GLIN==> IL-IN Sea Grant Director Position Announcement

[Irene Miles <miles@uiuc.edu>]

Position Announcement
Director, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program
University of Illinois Extension

College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Search #10876

Location
University of Illinois, Urbana campus
 
Position
The University of Illinois and Purdue University seek a director for
the Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program, headquartered at the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The program is part of NOAA's
National Sea Grant College Program, a network of 32 university-based
programs in coastal and Great Lakes states. Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant
sponsors and conducts research, education, and outreach that empower
citizens and communities in the Lake Michigan region to secure a healthy
environment and economy. Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant has been a college
level Sea Grant program since 1997 and received highest level rating for
performance in 2004. The program includes 23 staff members located at six
institutions in Illinois and Indiana that are supported through
partnerships with over 11 departments, organizations, or administrative
units.
 
The director will serve as the full time (100%, 12-month) administrative
leader for the program and all of its staff members. This position may be
filled at the associate or full professor level with a
tenure/tenure-track appointment in an appropriate academic department at
University of Illinois.  
 
Administrative Responsibility
The director represents and acts on behalf of the states of Illinois
and Indiana through the University of Illinois and Purdue University and
reports to the Associate Dean, Extension and Outreach, College of
Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at the University of
Illinois, working in conjunction with the program?s Administrative
Advisory Committee. 
 
Duties and Responsibilities
·         Assume
programmatic, fiscal, personnel, and administrative management of the
program;
·         Lead Sea Grant?s
Program Management Team and staff towards implementation of the strategic
and implementation plans;
·         Coordinate and
participate in state, regional, and national collaborative projects
focusing on Great Lakes and Sea Grant priority research, outreach, and
education issues;
·         Develop and oversee
existing and new sponsored activities;
·         Provide guidance on
natural resources issues at the state and federal level;
·         Develop partnerships in
other natural resource programs with universities and agencies;
·         Comply with University
of Illinois Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity policies and
guidelines;
·         Other duties as
assigned.
 
Required Qualifications 
·         A Ph.D. in a
natural science, social science, or engineering field relevant to Sea
Grant?s mission; 
·         A demonstrated ability
to build and lead cross-campus, cross-institutional programs in research
and outreach;
·         Extensive experience in
outreach and research administration and evidence of success managing
grant awards, particularly interdisciplinary programs that relate to the
mission of Sea Grant; 
·         A knowledge of federal
and state public programs and private groups that are involved in
research and outreach in the Great Lakes;
·         Demonstrated leadership
in personnel, budget, and other programmatic activities.
 
Preferred Qualifications 
·         Prior experience
with Sea Grant College Programs;
·         Demonstrated excellence
in instruction and research at levels that qualify for a tenured faculty
appointment at the rank of associate or full professor in an appropriate
department at the University of Illinois. 
 
Proposed Start Date
May 2007, or as soon as possible thereafter.
 
Salary 
Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. 
 
Closing Date
To ensure full consideration, all application materials must be
received by December 15, 2006 at 5:00 PM.
 
Application
Send a letter of application referencing the specific position, CV,
and contact information for three references:
            Irene
Miles, Search Committee Chair
           
Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant Director Search
            c/o
ACES Human Resources
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
117 Mumford Hall, MC-710
1301 W Gregory Drive
Urbana, IL 61801
217-333-2664;
(hr@aces.uiuc.edu)        
 
For additional information, contact:
Dr. Richard Warner, Interim Assistant Dean, Extension Program
Coordination at (217) 333-5900.

 
 
The University of Illinois Extension is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer

Irene Miles
Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant
376 NSRC
1101 W. Peabody Dr.
Urbana, Il 61801
(217) 333-8055
FAX (217) 333-8046