Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine

Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine

The university seeks a proven leader with demonstrated vision and the ability to achieve results that support and enhance the University's educational, research, and public service mission. This position requires a bold vision of the future role of academic veterinary medicine in a global society. Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential, as is the ability to be collaborative, impartial, and able to distill complex issues and make sound judgments and recommendations on sensitive and sometimes confidential matters.

Qualities and qualifications in addition to the minimum requirements include:

• Executive leadership and vision
• Communication and collaboration
• Experience, knowledge, and education

The College of Veterinary Medicine is connected to two University of Florida administrative units, with funding and reporting structures to the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences and UF Health, the university's academic health center. As the fifth highest ranked U.S. College of Veterinary Medicine, the University of Florida seeks a seasoned professional with a distinguished record of visionary leadership, scholarly accomplishments and excellence in academic administration.

The dean establishes the strategic vision and leads the College in pursuit of its goals to provide a high-quality environment for teaching, learning, research, outreach, and clinical service.

The UF College of Veterinary Medicine is focused on the advancement of the health and welfare of animals, humans and the veterinary medical profession by offering a world-class education, innovative research and state-of-the-art clinical services.

The UF Veterinary Hospitals serve as a major regional referral center, offering a broad range of medical and surgical services and advanced diagnostics, and annually treating more than 70,000 small and large animals.

The academic health center is also a world leader in interdisciplinary research, generating 52 percent of UF's total research awards.

The University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) is a federal-state-county partnership dedicated to developing knowledge in agriculture, human and natural resources, and the life sciences, and enhancing and sustaining the quality of human life by making that information accessible.

UF/IFAS values its deep, mission-aligned partnerships across units. An excellent example of this is the strong collaboration with the College of Veterinary Medicine, especially in equine and livestock species (beef and dairy cattle and small ruminants).