CINSAM Director Ad Listing

Northern Kentucky University is looking for an individual to join us as Director of the Center for Integrative Natural Science and Mathematics (CINSAM).   The individual will also hold the Dorothy Herrmann Endowed Chair.  CINSAM is at the core of our efforts to enhance scholarship and education in the STEM disciplines—through both traditional and less traditional methods.  Our commitment to civic engagement, undergraduate research, and excellence in the STEM disciplines makes this an exciting opportunity for an individual interested in reaching across traditional boundaries to form partnerships across the campus and between the campus and the community.  We believe the best fit for this position will be the individual who has the following characteristics:  1.  meet tenure requirements with the title of Associate or Full Professor in one of the natural sciences, mathematics, or computer science; 2. have administrative experiences which characterize an informed and collaborative professional who can lead and inspire others;  3. have a demonstrated commitment to undergraduate research and scholarship; 4. have experience with external funding;  5.  demonstrated interest in innovative efforts to enhance STEM disciplines in P-16,  through undergraduate research, grants, and through effective community engagement.

To find out more about CINSAM and its programs, visit the CINSAM website:  http://www.nku.edu/~cinsam/

The CINSAM Director reports to the Dean of Arts and Sciences and will be tenured in the appropriate department.  Interested candidates should electronically submit a CV, names and contact information for 5 professional references (these references will not be contacted without candidate permission), and cover letter addressing relevant experience to Dr. Diana McGill, Chair, CINSAM Director Search, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY.  Electronic applications are encouraged to CINSAMSearch@nku.edu. Review of candidates will begin on October 1, 2008 and continue until the position is filled.

Located seven miles from downtown Cincinnati in an area offering an outstanding quality of life, NKU is a nationally recognized metropolitan university of 15,000 students committed to active engagement with the Northern Kentucky/Greater Cincinnati region of over two million people. The campus is expanding rapidly, with growing enrollment and construction of academic and co-curricular facilities. We are among the few institutions recognized by Carnegie for our civic engagement.  Our institution is built on core values that emphasize multidimensional excellence, learner-centered education, access across the lifespan, civic engagement, diversity and multiculturalism, innovation, collegiality, and collaboration across disciplines and professional fields. NKU is committed to recruiting and retaining faculty, staff, and administrators who have both the interest and ability to work across the full breadth of the University’s mission.

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