4.1193 Job Announcement: Academic Computing at Penn (1/45)

Elaine Brennan & Allen Renear (EDITORS@BROWNVM.BITNET)
Fri, 29 Mar 91 17:12:41 EST

Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 4, No. 1193. Friday, 29 Mar 1991.

Date: Thursday, 28 March 1991 0105-EST
From: Karen Miselis <KMISELIS@PENNSAS.UPENN.EDU>
Subject: Job Opening, Academic Computing


Associate Dean/Director of Academic Computing

The School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania is
seeking an Associate Dean/Director of Academic Computing. The School of
Arts and Sciences has approximately 10,000 students, 500 full-time
faculty, and an annual budget of $160 million.

Responsibilities: The Associate Dean/Director is responsible for all
aspects of academic computing in the School, including research
computing, instructional computing, and data communications. The
current components of SAS Academic Computing are Mainframe Services,
Networking Services, Microcomputing Services, Humanities Computing, and
Social Science Computing. The school maintains several microcomputer
laboratories as well as an audio-visual center. The total full-time
staff reporting to the Director is approximately 35 people with a total
budget of $3.2 million. The Director is responsible for maintaining
partnerships between SAS Academic Computing and the Office of the Vice
Provost for Computing and Information Systems as well as the other
schools in the University.

The Associate Dean/Director will play a significant role in the process
of reorganization of research and instructional computing in SAS in a
new effort to streamline operations, reduce duplication of effort, and
provide high quality service to our clients. The Director is also
expected to take leadership in the areas of new technologies and
processes in the support of research and instructional computing as well
as data communications.

Qualifications: Experience in the management of academic computing and
technical expertise sufficient to support research and instructional
computing in a large, research institution are required. A Ph.D. and
teaching experience using instructional computing tools are preferred.
Ability to communicate and relate effectively with diverse groups within
the academic community is essential. Leadership and excellent management
skills are extremely important, especially with regard to reorganization
and retraining.

Salary: Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Applications: Candidates should submit a letter of application and
resume by April 15, 1991 to Dr. Karen Miselis, Associate Dean for
Administration, School of Arts and Sciences, 116 College Hall,
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6377. The position
is available for July 1991.


Associate Dean/Director of Academic Computing

The School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania is
seeking an Associate Dean/Director of Academic Computing. The School of
Arts and Sciences has approximately 10,000 students, 500 full-time
faculty, and an annual budget of $160 million.

Responsibilities: The Associate Dean/Director is responsible for all
aspects of academic computing in the School, including research
computing, instructional computing, and data communications. The
current components of SAS Academic Computing are Mainframe Services,
Networking Services, Microcomputing Services, Humanities Computing, and
Social Science Computing. The school maintains several microcomputer
laboratories as well as an audio-visual center. The total full-time
staff reporting to the Director is approximately 35 people with a total
budget of $3.2 million. The Director is responsible for maintaining
partnerships between SAS Academic Computing and the Office of the Vice
Provost for Computing and Information Systems as well as the other
schools in the University.

The Associate Dean/Director will play a significant role in the process
of reorganization of research and instructional computing in SAS in a
new effort to streamline operations, reduce duplication of effort, and
provide high quality service to our clients. The Director is also
expected to take leadership in the areas of new technologies and
processes in the support of research and instructional computing as well
as data communications.

Qualifications: Experience in the management of academic computing and
technical expertise sufficient to support research and instructional
computing in a large, research institution are required. A Ph.D. and
teaching experience using instructional computing tools are preferred.
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Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 4, No. 1193. Friday, 29 Mar 1991.

Date: Thursday, 28 March 1991 0105-EST
From: Karen Miselis <KMISELIS@PENNSAS.UPENN.EDU>
Subject: Job Opening, Academic Computing


Associate Dean/Director of Academic Computing

The School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania is
seeking an Associate Dean/Director of Academic Computing. The School of
Arts and Sciences has approximately 10,000 students, 500 full-time
faculty, and an annual budget of $160 million.

Responsibilities: The Associate Dean/Director is responsible for all
aspects of academic computing in the School, including research
computing, instructional computing, and data communications. The
current components of SAS Academic Computing are Mainframe Services,
Networking Services, Microcomputing Services, Humanities Computing, and
Social Science Computing. The school maintains several microcomputer
laboratories as well as an audio-visual center. The total full-time
staff reporting to the Director is approximately 35 people with a total
budget of $3.2 million. The Director is responsible for maintaining
partnerships between SAS Academic Computing and the Office of the Vice
Provost for Computing and Information Systems as well as the other
schools in the University.

The Associate Dean/Director will play a significant role in the process
of reorganization of research and instructional computing in SAS in a
new effort to streamline operations, reduce duplication of effort, and
provide high quality service to our clients. The Director is also
expected to take leadership in the areas of new technologies and
processes in the support of research and instructional computing as well
as data communications.

Qualifications: Experience in the management of academic computing and
technical expertise sufficient to support research and instructional
computing in a large, research institution are required. A Ph.D. and
teaching experience using instructional computing tools are preferred.
Ability to communicate and relate effectively with diverse groups within
the academic community is essential. Leadership and excellent management
skills are extremely important, especially with regard to reorganization
and retraining.

Salary: Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Applications: Candidates should submit a letter of application and
resume by April 15, 1991 to Dr. Karen Miselis, Associate Dean for
Administration, School of Arts and Sciences, 116 College Hall,
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6377. The position
is available for July 1991.