The University of Maryland (UMD) invites nominations and applications for the position of Dean of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
Reporting to the Senior Vice President and Provost, the next Dean of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (AGNR) will be committed to strong and innovative leadership, eager to articulate and champion a compelling and future-focused AGNR vision. Rooted by the College’s five strategic initiatives — food security; healthy watersheds and the Chesapeake Bay; sustainable agriculture; improving human, animal and environmental health; and optimizing urban environments through design, green technology, and community engagement— the Dean will promote a culture of impactful scholarship and research, supporting cross-college and school collaborations and advancing interdisciplinary research and partnerships that are in line with the University’s strategic priorities. Additionally, the Dean will be deeply committed to building a community whose members constantly intertwine diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect into their teaching and learning, research, and scholarship. Given the University of Maryland Extension is a unique and significant element under the AGNR umbrella, the Dean will thoughtfully balance their campus engagement with relationship building and engagement opportunities with key constituents across the State of Maryland and beyond. Finally, the dean will be laser focused on supporting student academic success and growing enrollment while also working to increase partnerships and philanthropic support for AGNR’s faculty, programs, and students.
Nominations and inquiries can be directed to:
Jen Meyers Pickard, Ph.D., Jessica Herrington, and Jess Cummings
MarylandAGNRDean@wittkieffer.com