Provost and Dean Search
Profile & Job Description
Washington College invites nominations and applications for the position of Provost and Dean of the College. Among the nation's leading liberal arts colleges, with a proud history of educating leaders since its founding in 1782 under the patronage of George Washington, Washington College provides a truly distinctive education to a student body of approximately 1400 undergraduates and 50 - 60 part-time graduate students.
Washington College is located in historic Chestertown on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, 90 minutes from Baltimore, Philadelphia and Washington, DC. The College takes full advantage of its proximity to the nation's capital and to the educational and co-curricular opportunities presented by the Chesapeake Bay. The College has established three centers of excellence which highlight key aspects of its identity: the C.V. Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience, the Center for Environment & Society, and the Rose O'Neill Literary House. It is also home to the Sophie Kerr Prize, the nation's largest undergraduate literary prize.
The College seeks a dynamic, visionary leader who can build upon its academic and programmatic strengths, promote the distinctive quality of its liberal arts education, and meet the educational challenges the College will face in the 21st century. The Provost and Dean of the College is the chief academic officer of the College and provides intellectual leadership and support for all academic departments and multi-disciplinary programs. The Provost and Dean of the College plays a central role in faculty recruitment, promotion, retention, and continuing professional development and works closely with the President and other members of the College's senior staff on budgetary, academic, strategic planning, and educational policy issues. The ideal Provost and Dean of the College will have a strong grasp of the pedagogical, technological, economic, and social challenges and opportunities currently facing liberal arts colleges and a clearly articulated vision for the future of liberal arts education. He or she will work to continue the College's commitment to and success in faculty diversity and will have demonstrated the ability to work creatively and collaboratively with the faculty in matters of College governance. Candidates must have experience in college-wide curriculum assessment and evaluation. Candidates must hold an earned doctorate and have a record of teaching success and scholarly or artistic accomplishment. Candidates must also qualify for appointment at the rank of professor in one of the departments of the College. For more information about Washington College and its programs, please explore the website: www.washcoll.edu. Review of application materials will begin in October 2011 and will continue until the position is filled. Nominations, inquiries and applications, including letter of interest and curriculum vitae, should be forwarded, in confidence, to:
Steve Leo, Principal
Matt Bunting, Associate
Storbeck/Pimentel & Associates, LLC
wcprovost@storbeckpimentel.com
802-489-5485