Dean, Jane Addams College of Social Work

Hiring Department: Jane Addams College of Social Work

Location: Chicago, IL USA

Requisition : 1042650

Salary: The budgeted salary range for this position is $325,000 to $450,000. Final salary offered will be determined by a thorough assessment of available market data, internal salary equity, candidate experience and qualifications, and budget constraints.

Our mission at the University of Illinois Chicago is to provide the broadest access to the highest levels of educational, research, and clinical excellence. Named an Opportunity University by the Carnegie Foundation, UIC is a nationally recognized engine of social mobility, ranked first in Illinois and ninth nationally among public universities in U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges.

Located in the heart of Chicago, UIC is the city’s largest university and only public research institution. With regional campuses in Peoria, Rockford, Springfield and Urbana, UIC has 16 academic colleges serving more than 37,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students. More than half of our students are first-generation, while 56% are Pell-eligible. Our hospital and clinics provide care to the most underserved communities in Chicago.

And nearly half a billion dollars in annual research funding supports discovery and provides solutions to complex problems.

Recognized as one of the most culturally rich campuses in the nation, UIC is a leader in providing world-class education with real-world impact. At UIC, access and excellence thrive together, creating transformational and generational change for both our students and the communities we serve. Students become professionals in law; business; engineering; education; liberal arts and sciences; urban planning; and architecture, design and the arts.

In addition to having one of the largest colleges of medicine in the country, UIC offers programs in dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, social work and applied health sciences. It is the state’s principal educator of health professionals.

At UIC, we make access and excellence known every day.

This position is intended to be eligible for benefits. This includes Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, a Retirement Plan, Paid time Off, and Tuition waivers for employees and dependents.

The University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) invites applications, inquiries, and nominations for the next dean of the Jane Addams College of Social Work (JACSW). Nationally recognized for scholarship, professional education, community engagement, and a sustained commitment to justice, JACSW carries forward the legacy of Jane Addams and the Hull-House movement in a contemporary urban context.

UIC seeks an accomplished scholar and experienced academic leader who will embrace the university's distinctive role as an urban-serving public research university and advance the college's educational, research, and public-service missions. At a time when the need for social workers is accelerating and the profession faces increasingly complex opportunities and challenges, the new JACSW dean will chart the course for the college to build on its strengths, forge new pathways, and shape the future of social work.

The next dean will be a nationally recognized scholar with an academic leadership record commensurate with the complexity of the role and an approach characterized by openness, reliability, intellectual curiosity, accountability, and respect.

The dean is the chief academic and administrative officer of the Jane Addams College of Social Work. As such, the next dean will develop and implement a shared strategic direction; advance academic quality and…