[Logprofs] POSITION AVAILABLE-ELIZABETH L. AND JOHN P. SURMA JR DEAN OF THE SMEAL COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AT PENN STATE UNIVERSITY

[Jane Jones]

Please post the attached position description on the logprofs list serve.  I am not a member, but I am sending this on behalf of Dr. John E. Tyworth, who is a member.  Dr. Tyworth is the department chair in the Supply Chain & Information Systems department at Penn State University.  Thank you.



DEAN OF THE SMEAL COLLEGE OF BUSINESS


The Pennsylvania State University seeks candidates for the position of the Elizabeth L. and John P. Surma Jr. Dean of the Smeal College of Business.  The Dean serves as principal academic leader and chief executive officer of the Smeal College of Business and reports directly to the Executive Vice President and Provost of the University.  The Pennsylvania State University is the land-grant university of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.  It is comprised of the University Park campus, where the Smeal College is located, and 23 other campuses throughout Pennsylvania.

The Dean is responsible for the quality of academic programs in teaching, research, and service; strategic planning; budgeting; fund-raising; faculty and staff development; and alumni and outreach relations.  The position requires an individual who can lead effectively and manage a large and complex college in a multi-campus research university.  Candidates should have significant academic understanding of the fields of study commonly included in a college of business with credentials appropriate for a tenured appointment at the rank of professor.  Prior leadership experience with responsibility for strategic management of personnel, programs, and resources is required, along with an ability to inspire students and faculty to expand their knowledge and understanding in a multicultural, global perspective.  Salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.

The Smeal College offers highly ranked undergraduate, MBA, MS/PhD, and executive education opportunities to more than 5,000 students.  Featuring academic departments of Accounting, Finance, Insurance and Real Estate, Management and Organization, Marketing, and Supply Chain and Information Systems, the Smeal College is also home to the Farrell Center for Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship, the Center for Global Business Study, the Center for Research in Conflict and Negotiation, the Center for Supply Chain Research, the Center for the Management of Technology and Organizational Change, the Institute for the Study of Business Markets, the Institute for Real Estate Studies, and Penn State Executive Programs.  The Smeal College is based in the Business Building, a 210,000 square foot signature building dedicated in 2005.

Please send applications, nominations and inquiries to the address below or to PSUSearch at psu.edu<mailto:PSUSearch at psu.edu>.  The Search Committee will review applications and nominations beginning November 1, 2010, and will continue to receive them until the position is filled.  For more information about the Smeal College of Business, visit our web site at http://www.smeal.psu.edu/.


Douglas A. Anderson, Chair
Search Committee for the Elizabeth L. and John P. Surma Jr.
Dean of the Smeal College of Business
The Pennsylvania State University
201 Old Main
University Park, PA 16802

Penn State is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity,
and the diversity of its workforce.

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Jane S. Jones
Administrative Assistant
Supply Chain and Information Systems
454A Business Building
University Park, PA  16802
Phone 814-865-0379

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