- Dean, Herbert College of Agriculture Knoxville
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville in Knoxville, TN, United States
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- 1 week ago
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Description
The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture (UTIA)
provides Real. Life. Solutions. to some of society’s most
pressing issues. UTIA is home to the Herbert College of
Agriculture, AgResearch and its ten centers across the state, the
College of Veterinary Medicine, and Extension, which has a presence
in all ninety-five Tennessee counties. UTIA also boasts the Smith
Center for International Sustainable Agriculture and the State
Botanical Gardens of Tennessee. Through teaching, research, and
outreach, UTIA seeks to support food, fiber, and energy production
systems, enrich the economy, enhance biodiversity and environmental
quality, develop the workforce, and strengthen human and animal
health.
The Herbert College Dean is administratively responsible to UTIA's
Senior Vice Chancellor/Senior Vice President in close collaboration
with the University of Tennessee Knoxville (UTK) Provost. The Dean
works collaboratively with UTIA's administrative leadership team,
including the AgResearch, UT Extension, and College of Veterinary
Medicine Deans, along with senior staff, to fulfill UTIA's
research, teaching, and outreach missions. The Herbert College Dean
is responsible for the comprehensive administration of UTIA's
teaching component, which prepares undergraduate and graduate
students for leadership roles in the fields of agriculture and
natural resources. More information about Herbert College programs,
personnel, and student life is available at https://herbert.utk.edu
Duties and Responsibilities
The primary responsibilities of the Dean are to:
• Provide visionary leadership, administration, and advocacy in
executing a vision consistent with UTK and UTIA strategic
directions, as well as with the land grant mission.
• Lead Herbert College to a position of national prominence in
agriculture and natural resource-related education while advancing
scholarly excellence in all land grant mission areas.
• Facilitate efforts to modernize curriculum to ensure academic
programs remain relevant, timely, and aligned with industry and
community needs.
• Fully implement and capitalize on alternative teaching
practices, including virtual and experiential classrooms, to ensure
students are prepared for modern-day workplace and societal
demands.
• Develop and promote a compelling educational environment that
attracts and retains students and enables the College to
meet/exceed aggressive enrollment targets.
• Demonstrate an understanding of and appreciation for the land
grant mission and provide support to all land grant mission
areas.
• Promote innovation in educational programs to meet local,
national, and global needs, including ensuring awareness of the
global challenges facing agriculture and natural resources by
expanding international learning opportunities for students.
• Demonstrate an ambitious approach to agriculture and natural
resources and promote excellence in the field.
• Recruit and retain well-qualified, industry-leading faculty and
staff.
• Provide physical and financial oversight of campus and field
educational venues.
• Support and encourage faculty in pursuing extramural awards,
contracts, and gifts.
• Establish and enhance relations with key partners, including
federal and state agencies, private industry, and foundations, and
strengthen partnerships with other institutions within the
University of Tennessee System.
• Work closely with the UTK Office of the Provost on academic and
compliance matters .
Compensation and Benefits
Compensation for the position will be competitive. The University
offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes excellent
healthcare and tuition benefits for employees and their families,
generous retirement benefits, a wide variety of professional
development opportunities, supportive work and family benefits, and
much more. Additionally, Tennessee residents do not pay a state
income tax. For more information on the University of Tennessee’s
benefits, visit https://hr.tennessee.edu/
benefits/
Qualifications
Education
Candidates must have an earned terminal degree in agriculture
sciences, natural resources, or a closely related field and
evidence of scholarly, professional, or creative achievement
sufficient to qualify for tenure as a full professor in a UTIA
academic department.
Experience
Candidates must have demonstrated leadership skills and abilities,
including:
• Outstanding record of research and other academic
accomplishments.
• Broad understanding of agricultural production systems, natural
resources, and the environment.
• Progressive administrative experience, including knowledge of,
appreciation for, and commitment to the philosophy and programs of
land grant institutions.
• Budget administration experience and experience working with a
team and supervising personnel.
• Proven record of securing resources from local, state, and
federal sources, as well as gifts and industry contributions.
• Full cycle management of scholarships and endowments, ensuring
maximum utilization of available funds to benefit the most
deserving students.
• Preference will be given to candidates with experience in
administering higher education agricultural teaching programs,
including oversight of budgets and personnel in an academic
environment.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Candidates must have significant knowledge and understanding of
higher education. Specific skills include:
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and outstanding
listening skills.
• Ability to communicate with various stakeholders, including
industry partners, agribusiness producers, research scientists,
Extension agents, federal agencies, and other diverse
audiences.
• Commitment to quality and integrity.
• Ability to inspire and effectively manage faculty and staff and
lead UTIA's land grant teaching programs.
• Knowledge of emerging technologies in pedagogy, as well as
those related to the field of agriculture and natural
resources.
• Ability to formulate and administer higher education
budgets.
• A track record of achievement in the areas of equal employment
opportunity and affirmative action and a demonstrated commitment to
promoting and fostering diversity.
• Ability to create and maintain effective partnerships and
working relationships both internally and among external
stakeholders.
• Ability to strengthen educational programs to ensure they
remain on the cutting edge and provide relevant learning
materials
• Transparency in decision-making and accountability for resource
management.
• Recognition of and appreciation for local, regional, and state
needs and rural economic development.
• Strong commitment to graduate student education.
• Ability to travel frequently.
Behaviors
The Herbert College Dean will exhibit qualities of emotional
maturity, genuineness, self-confidence, common sense, judgment,
fairness, creativity, discretion, decisiveness, political savvy,
diplomacy, tact, resiliency, adaptability, courage of convictions,
and tolerance for ambiguity. Demonstrated behavioral expectations
include:
• Ability to foster teamwork and to work effectively with
cross-functional teams.
• Unquestioned integrity and trustworthiness.
• Commitment to UTIA's mission and values and to campus and
University strategic plans.
• Ability to make good, consistent, and fair decisions based on
facts and data.
Application Instructions
Applications should formally apply via Interfolio at http://apply.interfolio.com/153311
and include a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and names
and contact information for five professional references.
Nominations and confidential inquiries are encouraged and may be
sent via e-mail to Brooke Swart, Senior Executive Recruiter at
bswart@utk.edu . Review of
applicants will begin immediately. To be assured of full
consideration, please submit a completed application on or before
October 18, 2024.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for
employment and admission without regard to race, color, national
origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual
orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability,
genetic information, veteran status, and parental status, or any
other characteristic protected by federal or state law. In
accordance with the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section
504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990, the University of Tennessee affirmatively
states that it does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, or
disability in its education programs and activities, and this
policy extends to employment by the university. Requests for
accommodations of a disability should be directed to the Office of
Equal Opportunity and Accessibility, 1840 Melrose Avenue Knoxville,
Tennessee 37996-3560 or eoa@utk.edu or (865)974-2498. Inquiries
and charges of violation of Title VI (race, color and national
origin), Title IX (sex), Section 504 (disability), the ADA
(disability), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (age),
sexual orientation, or veteran status should be directed to the
Office of Investigation & Resolution 216 Business Incubator
Building 2450 EJ. Chapman Drive Knoxville, Tennessee 37996 or
(865)974-0717 or investigations@utk.edu .
Knoxville TN United States