How to apply
If you’d wish to submit an application, please send an email with supporting materials to RochesterSAS@SpencerStuart.com.
Dean of the School of Arts & Sciences
The University seeks an experienced academic leader to serve as the next Dean of the School of Arts & Sciences. Reporting to the Provost, this position will oversee the School of Arts & Sciences, one of the largest academic units at the University of Rochester.
Position overview and key priorities
- Serve as the chief academic officer and administrative leader of the School, leading the faculty with intellectual vision and effectively managing all aspects of the School’s operations.
- Promote collaboration across schools and other academic units of the University of Rochester in support of “One University.”
- Strengthen capital resources for the School and integrate hands-on learning with world-class research and scholarship.
- Leverage the current political and funding landscape to recruit top-notch scholars and improve retention and graduation rates.
- Partner with the University’s advancement team to develop and execute a strategy to pursue the School’s fundraising goals and build a culture of philanthropy.
- Enhance community engagement and visibility as a research-forward institution that supports cutting-edge scholarship in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
- Lead planning for new physical spaces, especially the Natural Sciences Expansion/Transformative Technologies and Materials building, while updating existing infrastructure to support faculty and students.
- Navigate the uncertain higher education funding landscape.
- Manage resource constraints and ensure adequate support for faculty, staff, and students, including addressing issues related to classroom space and faculty offices.
- Improve staff retention and job satisfaction; nurture a culture of trust and transparency.
- Support community-building and maintain a commitment to Meliora values.
Search committee and firm
A University-wide search committee has been established to help evaluate candidates for this position. The University has also acquired the search firm Spencer Stuart Atlanta to assist in the position search.
- Kate Sheeran (CHAIR): Joan and Martin Messinger Dean, Eastman School of Music; Professor of Horn
- George Alessandria: Professor of Economics
- Paul Audi: Professor and Chair, Department of Philosophy
- Amy Fisher: Assistant Dean, School of Arts & Sciences
- Gerald Gamm: Professor of Political Science and History; Associate Chair, Department of Political Science
- Stephen Kleene: Associate Professor of Mathematics
- Amy Lesch: Board of Trustee, Partner at KKR
- Katherine Mannheimer: Professor and Chair, Department of English
- Jennie Noll: Professor of Psychology; Executive Director, Mt. Hope Family Center
- Deb Rossen-Knill: Professor, Executive Director for Writing, Speaking, and Argument Program
- Nora Rubel: Jane and Alan Batkin Professor in Jewish Studies; Professor and Chair, Department of Religion and Classics
- Ashley Smith: Executive Director of Advancement, School of Arts & Sciences
- John Tarduno: Dean for Research
- Albert “Al” C. Uy: Professor and Chair, Department of Biology