The Dean provides visionary leadership to ensure academic excellence, operational effectiveness, and external engagement while advancing UAPB’s mission
Job Summary
The Dean provides visionary leadership to ensure academic excellence, operational effectiveness, and external engagement while advancing UAPB’s mission.
Key responsibilities include championing innovation in curriculum and pedagogy, cultivating industry and alumni partnerships, and positioning the School as a hub for research, entrepreneurship, and workforce development.
The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff is an 1890 Land-Grant HBCU with a diverse student population, competitive degree offerings and stellar faculty.
Matching Summary
The Dean provides visionary leadership to ensure academic excellence, operational effectiveness, and external engagement while advancing UAPB’s mission.
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
Visionary leadership for academic excellence
Advance UAPB's mission
Champion innovation in curriculum
Cultivate industry and alumni partnerships
Position School as hub for research
Student-centered culture
Expand experiential learning opportunities
Nice-to-have
Drive meaningful outcomes
Build thriving academic communities
Personal connections of a close-knit environment
Key Requirements
Earned doctorate in Business, Management, or related discipline
Minimum three years senior leadership experience
Distinguished record of teaching, research, and scholarly achievement
Tenured full professor appointment
Demonstrated leadership in higher education
Experience in strategic planning
Experience with accreditation processes
Experience with budgetary oversight
Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills