Jennifer Mnookin Chancellor | Official website
Jennifer Mnookin Chancellor | Official website
A search-and-screen committee has been appointed to identify and select candidates for the next Grainger Dean of the College of Engineering at UW–Madison. Paul Wilson, professor of nuclear engineering and engineering physics in the College of Engineering, is chairing the search committee.
Ian Robertson, who has served as dean since 2013, announced in April that he will return to the faculty once a successor is chosen. Robertson's tenure included significant growth, with over 130 new faculty hires and major upgrades to research and educational facilities, including a planned new engineering building.
The dean reports to the chancellor through the provost and serves as the chief academic and executive officer for the College of Engineering. Responsibilities include personnel management, budget oversight, fundraising, community relations, curriculum development, academic affairs, and maintenance of physical facilities.
The college enrolls 4,800 undergraduate and 1,500 graduate students across eight academic departments. It currently employs 220 tenured or tenure-track faculty members—34% of whom are assistant professors—650 staff members, and operates on a budget of $245 million with $140 million allocated for research expenditures.
A full description of the position can be found on UW–Madison’s jobs board.
Members of the UW–Madison community can provide input to the search committee through an online survey or at forthcoming public listening sessions via Zoom on Monday, July 29 from 3-4 p.m., and Tuesday, July 30 from 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Applications must be received by Nov. 11 for consideration. The search committee includes:
- Catherine Carter: Academic department manager
- Abby Clark: Student representative
- Mary Fitzpatrick: Director of Diversity Research and Program Evaluation
- Daniel Gaona: Accountant
- Glenda Gillaspy: Dean of Agricultural and Life Sciences
- Andrea Hicks: Associate professor
- Manos Mavrikakis: Professor
- Sangkee Min: Associate professor
- Bill Monfre: Chair of Industrial Advisory Board; retired President
- Robert Nowak: Professor
- Krishanu Saha: Professor
- Anita Thompson: Professor
- Eric Wilcots: Dean of Letters & Science
- Ellen Zweibel: Professor
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