Office of the Dean Leadership Application
See descriptions below for Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Advancement; Associate Dean for Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs; and Associate Dean for Research and Innovation.
Candidates should submit application materials using the form below by Sunday, May 19.
Questions about each position may be directed to the Dean at miguel.mostafa@temple.edu.
Leadership positions
Applications and nominations for the Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Advancement in the College of Science and Technology are now being accepted. Eligible candidates are full-time faculty in the College of Science and Technology at the Associate level or higher. This position is responsible for supporting, advocating for, and advancing faculty success at all levels of the institution.
This position reports directly to the Dean and is a member of the Dean’s leadership team. The Associate Dean will assist departments with faculty recruiting, offer development, hiring, retirement, emeritus nominations, etc., run new faculty orientation, coordinate the promotion and/or tenure and third-year review processes, and faculty awards. The Associate Dean will also lead initiatives for the development of a robust support infrastructure for faculty within the College, including leadership and professional development opportunities. The Associate Dean will oversee College committees such as Promotion and Tenure, College Governance, Policy, and represent the College in various University-wide administrative and topic-focused committees and will interface between the College and University on a wide range of issues.
Success in this role will depend heavily on cooperation with a variety of University offices and the ability to work collaboratively with the leadership team and college departments. Collaboration is essential to ensure alignment of programming with College and University strategic goals, implementing college practices to achieve these goals, and to support students and postdoctoral scholars allowing them to achieve success. Candidates should have a firm commitment to excellence, experience in service, high ethical standards, and effective communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills. Relevant qualifications may include (but are certainly not limited to) experience in tenure and promotion committees, demonstrated interest and awareness of faculty and staff development needs and best practices, experience with leadership and/or strategy in a programmatic, department, college or university level roles, and experience in faculty and/or staff search committees.
Applicants should submit a complete curriculum vitae, and a letter that describes their reasons for interest in the position, how their background prepares them for this role, and relevant experience in leadership and faculty affairs.
Applications and nominations for the Associate Dean for Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs in the College of Science and Technology are now being accepted. Eligible candidates are full-time faculty in the College of Science and Technology at the Associate level or higher. This position is responsible for leading college-level initiatives in support of graduate students and their educational experience, as well as postdoctoral scholars and their training.
This position reports directly to the Dean and is a member of the Dean’s leadership team. The Associate Dean will have oversight of graduate programs in the college, including university and college program reviews, review and implementation of new graduate and postdoctoral policies, graduate student and postdoctoral scholar recruitment, and retention efforts. The Associate Dean will also lead initiatives to provide support for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars, including graduate fellowships and professional development opportunities. The Associate Dean will represent the College in various University-wide administrative and topic-focused committees and will interface between the College and University on a wide range of issues.
Success in this role will depend heavily on cooperation with a variety of University offices and the ability to work collaboratively with the leadership team and college departments. Collaboration is essential to ensure alignment of programming with College and University strategic goals, implementing college practices to achieve these goals, and to support students and postdoctoral scholars allowing them to achieve success. Candidates should have experience with graduate and postdoctoral training and mentoring, a firm commitment to excellence, experience in service, high ethical standards, and effective communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills.
Applicants should submit a complete curriculum vitae, and a letter that describes their reasons for interest in the position, how their background prepares them for this role, graduate and postdoctoral mentoring experience, and relevant leadership experience.
Applications and nominations for the Associate Dean for Research and Innovation in the College of Science and Technology are now being accepted. Eligible candidates are full-time faculty in the College of Science and Technology at the Associate level or higher, and must have an active program of research. This position is responsible for creating a highly supportive environment for research, scholarship, and innovation within the College, for stimulating new and continued research activity, and for promoting the translation of research findings.
The position requires understanding of Temple’s academic administrative policies and procedures, as well as policies and rules for research and innovation. This position reports directly to the Dean of the college and is a member of the Dean’s leadership team. The preferred candidate will have demonstrated leadership experience. This position will have responsibility for a number of critical processes in the College, including fostering new grant and funding opportunities and collaborations with college faculty, oversight of limited submission processing, service on patent review committees, oversight of conflict of interests, responsible conduct of research, to name a few. The Dean seeks to fill this position with a skilled leader; someone passionate about helping the College reach even higher levels of excellence and accomplishment across all areas of education, research, and service. This position will represent the College in various University-wide administrative and topic-focused committees and will be the interface between the College and University on a wide range of issues.
Success in this role will depend heavily on cooperation with a variety of University offices and on an ability to work collaboratively with departments and others both inside the College and across the University. Candidates should have a firm commitment to excellence, experience in College and University service, high ethical standards, and effective communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills.
Applicants should submit a complete curriculum vitae, and a letter that describes their reasons for interest in the position, how their background prepares them for this role, and relevant experience in research and leadership.