[vslist] Dean of Optometry - Ohio State University

[Bullimore, Mark]

> THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
> DEAN OF THE College of Optometry
> 
> 
> The College of Optometry at The Ohio State University invites nominations
> and applications for the position of Dean of the College of Optometry. The
> Ohio State University has the nation's most comprehensive health sciences
> center and includes the Colleges of Dentistry, Medicine and Public Health,
> Nursing, Optometry, Pharmacy, Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State
> University Hospitals, and the Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard
> J. Solove Research Institute. The College of Optometry is fully accredited,
> with 25 full-time faculty members, and engages in both academic programming
> and research and in health care delivery. The College's total budget for
> FY02 was $10 million, not including external/restricted funding.
> 
> The Dean is the chief executive officer of the College and is responsible
> for advancing the College's academic mission of teaching, research, and
> service. The Dean reports to the Executive Vice President and Provost and
> is a member of the University's Council of Deans.
> 
> The professional program in optometry enrolls 64 students per academic
> year. Its clinics house 65,000 patient visits per year, both on- and
> off-campus, and it has a developing outreach program.
> 
> Faculty in the College are engaged in a broad and diverse array of basic
> and clinical research. Research topics of interest include, but are not
> limited to, children's and adults' vision problems, eye movements, ocular
> physiology, cornea and contact lenses, visual development, environmental
> vision, and binocular vision. Faculty serve as mentors to M.S. and Ph.D.
> students in Vision Science, and the College has a joint O.D./M.S. program.
> The College is in the process of adding a 14,000+ square feet research
> addition to its existing buildings, funded by University, Federal, and
> private support.
> 
> Nominees and applicants with an optometry degree or equivalent are
> preferred. Candidates must qualify for a tenured appointment as a Professor
> in the College. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated record of
> administrative leadership of a complex optometric clinical enterprise
> and/or directed large budget research grants with personal accomplishments
> in research, optometric practice, and scholarship. The successful candidate
> will have a strong commitment to diversity.
> 
> The position will be available on January 1, 2004. Salary and other
> considerations will be consistent with the University's commitment to
> recruiting the best-qualified individual. To assure full consideration,
> applications and nominations should be received by August 1, 2003. The
> Search Committee will begin screening dossiers on that date and will
> continue to receive applications until the Dean is selected. Applicants
> please submit a letter of interest and curriculum vitae.  Applications and
> nominations should be addressed to:
> 
> Elizabeth Lenz
> Chair of the Optometry Search Committee and Dean, College of Nursing
> 122 Newton Hall
> 1585 Neil Avenue
> Columbus, OH 43210-1240
> 
> The Ohio State University is an equal opportunity, Affirmative Action
> employer. Women, minorities, Vietnam-era veterans, veterans, and
> individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
> 
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