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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">J.B. Speed School of Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The University of Louisville (UofL) is seeking an accomplished, collaborative, entrepreneurial and strategic leader to serve as the next dean of one of its largest academic units, the J.B. Speed School of Engineering
(the Speed School). Since 1925, the Speed School has been a national leader in educational excellence, research, and technology transfer. Enrolling approximately 2,700 total students, roughly 600 of whom are in graduate programs, the Speed School offers Bachelor’s,
Master’s, and Doctoral degrees through departments of Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, Computer Engineering and Computer Science, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Industrial Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering.
The school also boasts a Department of Engineering Fundamentals that introduces students to basic concepts and skills in engineering and to the profession of engineering, as well as an expanding array of online masters programs, including those in Engineering
Management, Civil Engineering, and Computer Science. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">As enrollment at the Speed School continues to grow, the next dean will take over a healthy and well-respected school with the challenges and opportunities that come with growth. The next dean will be expected
to execute a vision for the future of the Speed School, “to become the preeminent provider of high-quality, accessible, and experiential-based engineering education and a national leader among public, metropolitan engineering institutions in research, scholarship,
and creative activity.”<a style="mso-footnote-id:ftn1" href="#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" title=""><sup><sup><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">[1]</span></sup></sup></a>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Speed School’s 110 accomplished faculty – with the support of dedicated staff – are recognized for their commitment to excellence in teaching, research, scholarship, invention, and community outreach. Through
its co-op and outreach programs, the Speed School is closely connected to the city of Louisville, a thriving metropolitan city boasting both Midwestern sensibility and Southern charm.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Reporting to the Executive Vice President and University Provost, and providing leadership for a large and diverse team, the dean of the J.B. Speed School of Engineering is accountable for planning, implementation,
and operation of the Speed School, and will be responsible for executing a strategy to ensure that its educational excellence, research productivity, connections to the wider community, and national reputation continue to improve.
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The selected candidate will be a visionary and inspiring leader with a track record of leadership within an organization of similar or greater scale. The dean will be academically accomplished, possess a strong
background in research and teaching, and demonstrate business acumen along with a track record of successful research and educational initiatives. S/he will be a person of the highest integrity with a collegial style that engenders trust and inspires excellence,
and will have exemplary communication skills.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The University of Louisville is assisted in this recruitment by Isaacson, Miller, a national executive search firm. Inquiries, nominations,
and applications should be directed in confidence to Dan Rodas, Vice President, and Matthew Tzuker, Senior Associate, at
</span><a href="http://www.imsearch.com/6189"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue">www.imsearch.com/6189</span></a><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans",sans-serif;color:red">Dr. Kevin M. Walsh<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans",sans-serif;color:red">Associate Dean of Research and Facilities, Speed School of Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans",sans-serif;color:red">Samuel T. Fife Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering<br>
Dir of the NSF NNCI KY Multiscale Manufacturing and Nano Integration Node (MMNIN)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans",sans-serif;color:red">Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans",sans-serif;color:red">Shumaker Research Building, Room 234<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans",sans-serif;color:red">Louisville, KY 40292<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans",sans-serif;color:red">Office # (502) 852-0826<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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