• Job Description

  Req#: R87092

  Screen reader users may encounter difficulty with this site. For assistance with applying, please contact hr-accessibleapplication@osu.edu. If you have questions while submitting an application, please review these frequently asked questions.

  Current Employees and Students:

  If you are currently employed or enrolled as a student at The Ohio State University, please l og in to Workday to use the internal application process.

  Welcome to The Ohio State University's career site. We invite you to apply to positions of interest. In order to ensure your application is complete, you must complete the following:

  • Ensure you have all necessary documents available when starting the application process. You can review the additional job description section on postings for documents that may be required. You will be presented with the opportunity to attach up to five (5) documents in the Application Documents section. If necessary, please consider combining documents into one file.

  • If you require any assistance with including the necessary documents in the application process, please reach out to HRConnection@osu.edu.

  • Resume parsing is not effective on documents which exceed one (1) page. As a result, it is not recommended to select Autofill with Resume when applying if using a resume or CV which exceeds one (1) page.

  • Prior to submitting your application, please review and update (if necessary) the information in your candidate profile as it will transfer to your application.

  Job Title:

  Director - School of Environment & Natural Resources

  Department:

  FAES | Dean-VP Operating

  Job Description
  The Director administratively leads a comprehensive and diverse program of research, teaching, and extension/outreach. We are particularly interested in applications from individuals with diverse life experiences and whose record/potential indicates the ability to successfully foster effective, collegial, cooperative, and productive relationships among students, staff, and faculty within the School and with other departments, programs and stakeholders in the College, at the University and beyond. In addition, the Director is expected to work with other unit leaders and administrators to advance the vision and missions of the School to optimize resource needs of the School and promote the School and College with tribal, local, state, national, and international organizations. The Director is the Tenure Initiating Unit (TIU) Head for SENR. The Director reports jointly to the Vice President for Agricultural Administration/Dean of CFAES and the CFAES Senior Associate Dean/Director of Faculty and Staff Affairs.
  
  Qualifications

  Candidates must: hold an earned doctorate in a field connected to one of the disciplines of the School; be eligible for appointment as a tenured full professor in any of the disciplinary areas in SENR; exhibit ability to administer and manage fiscal and human resources of a large multidisciplinary academic unit; demonstrate leadership qualities including forward-thinking and the ability to inspire impactful scholarship; have experience developing academic and extension/outreach programs with an entrepreneurial approach; be committed to Ohio State’s Shared Values , which includes diversity, equity, and inclusion, particularly with a demonstrated ability to work with, recruit, and retain diverse faculty, staff, students and to engage with a diverse portfolio of stakeholders; have a demonstrated ability to provide leadership spanning disciplinary boundaries by developing and maintaining productive working relationships among the disciplinary areas within the School and with other department chairs and school directors, alumni, University personnel, state and federal agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and other stakeholders.

  Additional Information:

  The School of Environment and Natural Resources. The School is dedicated to applying science to better understand and address pressing environmental and natural resource management problems. Our programs are led and delivered by faculty and staff with expertise in various aspects of aquatic ecology and water resources, environmental social sciences, forestry, rural sociology, soil science, and wildlife ecology. The School offers 5 bachelor’s degree majors serving over 800 undergraduate students: Environment, Economy, Development and Sustainability; Environmental Policy and Decision Making; Environmental Science; Natural Resource Management; and Forestry, Fisheries, and Wildlife. The School strives to prepare students for professional careers at the intersection of fields such as sustainable resource management and environmental policy; across a broad domain including research, education, and communication. Graduate programs serve over 140 combined students in a certificate program, a Master of Science program, a professional practice Master of Environment and Natural Resources, or a Ph.D. program. The School is actively engaged in serving numerous external stakeholders through extension and outreach efforts. Additional details of these programs can be found at: https://senr.osu.edu/about-us/extension-resources-directory. The School’s active research portfolio is a mix of applied and basic research across a wide range of disciplines, including biophysical sciences (soil science, forestry, fisheries, aquatic sciences, wildlife, and ecosystem restoration) and social sciences (sociology, political science, psychology, decision-making and risk sciences). Our research attracts support from federal and state agencies, private industry, and foundations, with total research expenditures exceeding $4 million annually. More details can be found at: https://senr.osu.edu/research/research-program-areas. The School’s over 40 faculty and 100 staff members are distributed across both the Columbus and CFAES Wooster campuses and expands to Stone Lab island campus on Lake Erie. The Director will be based on the Columbus campus with expectations to travel to locations of the School. SENR is committed to fostering diverse, equitable, and unconditionally inclusive culture in thought and action. Additional information, including the current strategic plan, is available at the department’s website, https://senr.osu.edu/about-us.

  Application Procedure: Review of applications will begin November 17, 2023 and continue until a qualified candidate is identified. Nominations of qualified individuals are invited at any time. Qualified persons are requested to submit the following: 1) a letter of application; 2) a statement of the applicant’s vision for the School and administrative philosophy, which should address leadership experiences and qualifications (specifically addressing abilities to bolster faculty eminence, teaching excellence and impactful engaged scholarship/outreach/Extension); 3) a complete curriculum vitae 4) names, addresses, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses, of three references and 5) a statement of demonstrated efforts that reflect Ohio State’s Shared Values and that might further advance our mission and institutional excellence. Initial nominations and inquiries will be kept confidential. In addition to completing online application forms, all above listed materials will be uploaded as a single PDF at LINK. Apply: https://hr.osu.edu/careers/

  Questions and nominations should be directed to:

  Dr. Jamie Strange, Chair of the Search Committee

  Professor and Chair, Department of Entomology

  Telephone: +1 614-292-9325
  strange.54@osu.edu

  The Ohio State University is committed to establishing a culturally and intellectually diverse environment, encouraging all members of our learning community to reach their full potential. We are responsive to dual-career families and strongly promote work-life balance to support our community members through a suite of institutionalized policies. We are an NSF Advance Institution and a member of the Ohio/Western Pennsylvania/West Virginia Higher Education Recruitment Consortium. The Ohio State University is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, disability status, or protected veteran status.

  Location:

  Kottman Hall (0340)

  Position Type:

  Regular

  Scheduled Hours:

  40

  Shift:

  First Shift

  The Ohio State University believes in diversity in people and ideas. What Ohio State does matters. And how we do it matters. When we are at our best, we make a real difference to people. Our size, breadth, geography, history and standard of excellence position us to drive the future of higher education. We believe that the university should be a place where people can work and learn together in a safe environment, free of violence, harassment, discrimination, exploitation, or intimidation. As such, finalists for any faculty position that carries tenure must sign an authorization and disclosure form, which will allow current or prior employer(s) to share information to the University regarding any findings of employment-related misconduct or disciplinary proceedings against a candidate and/or any pending investigations related to alleged misconduct. Such information shall include findings and pending investigations with respect to sexual harassment, violence, or harassment; research misconduct; financial fraud or misconduct; foreign influence violations, grant misuse or misconduct; and/or any other type of finding or pending investigation relating to a candidate’s employer’s policies and rules governing faculty conduct that may reasonably be expected to affect a candidate’s appointment. If the University becomes aware of any past finding of misconduct or pending investigations that were not disclosed, Ohio State will treat that as a serious omission and reserves the right to rescind an offer or terminate employment.

  Final candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check. A drug screen or physical may be required during the post offer process.

  Thank you for your interest in positions at The Ohio State University and Wexner Medical Center. Once you have applied, the most updated information on the status of your application can be found by visiting the Candidate Home section of this site. Please view your submitted applications by logging in and reviewing your status. For answers to additional questions please review the frequently asked questions .

  The Ohio State University is an equal opportunity employer.

  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, disability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, genetic information, HIV/AIDS status, military status, national origin, race, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy, protected veteran status, or any other basis under the law.

  Applicants are encouraged to complete and submit the Equal Employment Identification form.

• About the company

  The Ohio State University, commonly Ohio State or OSU, is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio.

Notice