Dean - Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
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- Case Western Reserve University
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- Cleveland, Ohio
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Case Western Reserve University invites applications and nominations for the next Dean of its highly regarded Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences. Reporting directly to Provost Ben Vinson III, the Dean serves as the chief academic and administrative officer of the School, and as such, is instrumental in guiding its future.
CWRU seeks an individual with an unwavering commitment to, and clear history of actions to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in their leadership, research and teaching. Equity, diversity, and inclusion celebrates all aspects of diversity, including differences in social and economic backgrounds, gender, gender expression, age, race, ethnicity, political affiliation, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and varying approaches to, and views on intellectual issues.
CWRU seeks an individual with a proven record of top-tier scholarship that has had a meaningful impact on the field of social work and applied social science, or a highly regarded, academically oriented practitioner or nonprofit leader with prior academic experience, who embraces the mission of the Mandel School -- to develop leaders of social change in direct practice, community practice and nonprofit management.
The Dean serves as the chief executive and academic officer for the School, and in that capacity, sets the standard for intellectual, scholarly and professional engagement and accomplishment by providing a strategic vision for, and operational leadership of all programs, people, facilities and initiatives of the school. The Dean is expected to collaborate with Interim President Cowen, (and subsequently with incoming President Eric Kaler), Provost Vinson, and with Case Western Reserve’s vice presidents, deans and department chairs on the full array of initiatives that make up Case Western Reserve’s ambitious agenda for unparalleled scholarly, teaching and service excellence.
The Mandel School has a diverse array of faculty and staff, including 20 tenured or tenure-track faculty, 9 non-tenure track faculty, 10 research faculty and 62 research staff. The Mandel School has 9 field staff and 80 adjunct faculty. The Mandel School is home to an impressive 10 endowed professorships, awarded to individuals widely recognized for making significant contributions to scholarship.
The new Dean, in their capacity as the chief executive and academic officer for the school, will be responsible for maintaining the high standard for intellectual, scholarly and professional engagement and accomplishment for all the faculty, staff and students while leading the school in the execution of its shared vision for the future. The new Dean is also expected to promote and facilitate a robust research agenda and ensure excellence in undergraduate and graduate education, including the development and implementation of collaborative academic programs within the School in consonance with the University’s strategic plan.
The University invites inquiries, nominations, and applications for the position of Dean of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences. Interested individuals should provide an electronic version of their curriculum vitae along with a bullet point summary of key accomplishments in each leadership role held. Applicants are also asked to submit a statement explaining how their research, teaching, and/or service have contributed to diversity, equity and inclusion within their scholarly field and/or how their individual and/or collaborative efforts have promoted structural justice inside and outside institutions of higher learning.
Case Western Reserve University has retained Drs. Ilene H. Nagel and Steven R. Lerman of Education Executives to assist with this search. Confidential inquiries, nominations, and applications should be sent via e-mail to:
Ilene H. Nagel & Steven R. Lerman
Education Executives, LLC
https://www.edexsearch.com/
CWRU.Mandel@edexsearch.com
In employment, as in education, Case Western Reserve University is committed to Equal Opportunity and Diversity. Women, veterans, members of underrepresented minority groups, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Case Western Reserve University provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the Office of Equity at 216.368.3066 to request a reasonable accommodation. Determinations as to granting reasonable accommodations for any applicant will be made on a case-by-case basis.
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Case Western Reserve University is among the nation's leading research institutions. Founded in 1826 and shaped by the unique merger of the Case Institute of Technology and Western Reserve University, Case Western Reserve is distinguished by its strengths in education, research, service and experiential learning. Located in Cleveland's University Circle, we offer nationally recognized programs in the arts and sciences, dental medicine, engineering, law, management, medicine, nursing and social sciences.
Student enrollment exceeds 9,800 students, forty percent of whom are undergraduates. Facultyand students hail from more than 90 countries, with academic interests that reach every region of the world. Case Western Reserve, with the support of individuals, corporations and foundations, aids nearly 100 designated research centers.
As a service-oriented institution dedicated to civic leadership, Case Western Reserve seeks individually and collectively to prepare our students to improve the human condition and to direct the benefits of discovery toward a better society. This effort is not limited to the university's classrooms, laboratories, libraries, residence halls and athletic fields, but includes partnerships with many other institutions. We build these partnerships believing that our ability to improve the human condition should begin in our own community.
Case Western Reserve University remains Ohio's top-ranked school among the nation's premier national universities, as ranked by U.S. News & World Report and is the only Ohio institution ranked in the top 50 nationally. We promote a culture of inquiry marked by rigor, creativity, curiosity, innovation, respect, sensitivity and open communication of ideas.
The university supports interdisciplinary partnerships in education and research with numerous faculty holding joint appointments in more than one Case Western Reserve school or department, as well as at neighboring institutions. These relationships launched many of the unique pairings of science, business and liberal arts into the centers and programs that enhance the undergraduate and graduate experience at the university. Our dual degree programs enrich the educational experience for those students who choose to balance the technical requirements of engineering or the sciences with a strong interest in the humanities.
With more than $375 million in research funding annually, the university attracts outstanding undergraduate and graduate students along with renowned faculty whose research has made significant contributions to the way we live and work. Case Western Reserve counts 15 Nobel laureates among our alumni and current and former faculty, including the first American scientist to ever receive the prize.
Our students' experiences in cultural institutions, clinics, social service agencies and industry are not viewed as “extra-curricular,” but create the learning experience that defines a Case Western Reserve education. The university's service programs in the Cleveland Municipal School District have impacted more than 145,000 students with more than 43 signature programs. The university has launched more than 580 community partnerships on the local, national and international levels. Annually the university sponsors Case for Community Day, an event where hundreds of Case Western Reserve employees and students lend their time and talent to targeted community development projects in the Greater Cleveland area.
Our alumni number more than 110,000 and constitute a “who's who” of every profession. Alumni represent one of the university's strongest resources, playing a vital role in campus life through their work as advisors, mentors, friends and advocates.
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