[AISWorld] Position Announcement: Dean, Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland

[Ritu Agarwal]

                                   Dean
                    Robert H. Smith School of Business
                          University of Maryland
                             College Park, MD

The University of Maryland seeks a visionary, strategic, entrepreneurial,
and energetic leader to serve as Dean of the Robert H. Smith School of
Business. This is an exceptional opportunity to lead a highly regarded
business school that is poised to move even higher in the top ranks of
global business schools by creating a distinctive brand that is anchored in
the quality of its academic programs, preeminence of its research, and
impact on the challenges facing the business world and society today. The
Smith School, a top-ten U.S. research business school, prepares students as
future business leaders by giving them cutting edge analytical skills and
providing them with a global perspective, hands-on experience in
entrepreneurship and innovation, and a commitment to serving the needs of
an increasingly complex marketplace through interdisciplinary
problem-solving. The Dean will lead the School in articulating a
competitive strategy that will further establish the Smith School’s
distinctive brand, take advantage of its location to create partnerships
and opportunities unique to the DC area and distinguish it from other major
business schools. This strategic, competitive challenge will define the
central role of the Dean.

The University of Maryland is the land-grant institution in the University
System of Maryland and a member of the Association of American
Universities. Maryland has developed into a globally preeminent research
university with more than 37,000 students from more than 130 countries.
The university is a powerful economic engine for the region as it brings in
more than a half billion dollars in research funding annually. Among the
top public universities in the country, Maryland has an annual budget of
over $1.5 billion, employs more than 9,000 faculty and staff, and possesses
an endowment of nearly $790 million. With 127 undergraduate majors and more
than 100 graduate degrees across 12 colleges, the University provides
outstanding and innovative instruction, and nourishes a climate of
intellectual growth in a broad range of academic disciplines and
interdisciplinary fields.

The Robert H. Smith School of Business is a critical academic unit in this
flagship university. With more than 300 faculty members in six academic
departments and an $80 million budget, the School has about 3,000
undergraduate students and 2,000 graduate students across master’s and PhD
programs. The Dean is responsible for academic leadership, fundraising and
financial stewardship. S/he will lead the effort to create a shared vision
of the Smith School, setting forth a strategy with a portfolio of highly
competitive programs, world-class research, and a process for the strategic
allocation of resources. With a compelling strategy the Smith School will
help drive Maryland’s brand as an innovative and entrepreneurial public
university. The successful candidate will have outstanding communication
and interpersonal skills, high energy, political astuteness, deep
commitment to diversity, and a personal style that engenders trust and
respect. The Dean will be visible on campus and in the community and must
have an appreciation and passion for the mission of public higher education
in Maryland. The review of candidates will begin immediately and continue
until an appointment is made. All inquiries, nominations, and applications
should be directed in confidence to: Gale Merseth, Vice President and Pam
Pezzoli, Senior Associate, Isaacson, Miller, Email: 4711 at imsearch.com.
Electronic applications are strongly encouraged. The University of
Maryland, College Park, actively subscribes to a policy of equal employment
opportunity, and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant
because of race, age, sex, color, sexual orientation, physical or mental
disability, religion, ancestry or national origin, marital status, genetic
information, or political affiliation. Minorities and women are encouraged
to apply.



Ritu Agarwal
Professor and Dean's Chair of Information Systems
Director, Center for Health Information and Decision Systems
Robert H. Smith School of Business
4327 Van Munching Hall
University of Maryland
College Park, MD  20742-1815
301.405.3121 TEL
301.405.8655 FAX
http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/chids
http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu
http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/faculty/ragarwal
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