programs. The dean will effectively manage the varied needs of college stakeholders, and its departments while continually challenging students, faculty, donors, and external partners to elevate the level of collaboration and communication amongst each constituency.
Miami's College of Education, Health and Society (EHS) enrolls 3000 undergraduate and graduate students, with 120 full-time faculty members and 60 staff members. The dean oversees an office budget of approximately $19 million and is comprised of several experienced administrators and staff professionals. For a list of those individuals, please visit the college website{rel="nofollow"}.
The Dean of the College of Education, Health, and Society will:
Build on the College's strong interdisciplinary culture. EHS has a diverse group of disciplines within its departments, which have developed a strong collaborative approach to teaching, research, and service. The dean must be an excellent collaborator and partner who will advance the college by forging innovative programmatic, educational, and research partnerships with the regional community and EHS's numerous place-based partnerships. EHS has a track record of cultivating cross-disciplinary research and is in a position to continue to cultivate this area even more with the University's six other colleges. Innovation in pedagogy, technology, and communication has allowed for greater collaboration and sharing of knowledge than ever before, and the dean will play a larger role in encouraging innovative research while connecting and sharing this research with the rest of Miami University and its external partners; continue to champion diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice. EHS has been a leader within the Miami University community in infusing diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice as a central element of its mission. The new dean will continue to support the college and university's unwavering commitment to