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DEAN, SCHOOL OF ECONOMIC, POLITICAL AND POLICY SCIENCES

The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) seeks nominations and applications for the position of Dean of the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences (EPPS). The School operates in a strongly interdisciplinary mode, with many members of the faculty (88 full-time, 66 tenured and tenure-stream) making important contributions in several areas of research and education. Doctoral degrees are offered in Criminology, Economics, Geospatial Information Sciences, Political Science, Public Affairs, and Public Policy and Political Economy. Master's degrees are offered in Criminology, Economics, Geospatial Information Sciences, International Political Economy, Political Science, Public Affairs, Applied Sociology, Constitutional Law Studies, Legislative Studies, and Public Policy. Bachelor's degrees are offered in Criminology (B.A.), Economics (B.A. and B.S.), Geography (B.A.), Geospatial Information Sciences (B.S.), Political Science (B.A.), Public Affairs (B.S.), International Political Economy (B.A. and B.S.) and Sociology (B.A.). The School also offers graduate certificates in City Planning, Homeland Security, Crime and Justice Analysis, Economic and Demographic Data Analysis, Evaluation Research, Financial Economics, Geographic Information Systems, Local Government Management, Nonprofit Management, Remote Sensing, and Geospatial Intelligence.

Members of the EPPS faculty have distinguished records of scholarly publications, are leaders of professional societies, and many are active as principal investigators of externally sponsored research efforts. They also have distinguished themselves within the university by garnering a disproportionate share of the institution's best teacher awards. One perspective of the school's research dimensions is given by its organized research centers, which include the Center for Behavioral and Experimental Economic Science, the Center for Crime and Justice Studies, the Center for Global Collective Action, the Center for Texas Politics, the Institute for Public Affairs, the Institute for Urban Policy Research, the Negotiations Center, and the Texas Education Research Center and Texas Schools Project. EPPS serves as the home of the several scholarly journals, currently including the American Journal of Political Science, Crime and Delinquency, Defense and Peace Economics, Electoral Studies, Geographical Analysis, Issues in Science and Technology, the Journal of Economic Behavior and Organizations, and Police Quarterly.

Under the leadership of retiring Dean Brian Berry (NAS) and his immediate predecessors, EPPS has achieved major advances during this 21st century in numbers and distinction of its faculty, in the breadth of its academic offerings, and the numbers of its students and graduates. Since 2000 the numbers of Bachelor's and Master's degrees granted per year has more than doubled, and the number of Ph.D. graduates tripled. The incoming Dean of the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences will have the charge to continue this progress, in concert with UT Dallas's overall strategic plan. The Dean serves as the chief financial officer of the school and has leadership roles in working with School colleagues in the processes of hiring new faculty, mentoring faculty at all levels, reaching optimum decisions on tenure and promotion, and developing new teaching and research initiatives. The Dean also has the central responsibility for leading and guiding the School's efforts aimed at constructive engagement with the many elements of the broader Dallas community relevant to the education and research missions of the school and for working with the Office of Development to improve the foundation of private financial support for the School's activities.

Applicants for the position of Dean should have a record of scholarly achievement that provides clear qualification for a tenured professorial appointment in the School. Experience in academic leadership and administration, national stature in the appropriate scholarly communities, and achievements over and beyond the conventional domains of teaching, service and research all constitute additional positive attributes.

Questions and nominations may be directed to the Search Committee for Dean of the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost, The University of Texas at Dallas, 800 West Campbell Road, Mail Station AD23, Richardson, Texas 75080-3021. (Telephone: 972-883-2271).

Applicants for the position, however, should submit, no later than December 1, 2009, a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and contact information for no fewer than five professional references via the online application at: http://provost.utdallas.edu/facultyjobs/welcome/jobdetail/peg090611

The University of Texas at Dallas is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, citizenship status, Vietnam era or special disabled veteran's status, or sexual orientation.