1:50 p.m., Oct. 9, 2009----The University of Delaware College of Arts and Sciences is seeking nominations and applications for the position of dean, and the search committee is requesting the assistance of the campus community in identifying potential candidates for this position.

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Michael Chajes, dean of the College of Engineering and chairperson of the search committee, has asked members of the campus to pass along information about the position to colleagues and potential candidates. You can also send the names of promising candidates to Chajes, who said he would be “more than happy to contact them and encourage them to apply.”

The dean of the College of Arts and Sciences provides academic leadership for 574 faculty in 22 departments, as well as 20 programs and research centers. The college enrolls nearly half the University student body: 6,288 undergraduates and 1,237 graduate students.

Attached is a description of the position and the application process, which can be downloaded in PDF format. Information also is available at the search committee's Web site.

Additional information about the University of Delaware and about the College of Arts and Sciences is available online.

Contact Chajes at [chajes@udel.edu] if you have any questions.

Members of the search committee are: Paul Amer, Alumni Distinguished Professor of Computer and Information Sciences; Ronet Bachman, professor and chairperson of the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice; Stephen Bernhardt, Andrew B. Kirkpatrick Jr. Chair in Writing in the Department of English; J.J. Davis, vice president for administration; Randall Duncan, professor and chairperson of the Department of Biological Sciences; Paul Head, professor and chairperson of the Department of Music; James Jones, professor and director of the Black American Studies Program; Jean Laurenceau, associate professor of psychology; Kathleen Matt, dean of the College of Health Sciences; Rudolph Matthee, Distinguished Professor of History; Michael Middaugh, associate provost; and Kathryn Scantlebury, professor of chemistry and biochemistry.

The search committee will seek nominations and applications and organize candidate interviews. It is anticipated their report and recommendations will be made by March, 2010.