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<div>Anthropologists should certainly be among those who apply for the
Dean's position advertised below. I hope some of you will apply
and/or pass the ad on to appropriate persons and listserves.</div>
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<div>Best,</div>
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<div>Jim Wilce</div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman" size="-3" color="#000000"> <br>
</font><font size="-3" color="#000000"><i>Office of the Provost<br>
</i>P.O. Box 4120 - Flagstaff, Arizona 86011-1560<br>
(520) 523-2230<br>
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<b>Northern Arizona University<br>
Dean, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences<br>
<br>
<br>
</b>Northern Arizona University (NAU) invites nominations and
applications for the Dean, College of Social and Behavioral
Sciences. Reporting to the Provost, the Dean provides college
leadership for instructional, budgetary, personnel and curricular
matters and is responsible for university procedures and policies at
the College level.<br>
<br>
NAU is a Doctoral/Research University II institution with nearly
20,000 students in attendance between a residential campus in
Flagstaff and more than 20 statewide sites. Flagstaff is a
culturally rich community of 59,500 in the mountains of northern
Arizona with a four-season climate and numerous opportunities for
year-round outdoor activities.<br>
<br>
The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences is an independent unit
within Northern Arizona University with approximately 85 full-time
faculty. The College consists of the Departments of
Anthropology, Criminal Justice, Political Science, Psychology,
Sociology/Social Work as well as several interdisciplinary programs,
the Social Research Laboratory and the Northern Arizona Regional
Gerontology Institute.<br>
<br>
The College has over 1,800 undergraduate and 200 graduate majors, as
well as a strong service mission in NAU's liberal studies and other
curricular programs. We offer 21 BA/BS degrees, 7 degrees at
the Master's level, and a PhD program in Political Science.
We have a strong commitment to delivery of programming to rural
areas, particularly in the areas of Criminal Justice, Social Work and
liberal studies.<br>
<br>
<b>Qualifications Required<br>
<br>
</b>The Dean should have an earned doctorate in a discipline within
the College's areas of responsibility, a demonstrated background in
administration and leadership, a successful and significant
academic/scholarly or professional record of accomplishment, and a
minimum of five years of progressively responsible administrative
experience. The successful candidate will have a commitment to
undergraduate education, faculty development, graduate study and
scholarly activity.<br>
<br>
<b>Qualifications Desired<br>
<br>
</b>The successful candidate will have a combination of knowledge of
and/or experience in the following areas:<br>
<br>
<font face="Symbol">®</font> An established record of leadership
and increasing administrative responsibility for academic programs,
faculty, staff, and students in one or more of the disciplines
represented in the College.<br>
<br>
<font face="Symbol">®</font> The ability to foster a collegial,
collaborative environment with students, staff, faculty,
administrators and community professionals.<br>
<br>
<font face="Symbol">®</font> A demonstrable record of scholarly
activity within the candidate's discipline.</font></div>
<div>-- <br>
Jim Wilce<br>
Associate Professor of Anthropology<br>
Northern Arizona
University<br>
Box 15200<br>
Flagstaff, AZ
86011-5200<br>
<br>
fax 520/523-9135<br>
office ph. 520/523-2729<br>
email jim.wilce@nau.edu<br>
http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jmw22/ (includes information on my 1998 book,
Eloquence in Trouble: The Poetics and Politics of Complaint in Rural
Bangladesh, ISBN 0-19-510687-3)<br>
http://www.nau.edu/asian</div>
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