Dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine
- Employer
- Louisiana State University
- Location
- Louisiana, United States
- Salary
- Competitive Salary
- Date posted
- Dec 16, 2020
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- Position Type
- Faculty Positions, Health & Medicine, Veterinary Sciences, Administrative, Deans
- Employment Level
- Executive
- Employment Type
- Full Time
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Louisiana State University (LSU) invites applications
and nominations for the position of the Dean of the School of
Veterinary Medicine. The Dean reports directly to the Executive
Vice President and Provost and serves as the Chief Executive
Officer of the School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM). The Dean
provides leadership and ultimate administrative oversight for all
aspects of academic life within the SVM, including strategic
planning, major initiatives, fiscal management, personnel
development, academic programs, research enterprises, and student
enrollment. The Dean also has primary responsibilities for the
Veterinary Teaching Hospital and Clinics (VTH&C), the
Veterinary Medical Library, the Louisiana Animal Disease Diagnostic
Laboratory (LADDL) plus external initiatives that include community
outreach and development.
General Responsibilities
- Provides leadership for all academic matters of the School including, academic degree programs and certificates as well as recruiting, retaining, and graduating students in MS, DVM, and PhD degree programs.
- Displays a commitment to the development and maintenance of a richly diverse teaching and learning environment, including online course format, which is reflective of societal demographics and the needs of those accessing veterinary services.
- Fully engages the larger community in the SVM’s initiatives and programs as well as advocates on behalf of the SVM’s constituents in a manner conducive to enhanced funding from various sources.
- Cultivates external resources and serves as the lead on alumni relations and fundraising.
- Fosters interdisciplinary research and develops interdisciplinary programs within LSU and with other universities.
- Commits to advancing innovative research, clinical medicine and surgery, and information technology.
- Oversees the personnel of the School, including hiring of and caring for exceptional faculty and staff, preparing annual evaluations for direct reports, and supporting professional development opportunities.
- Provides strategic direction and oversight in a Responsibility Center Management (RCM) model for an annual operating budget of approximately $18.7M in state funding, $20.9M in self-generated funding, and a $10.5M endowment.
- Imparts executive leadership of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital and Clinics (VTH&C).
- Works collaboratively and collegially with faculty to advance nationally and internationally the School’s mission of excellence in research, teaching, and service to the profession.
- Supports a shared governance environment and engages faculty in determining the goals and mission of the SVM.
- Able to articulate a vision for producing and understanding the contemporary, comprehensive role that veterinary schools play in One Health and Health Disparities initiatives and a vision of how the SVM should position itself for the future in global education, research and service programs where veterinary clinical, diagnostic, community services, and biomedical research is essential.
- Demonstrates business acumen in all aspects of the School’s endeavors, including strategic planning and developing new external and internal funding sources to enhance SVM’s research portfolios.
- Maintains a deep commitment to diversity in its broadest terms.
- Denotes strong interpersonal, communication, and decision-making abilities to interact effectively within a diverse faculty, staff, and student population.
- Forms and maintains partnerships with the private sector, professional organizations, and campus entities.
- Supports the development of online programs and certificates in line with faculty vision.
- Exhibits the ability to advance SVM’s best interests internally and externally.
- Demonstrates an understanding of the life cycle of faculty, including rank, promotion, tenure, and academic leave.
- Able to communicate the impact of SVM’s funding priorities in a way that is compelling, clear, memorable, and sincere.
- Improved student diversity whereby the Under Represented Minority (URM) pool of DVM program applicants has held steady at approximately 21 percent, and the Class of 2024 has 28 percent URM;
- Development of minority affinity groups, including the LSU SVM Student Association of Black Veterinarians and a soon-to-be-established Latin X student organization;
- Established minority scholarships for recruitment;
- Added diversity and inclusion education in the DVM curriculum;
- Improved diversity in the administration, including the first Asian male associate dean, the first Black female assistant dean, and the first female department head; and
- Created implicit bias training for faculty search committees and individuals reviewing student applications.
- Advancing arts and culture;
- Transforming education;
- Developing leaders;
- Fostering research and catalyzing economic development;
- Bridging the coast, energy, and environment;
- Improving health and wellbeing.
- Ranking No. 2 in the nation for private-sector job growth in the South based on data from the US Bureau of Labor in 2015;
- Ranking No.6 for low student loan debt following graduation in 2017 according to U.S. News;
- Being named No. 7 in the nation for the best living environment in the 2014 ranking of Best & Worst States for Business by Chief Executive magazine;
- Ranking No. 1 nationwide in ACT score gains in 2015, according to Greater Baton Rouge Business Report; and
- The Southwest Louisiana’s Creole Nature Trail, a 180-mile scenic byway, receiving an All-American Road designation.
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