[ecrea] Position Announcement: Director of the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Arizona State University

DIRECTOR, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

New College of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences

Arizona State University

The School of Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS) in the New College of

Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences, at Arizona State University (ASU) 
invites application

for School Director. This is an opportunity to take a leadership role in 
a rapidly growing,

socially conscious, innovative liberal arts college embedded in an R1 
research

institution. SBS transcends disciplinary boundaries and fosters work 
that engages with

the community and the world.

The successful applicant will be expected to provide administrative 
vision, leadership,

and management for the School; to contribute to and foster the School’s

interdisciplinary teaching and research missions; to engage in research 
and teaching

that complement and strengthen current offerings and emphases in SBS; to 
engage

undergraduate and graduate students both in teaching and research; and 
to coordinate

efforts to acquire research funding that draws upon the diverse 
capabilities of SBS

faculty. We are seeking exceptional senior candidates for appointment at 
the rank of

Full Professor. We seek a leader who has an open and dynamic leadership 
style,

values transparency and collaboration, and has a proven track record of 
institutional

advocacy. We serve approximately 2,500 undergraduate majors (1,500 
online and

about 1,000 in person) and 130 Masters students. The school has 50 full 
time faculty, 5

undergraduate degrees, and 4 Master’s level programs. We are currently 
developing

two new Master’s level programs and a PhD.

A founding premise of the school is that the study of human behavior, 
social institutions,

and culture can be best understood through interdisciplinary 
perspectives that integrate

diverse intellectual and methodological systems of inquiry. Through 
challenging

coursework, the students and faculty of SBS seek to understand how the 
human mind

works, how we communicate with one another, how and why we organize into 
social

and political groups as it relates to vital causes and issues, and 
ultimately how we make

sense of our world and the many places we occupy within it. Members of 
our School are

committed to excellence in teaching and research, and SBS is proud of the

accomplishments of our faculty, students, and graduates. We are a 
research-oriented

school where our priority is the discovery of new knowledge in all of 
our degree areas,

including majors in: Communication, Political Science, Psychology, 
Sociology, Social

and Behavioral Sciences, and Social Justice and Human Rights. We offer 
minors and

certificates in such areas as Public Relations and Strategic Communication,

Sociocultural Anthropology, Applied Social Science, and Diversity and 
Equity Studies.

SBS also offers several Master's degree programs and a new PhD program in

Psychology and Law (tentatively scheduled to start in Fall 2018). 
Students are

encouraged to participate in faculty-student collaborative research 
projects; to explore

cross-cultural and global perspectives; to employ the latest computer 
technology; and,

to apply what they have learned in community-based internships.

More information about the School, its faculty, and its degree programs 
can be found

at: https://newcollege.asu.edu/social-behavioral-sciences-degree-programs

*Required Qualifications*: The person appointed must have a PhD in 
Anthropology,

Communication, Economics, Geography, Political Science, Psychology, 
Sociology, or a

related discipline. In addition, candidates must demonstrate a) a 
research record of

excellence warranting appointment as a Full Professor with Tenure at ASU; b)

successful administrative experience comparable to the chair level or 
above; c) an

ongoing program of research and publication; d) a record of successful 
teaching; e)

evidence of ability to promote interdisciplinary collaborations in 
research and teaching;

f) evidence of commitment to diversity, and g) demonstrated experience 
promoting

funded research.

*Desired qualifications*: a) demonstrated experience working across the 
disciplines,

and b) history of successful extramural funding when relevant to field 
of study.

*Deadline: January 30, 2017*; if not filled, every Monday thereafter 
until the search is

closed.

*Application procedures*: Only electronic applications are accepted. 
Send curriculum

vitae, letter of application including a statement describing your 
research program and

teaching philosophy, a statement describing your administrative 
philosophy, and three

names of references along with contact information *in a single pdf *to: 
Ms. Sara

Cutrone at: (Sara.Cutrone /at/ asu.edu). Applicants should reference position 
#11844 in

their application.

Arizona State University is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor and an Equal 
Opportunity/

Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered 
without regard to

race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, protected 
veteran status, or any other

basis protected by law. ASU's full non-discrimination statement (ACD 
401) and Title IX

policy are located at https://www.asu.edu/aad/manuals/acd/acd401.html and

https://www.asu.edu/titleIX

All offers of employment are contingent upon the successful outcome (as 
determined by

the university) of the pre-employment screening activities, including a 
criminal history

check (or a fingerprint check), under Arizona Board of Regents policy 6-709.

ASU has developed a vision for the “New American University.” We believe the

university can transform society and enable student success. We value 
innovation,

transcend disciplinary boundaries, and foster work that engages with the 
community

and the world http://newamericanuniversity.asu.edu/#1. ASU has been 
named by US

News and World Report as the #1 Most Innovative University in the 
Country for the past

two years. New College, located on ASU’s West Campus, has a special 
place in this

mission as a socially embedded, interdisciplinary, liberal arts college 
with the resources

of and, in the context of, an R1 research institution.

Dr. J. Macgregor Wise

Interim Director, School of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Professor of Communication Studies

New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences

Arizona State University

4701 West Thunderbird Road

Glendale, AZ 85306-4908

(602) 543 6646; (602) 543 4565 (fax)

http://newcollege.asu.edu <http://newcollege.asu.edu/>

https://newcollege.asu.edu/sbs


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