Job Description

Kansas State University, the nation’s first land-grant university, invites applications and nominations for the position of Dean of Carl R. Ice College of Engineering. This is an extraordinary opportunity for a successful, driven, and nationally/internationally recognized leader to join a highly successful College of Engineering in a public R1, land-grant university.
The successful candidate must have the experience and vision to inspire, guide, and facilitate the College’s faculty and staff in the advancement of high-quality teaching, research, service, engagement, and extension while providing leadership that assures the integrity, excellence, relevance, and success of the College's multi-faceted programs. The Dean reports directly to the Provost and Executive Vice President, Jesse Perez Mendez, and serves as a member of the Academic Leadership Council and Deans Council.

This position is ideal for a cutting edge, learner-centric leader with a proven history of successful growth initiatives, strong partnership and collaboration skills, strategic vision, and results-focused leadership. The Dean will continue to grow the College’s excellence in teaching, research, service, extension, and engagement; promote a collaborative leadership approach; and cultivate internal and external partnerships to propel advancement of the University’s Next Gen K-State Strategic Plan.

Responsibilities and Core Duties

The Dean, holder of an endowed chair, is the chief academic and administrative officer of the College, providing leadership, strategic vision and direction, and support for the College. In addition, the Dean provides university leadership to support and promote the academic mission of the University. Specific responsibilities of the Dean will include:

Leading all academic programs in the College.
Promoting high-quality undergraduate, graduate, and non-credit experiences.
Supporting effective academic advising and mentoring.
Building enduring excellence and growth in research, extension, and engagement programs serving the State, nation, and world.
Being actively involved in the recruitment and retention of high caliber learners, faculty, and staff to the college, as well as promoting a welcoming environment.
Working productively with learners, faculty, staff, department heads, deans, administrators, and the broader community on interdisciplinary and collaborative initiatives.
Providing strategic leadership for advancing the College’s strategic plan with the University’s vision to become a Next-Generation
Land-Grant University.
Leading fundraising efforts on behalf of the College with a high degree of personal involvement.
Strengthening strategic relationships and engagement with the community stakeholders, alumni, legislators, industry, and benefactors across the state and beyond, working closely with constituents on issues related to the enhancement of the College and the University.