Position Summary

The Dean is the chief academic and executive officer for the Collins College of Business and reports to the Provost. The Dean is responsible for providing strategic vision, leadership, direction, and communication, advancing the school’s academic programs, encouraging and supporting a vigorous research environment (both within and between colleges), managing and building the college’s fiscal resources, and representing the college effectively and collaboratively within and outside the university. The Dean must have strong leadership and interpersonal skills; demonstrated ability to integrate diverse interests and forge a common vision and a sharp focus on student success strategies.

Characteristic Duties

  • Leads the College in developing and implementing a sustainable and collaborative vision that supports the University’s strategic plan
  • Promotes and strengthens a positive, diverse, and inclusive student focused culture, pursuing a cross-disciplinary approach that aligns with current and emerging student and employer demand
  • Recruits, develops, supports, and retains excellent students, faculty, and staff, emphasizing outstanding research, excellent teaching, on-time graduation, career placement, and diversity
  • Works with stakeholders to increase the sustainable financial strength of the College
  • Assures efficient and effective stewardship of the College’s resources
  • Becomes the Champion for the Collins College of Business, internally and externally increasing the strength, stature, and reputation of the College
  • Directs and oversees college compliance with respect to specialized accreditation and university accreditation
  • Leads the efforts on assessment and evaluation of faculty, department chairs, and associate deans
  • Embraces the challenges of the changing higher education landscape as opportunities for positive change

Minimum Qualifications

  • Ph.D. (or DBA) in Business Administration and/or a Ph.D. in a business-related field
  • Academic and/or scholarly qualifications to support appointment as a tenured professor
  • An established scholarly research record
  • A record of outstanding teaching

Preferred Qualifications

  • Leadership experience within higher education at least equivalent to the Associate Dean level
  • An active publishing record
  • Professional achievements in business
  • Fundraising experience
  • Accreditation experience
  • Leadership and change management experience within a multi-stakeholder and diverse academic organization

Application Information

The University of Tulsa seeks to recruit and retain talented students, faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds. The University of Tulsa is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and encourages qualified candidates across all group demographics to apply. The University does not discriminate on the basis of personal status or group characteristic including, but not limited to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, sex, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, ancestry, or marital status.

Applicants are asked to submit the following materials: 1) cover letter detailing the applicant’s vision for the college and how the college’s vision aligns with that of the university, 2) curriculum vitae, and 3) diversity statement. The diversity statement should describe the candidate’s experiences with diversity in research, teaching, service, and/or industry, and how the candidate has potential to lead the college’s commitment to diversity. Applicants who progress in the search process will be asked to provide five references, accompanying letters of recommendation, and official transcripts.

Please submit materials by mail to The University of Tulsa, Office of Human Resources, 800 S Tucker Drive, Tulsa, OK  74104 or submit online at tulsa.edu/job-application .  The review of applications will commence immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

Confidential inquiries and expressions of interest may also be addressed to Search Committee Chair, Lori Leonard, at [email protected].

The University of Tulsa is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/ Veteran.