Updated: 3 months ago
Location: Rio Grande City, TEXAS
Deadline: ;
Posting Details
Position Information
| Posting Number | SRGV7291 |
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| Working Title | DEAN, ROBERT C. VACKAR COLLEGE OF BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP |
| Number of Vacancies | 1 |
| Location | Rio Grande Valley |
| Department | RCV College of Business and Entrepreneurship |
| FTE | 1.0 |
| FLSA | Exempt |
| Scope of Job | The dean of the Robert C. Vackar College of Business & Entrepreneurship is the chief academic and administrative leader of the college. This person reports directly to the provost and senior vice president for academic affairs and works closely with deans, chairs, faculty, and staff from across the university. |
| Description of Duties | The chief purpose of this position is to provide innovative leadership for the Robert C. Vackar College of Business & Entrepreneurship and to ensure its continued development, operation, expansion, and enhancement. The dean’s responsibilities include the following: ▪ Serve as chief academic and administrative leader for the Robert C. Vackar College of Business & Entrepreneurship ▪ Collaborate with university leaders, faculty, and staff to develop a shared vision as stated in the UTRGV strategic plan ▪ Facilitate efforts to implement the RCVCOBE strategic plan along with the university’s shared vision ▪ Continue to advance the college according to its mission to be the agent of innovation, knowledge discovery, and economic development in Rio Grande Valley and beyond ▪ Oversee the college’s academic and scholarly activities, working with faculty to articulate a shared vision of excellence, focusing on developing, expanding, and strengthening excellent undergraduate and graduate academic programs in the college, prioritizing student success ▪ Secure and promote collaborations with the greater Rio Grande Valley area business and industry to support research, spur economic growth, engage the community, inform curriculum, and sustain student success ▪ Build an organizational culture of collegial teamwork and cultivate faculty development ▪ Foster an organizational and educational climate that promotes and celebrates diversity ▪ Prepare and manage annual budgets for effective and efficient allocation within the college ▪ Establish academic or co-curricular programs that meet student career needs ▪ Pursue revenue growth through fundraising, grants and contracts, and professional development programs for the advancement of college resources ▪ Provide leadership in program assessment, external program review, and professional accreditation, such as the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business Accreditation (AACSB) ▪ Oversee college faculty in the development of policies governing its academic programs ▪ Expand and strengthen partnerships with domestic and international educational institutions to assess, develop, and manage innovative academic programs and curriculum development |
| Supervision Received | General direction from the provost and senior vice president for academic affairs |
| Supervision Given | The Chairs of the academic departments report to the Dean. |
| Required Education | Ph.D. or equivalent terminal degree from an accredited institution and have a record of scholarship, teaching, and service that qualifies for a senior, tenured faculty appointment in one of the college’s disciplines. |
| Preferred Education | N/A |
| Licenses/Certifications | None. |
| Required Experience | Have a record of scholarship, teaching, and service that qualifies for a senior faculty appointment in one of the college’s disciplines. Prior responsibility for budgets, personnel decisions, performance reviews, and decisions for promotion and tenure . |
| Preferred Experience | Experience at the Department Chair or higher administrative level. |
| Equipment | None. |
| Working Conditions | UTRGV is a multi-campus institution with campuses and off-campus research and teaching sites throughout Rio Grande Valley, including in Boca Chica Beach, Brownsville, Edinburg, Harlingen, McAllen, Port Isabel, Rio Grande City, and South Padre Island. The university educates more than 30,000 students. Needs to be able to successfully perform all required duties. |
| Other | Mission To transform the Rio Grande Valley, the Americas, and the world through an innovative and accessible educational environment that promotes student success, research, creative works, health and well-being, community engagement, sustainable development, and commercialization of university discoveries. Vision To be one of the nation’s leaders in higher education, its premier Hispanic-serving institution, and a highly engaged bilingual university, with exceptional educational, research, and creative opportunities that serve as catalysts for transformation in the Rio Grande Valley and beyond. |
| Physical Capabilities | N/A |
| Employment Category | Full-Time |
| Minimum Salary | Commensurate with Experience |
| Posted Salary | Commensurate with Experience |
| Position Available Date | 01/09/2024 |
| Grant Funded Position | No |
| If Yes, Provide Grant Expiration Date | 01/11/2024 |
Posting Detail Information
| EEO Statement | It is the policy of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to promote and ensure equal employment opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or protected veteran status. In accordance with the requirements of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, our University is committed to comply with all government requirements and ensures non-discrimination in its education programs and activities, including employment. We encourage women, minorities and differently abled persons to apply for employment positions of interest. |
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| Special Instructions to Applicants | Dear Applicant, All applications, nominations and inquiries are invited. Applications should include, as separate documents, a CV or resume and a letter of interest addressing the themes in this profile. WittKieffer is assisting The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in this search. For fullest consideration, candidate materials should be received by February 16, 2024. Application materials should be submitted using WittKieffer’s candidate portal. Nominations and inquiries can be directed to: Robin Mamlet, Christine J. Pendleton, and Natalie Song by emailing UTRGV[email protected] Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following: Date of Birth Gender *Ethnicity/Race Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at (956)665-2451 and/or [email protected]. |
| Additional Information | UTRGV is a distributed location institution and working location is subject to change based on need. All UTRGV employees are required to have a criminal background check (CBC). Incomplete applications will not be considered. Substitutions to the above requirements must have prior approval from the VP of HR & Talent Development . |
| Quick Link | https://careers.utrgv.edu/postings/41543 |