Dean - College of Business Administration

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Position Information Job Title Dean - College of Business Administration Department CBA Essential Functions The University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO) seeks a visionary and growth-oriented leader to serve as Dean of the College of Business Administration (CBA). Situated in Omaha, home to eleven Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000 companies, including iconic Berkshire Hathaway, Union Pacific, Peter Kiewit Sons, and Mutual of Omaha, CBA provides an unparallelled opportunity for an entrepreneurial leader to leverage these assets to create opportunities for students and faculty, to serve the University’s mission as an urban community-engaged university, and to bolster UNO’s role as an engine for workforce development in the Omaha region.

UNO seeks a Dean for CBA who combines strategic leadership with respected scholarship and / or professional accomplishments, outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, collaboration, creative energy, entrepreneurial ambition, well-honed fundraising skills, and a strong growth orientation. CBA’s next leader will nurture and strengthen the College’s excellent teaching, research, and collegial culture while driving innovation, technological growth, and partnerships with the business community.

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Founded in 1908, UNO is Nebraska’s premier metropolitan university and one of four campuses of the University of Nebraska. With over 15,000 students enrolled in more than 200 programs of study, UNO is recognized nationally for its strengths in undergraduate, graduate, and online education, military friendliness, and community engagement. Embracing its identity as a metropolitan university, UNO is guided by its dedication to excellence, engagement, inclusion, discovery, integrity; its Maverick spirit of resilience, independent thinking and entrepreneurism; and its focus on student-centeredness and opportunity for social mobility.

The University of Nebraska does not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status and / or political affiliation in its programs, activities, or employment. UNO is an AA / EEO / ADA institution. For questions, accommodations or assistance, please call / contact the HR Specialist at 402.554.2463. Work Schedule 8am-5pm, some evenings and weekends Additional Duties Required Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience as an intellectual leader with the breadth of vision necessary to represent all areas of the College of Business Administration, develop a shared vision for the future, and build programs of excellence within the college.
• Exemplary academic and / or professional achievements, strategic leadership ability, outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, entrepreneurial spirit and high energy; and passion for the unique metropolitan mission of UNO.
• Demonstrated skill and ability to work effectively with and inspire a broad range of constituents (including senior leadership, faculty, students, staff, alumni, donors and external partners, and business community leaders), forge connections among constituents, and bring them together to pursue mission-driven goals and raise CBA’s reputation within and beyond the university.
• A strong desire and skill to serve as both the internal face and the external face of CBA with a bold vision for the important College’s role in advancing social mobility, workforce development, innovation, and the creation of an entrepreneurial ecosystem..
• A background of substantive recognized leadership within higher education, the business community, or the public sector with a strong understanding of how a business school within a public research university functions.
• While many successful candidates will hold an earned doctorate from an accredited institution and will have academic qualifications that merit appointment as a tenured full professor in an academic discipline represented within the College of Business Administration, we are equally interested in exceptional candidates who have cultivated equivalent knowledge and impact through significant executive-level experience and hold advanced degrees in business or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications Preferred qualifications include : - Demonstrated record as an academic leader- Ability to foster a shared vision, lead strategic planning, and build consensus- Experience creating a welcoming and inclusive environment- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills- Commitment to student success and engagement- Experience generating external funding and developing resources- Managerial acumen and experience (e.g., personnel, budget, operations)- Appreciation for the value of branding, marketing, and public relations Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Regularly sits; may stand, walk. See, hear, speak and use of hands.