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Dean, School of Public Health-Bloomington, Indiana University

Indiana University

Indiana, United States

(on-site)

Posted 30+ days ago

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Education

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Position Summary

THE OPPORTUNITY

Indiana University Bloomington (IUB), the flagship campus of Indiana University and a member of the Association of American Universities, invites applications and nominations for a visionary leader to serve as the next Dean of the School of Public Health-Bloomington (SPH-B).

The School of Public Health-Bloomington, founded in 1946, today serves more than 3,700 undergraduate and 450 graduate students with faculty and staff of more than 375, on an annual budget of approximately $55 million. The School encompasses five academic departments of Applied Health Science; Environmental and Occupational Health; Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Kinesiology; and Health and Wellness Design. SPH-B also houses prominent academic centers, institutes, working groups, and laboratories that together span the fields of population health and wellness locally and internationally. Since its renaming to a School of Public Health in 2012, SPH-B has continued to expand its educational offerings and scholarly reach, with research expenditures in the most recent year topping $26 million, a 20% increase over the last five years.

The new SPH-B Dean will pursue a competitive strategy that will further establish the School's distinctive brand as an innovative and entrepreneurial school focused on transformative pedagogy, impactful scholarship, and improving health in Indiana and beyond. The Dean will engage internal and external stakeholders in the critical work of the School and find willing partners throughout the state of Indiana and beyond who will further SPH's mission, broaden its reach, bring significant new resources, and amplify its impact.

The Dean of the School of Public Health-Bloomington reports directly to the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor at IU Bloomington and is the chief academic and administrative officer of the School. S/he will lead more than 225 faculty members and 150 staff in developing and articulating a clear vision for the next stage of the School's development and will work closely within the School and across the campus and community to realize that vision. Direct reports to the Dean include assistant and associate deans, operational directors, and support staff. More information on the School can be found online .

The successful candidate will be an entrepreneurial and visionary leader and scholar who will inspire faculty, students, staff, alumni, donors, and friends to engage in the work of advancing the School's upward trajectory. The dean will be a champion for teaching and research, have outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, high energy, political astuteness, and a personal style that engenders trust and respect. The Dean will be visible in the IU community, have an appreciation and passion for the mission of public higher education, and be a compelling public representative of SPH-B to the world.

ABOUT IU BLOOMINGTON

The School of Public Health-Bloomington collaborates broadly in interdisciplinary efforts across one of the nation's leading public academic institutions at IU Bloomington, whose highly ranked programs in business, public policy, life sciences, and the arts, among many others, create a vibrant learning and research community. Founded in 1820, the Bloomington campus enrolls more than 38,000 undergraduate and 10,000 graduate students who learn, explore, and grow in more than 300 bachelor's and graduate programs and with access to more than 200 research centers and institutes across 17 schools and colleges. Located just an hour south of the state capital in Indianapolis, IU Bloomington is widely considered to be one of the country's most beautiful university campuses. Bloomington itself, a city of almost 90,000, stands among the highest-ranked college towns for quality of life in the nation.

IU Bloomington is the flagship campus for Indiana University, which includes nine total campuses across Indiana and the nation's largest medical school, serving more than 90,700 students from all 50 U.S. states (plus Washington, D.C.) and 164 countries.

Basic Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

For the next SPH-B Dean, IU Bloomington seeks an exceptional leader who is passionate about the School's mission, committed to its standards of excellence, and prescient and optimistic about its future potential.

A terminal degree is required and strongly preferred in, or related to, SPH's areas of study. Candidates should have a record of successful scholarship, a demonstrable record of engagement in higher education, or other leadership experiences that would qualify them to hold a tenured faculty position at IU.

While no one person will likely embody all the professional qualifications, skills, experiences, and personal qualities desirable in this role, the successful candidate will bring many of the following:

A clear commitment to undergraduate and graduate public health education and SPH-B's academic values and educational mission.
An entrepreneurial and creative vision for SPH-B.
Demonstrated capacity for leadership that leverages the opportunities and challenges facing the field of public health and higher education today.
A clear commitment to research, teaching, and service with a willingness to set clear, measurable, aspirational goals for the advancement of SPH-B.
A record of distinguished scholarship.
A demonstrated commitment to recruiting and retaining an exceptional faculty and staff and supporting their academic and professional aspirations.
Experience in strategic planning, managing complex budgets, and developing strategies for long-term financial sustainability and growth.
Demonstrated ability and enthusiasm for engaging industry and community leaders in the work of SPH-B, connecting students and faculty with opportunities for scholarship and learning and the advancement of public health.
An ability to solicit and steward private financial support from alumni, the philanthropic community, industry partners, and other friends of SPH-B.
The ability to work cooperatively and effectively with administrators, faculty, students, staff, and external constituencies; an appreciation and understanding of the need for collaboration and synergy among these groups to make critical decisions on academic priorities and the allocation of resources.
Superior written and oral communication skills.
An interest in being a visible member of university life, connected to civic life in Bloomington and across the state and in the field of public health more broadly.

Special Instructions

TO APPLY

All applications, including an updated resume and letter of interest, should be made through IU's Human Resources system via the posting at: https://indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/30292

Nominations (including self-nominations) and inquiries, which will remain confidential, should be directed to the IU Executive Search Group at exesrch@iu.edu .

The priority deadline for applications is Friday, September 26, 2025. Review will continue until an appointment is made.

Before a conditional offer of employment with tenure is finalized, candidates will be asked to disclose any pending investigations or previous findings of sexual or professional misconduct. They will also be required to authorize an inquiry by Indiana University Bloomington with all current and former employers along these lines. The relevance of information disclosed or ascertained in the context of this process to a candidate's eligibility for hire will be evaluated by Indiana University Bloomington on a case-by-case basis. Applicants should be aware, however, that Indiana University Bloomington takes the matters of sexual and professional misconduct very seriously.

Department Contact for Questions:

Nominations (including self-nominations) and inquiries, which will remain confidential, should be directed to the IU Executive Search Group at exesrch@iu.edu">exesrch@iu.edu.

Job ID: 79445394

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