SESE Professor and Director

Arizona State University – School of Earth and Space Exploration (Director & Tenured Professor)
The next director of the School of Earth and Space Exploration (SESE) will lead one of ASU’s most distinguished units on the flagship Tempe campus. Established in 2006, the school integrates and promotes exploration across astrobiology, astrophysics, cosmology, geosciences, and planetary sciences, along with discipline‑based education research and technology development.

Responsibilities

Provide intellectual leadership and a strong commitment to the growth of education (undergraduate and graduate) and research programs within SESE.

In collaboration with ASU leadership and SESE faculty and staff, develop a collective vision and implement a strategic direction that fosters continued academic and research growth and is aligned with institutional priorities.

Foster a school culture that integrates and supports tenure/tenure‑track faculty, non‑tenure eligible career‑track faculty, research staff, staff, early‑career researchers, and students in a strong, cohesive, and collegial community environment.

Creatively leverage and manage resources to fuel SESE’s aspirations (e.g., foster world‑class research; enhance student access by evaluating new audiences and modes of content delivery; develop partnerships; and fundraise).

Build networks that forge and strengthen alliances internally within SESE and across ASU, and externally with federal, state, university, philanthropic, and industry partners to further expand SESE’s impact.

Oversee the operation and management of SESE’s undergraduate and graduate academic programs, fostering efforts to enhance student access, improve student experiences and career preparedness, and elevate student success.

Identify new areas of opportunity to grow undergraduate and graduate student enrollment in SESE immersive and online programs.

Ensure that SESE is aligned with the ASU Charter.

Recruit, retain, and support excellent faculty and staff.

Required Qualifications

Earned doctorate in a field related to SESE disciplinary strengths (e.g., astrophysics, chemistry, education, engineering, geology, physics, or planetary sciences).

Distinguished scholarly research, instructional experience, and professional accomplishments worthy of appointment as a full professor with tenure.

Demonstrated record of effective and impactful administrative leadership.

Desired Qualifications

Creative, bold, and innovative thinker who is a connector and relationship builder with a natural orientation to interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary work.

Extensive research experience and scholarly achievement in one of the disciplines represented in SESE.

Established record of research funding and knowledge of funding sources (federal agencies, state and local government programs, industry, and private philanthropy) to advance basic and applied research and community outreach activities.

Experience developing and implementing a strategic plan that fosters academic and research excellence and growth.

Team‑based, collaborative, and collegial leadership style that facilitates communication across disciplines, within the university, and with external partners.

Demonstrated success in fundraising and advancement activities.

Ability to function as a spokesperson for SESE and its interests in both internal and external environments.

Experience managing and operating undergraduate and graduate academic programs.

Experience creating and implementing new immersive and online undergraduate and graduate program offerings.

Experience with budgeting and resource allocation.

Instructional excellence aligned with promoting student access and success as outlined in the ASU Charter.

Experience with innovative and evidence‑based teaching practices for both immersive and online learning.

Effective communication style that imbues faculty, staff, and students with a sense of pride and purpose for the SESE vision and mission.

Strong problem‑solving skills and the ability to communicate effectively how and why decisions are made.

Active listener and strong communicator who leads with integrity, honesty, and transparency.

Experience recruiting, retaining, and supporting faculty and staff, including staff career development, faculty promotion and tenure, and mentoring.

Entrepreneurial approach toward nourishing and growing public‑private partnerships that align with and enhance the mission of SESE.

Commitment to working with faculty, staff, students, and communities to advance the principles of the ASU Charter.

Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.

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