Dean, Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing
This position is no longer open.
The Lebanese American University (LAU) invites applications and nominations for the position of Dean of the School of Nursing. The Lebanese American University is a leading higher education institution in the Middle East operating on two campuses Beirut and Byblos and currently enrolling more than 8000 students.
The Dean of the CCNE accredited School of Nursing is the chief academic and administrative officer of the school and is responsible for all matters relating to academic leadership, external relations and administration including academic programs, faculty, staff and students. As the chief executive officer of the School of Nursing, the dean will set standards of intellectual engagement and accomplishment for the school. The dean will provide strategic vision and operational leadership and is expected to be a strategic thinker and an efficient implementer involved in the competitive positioning of the school within Lebanon and the region.
The successful candidate should have proven leadership capabilities, strong administrative experience, the ability to support teaching and research innovation, recruit and develop a diverse faculty and foster interdisciplinary collaboration with other academic programs within the university and community.
Responsibilities:
The dean will have to effectively assume the following responsibilities:
- Provide the vision and leadership needed for directing the school into future strategic directions while tackling challenges for nursing education and the profession;
- Initiate the educational, research and development programs according to a vision in line with the university mission;
- Efficiently manage academic programs, accreditation, credentials, and budget;
- Collaborate with the deans of medicine and pharmacy for establishing a symbiotic relationship in health professions education;
- Work closely with other deans on joint teaching and research programs;
- Recruit qualified faculty and staff;
- Provide leadership and supervision to faculty by creating expectations for teaching, scholarship, service and practice;
- Provide leadership and supervision to staff;
- Assume obligation for recruitment, supervision, mentoring and teaching of students;
- Provide academic and educational leadership through personal example of his/her accomplishments;
- Establish and maintain high academic standards, including innovation in teaching;
- Pursue external funding and strategic partnership to strengthen and develop school opportunities including expanded simulation and interprofessional education venues;
- Safeguard the implementation of university academic policies in the school;
- Conduct fund raising for the school;
- Serve as an ex-officio member of all school councils, and have the final approval or rejection of the said councils recommendations.
Required Qualifications:
The expected qualifications and personal characteristics are:
- Terminal degree from a recognized institution
- Record of scholarly and academic achievement appropriate for the rank of professor; this includes, but is not limited to, a doctorate degree in nursing or a related field;
- Practice experience in the field of nursing;
- Experience in academic administration;
- Record of effective practice of leadership skills;
- Evidence of effective administration of health related programs;
- Awareness of and engagement with current and emerging technology in nursing education and practice;
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
- Ability to operate in a shared governance environment;
- Experience in establishing collaborative relationships at the level of a university and with external entities;
- Personal and professional integrity, ethics, and values consistent with the university’s values and mission.
The Lebanese American University is an Equal Opportunity Employer (http://www.lau.edu.lb). To apply send an email to Search.DeanNursing2@lau.edu.lb and attach a letter of interest and a CV with a list of three references. Review of applications will begin on January 4, 2016 and will continue until the position is filled.