Dean of the College of Aerospace, Computing, Engineering, and Design

About the role

The Dean is the chief academic and administrative officer for the College of Aerospace, Computing, Engineering and Design with responsibility for the academic and outreach leadership of the College and management of its resources, including faculty and staff, physical facilities and budget.

The Dean has responsibility for managing an administrative team to work cohesively to support the College as a whole and serves as the lead in representing the College on campus and to the outside world, including alumni, donors, and other external stakeholders.

The Dean takes the lead in strategic planning and in solidifying and implementing the vision, mission, and goals for the College. In this role, the Dean will set the standard of intellectual engagement and accomplishment for the College, provide strategic vision and operational leadership to all aspects of the academic and scholarly programs, promote synergies within the College and university and encourage opportunities for distinctive programmatic innovation.

Responsibilities

• Advancing the faculty’s scholarly activities and encourage and advocate for interdisciplinary opportunities;
• Representing the College to the senior administration, particularly in securing resource support for the College’s activities;
• Participating in campus-wide policy development and decision-making as a member of MSU Denver’s senior leadership team;
• Persuasively articulating the vision, mission, goals, and programs of the College to the University community, external stakeholders, and the general public;
• Providing leadership to ensure excellence through diversity in undergraduate and graduate programs and faculty recruitment;
• Providing leadership to the faculty in developing, maintaining, and improving high-quality programs of instruction, research, creative activity, outreach, and public service;
• Providing leadership and support for the College’s professional staff;
• Providing leadership in the area of fundraising and external relations as well as spearheading broader advancement efforts in communications and engagement with external stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Hold a Ph.D. or a terminal degree in one of the related fields of study as represented by the academic programs within CACED.
• Have documented experience in teaching, scholarship, and administrative experience including having served as a department chair in a department related to the programs within CACED.
• Have excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to use those skills for enhancing constructive relationships within and external of CACED.
• Have a track record of fund raising for programs like those represented within CACED. This experience should include some large gifts that the candidate played an important role in securing.
• Have a track record in hiring and retaining staff and faculty coupled with experience handling personnel problems and the potential legal ramifications associated with human resource management.
• Demonstrate a strong career track record for providing unbiased and supportive leadership and change management experience directly related to one or more of the academic or professional areas as represented within CACED.
• Demonstrate a strong career track record for fostering entrepreneurship, creativity and collaboration directly related to one or more of the academic or professional areas as represented within CACED.
• Have strong documented experience working with one or more industries as associated with the programs represented in CACED.
• Demonstrates an innate desire to be curious about and understand the nature of all academic programs with CACED.

Salary and Benefits

The salary range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $200,000-$225,000 with a start date in August 2026. MSU Denver offers a generous and comprehensive benefits package.

The University will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities.

Visit MSU Denver’s benefits website to learn more. For a brief overview, please see: here.