Position Summary

Dean Michael McGuire is stepping away from the deanship as of June 30, 2025.  Starting on July 1, 2025, the University of Denver will be appointing an Interim Dean of PSC.  Individuals who are interested in being considered for appointment as Interim Dean of PSC, effective July 1, 2025 (until such time as a new, permanent Dean is appointed), please submit your materials to this internal posting.  It is anticipated that this interim role will be for one academic year.

Essential Functions

The Interim Dean will be responsible for the overall leadership and direction of the College.  Qualities that we are looking for in the Interim Dean include:

• Ability to manage a complex organization while articulating a clear vision and goals for the future.
• Demonstrated ability to create and sustain strong faculty, staff, and student collegial relations.
• Demonstrated skill and experience as a leader, with successive levels of responsibility.
• Demonstrated commitment to promoting diversity, equity and inclusion.
• Demonstrated experience with planning and budget development and oversight.
• Ability to use analytics to inform decision-making.
• Ability to manage conflict.
• Knowledge of the broader university systems and an ability to work effectively with colleagues in other units.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Required Qualifications

• Current DU Faculty Member

Working Environment

• Standard office environment.
• Unexpected interruptions often occur, and stress level is moderate to high.
• Noise level is quiet to moderate.

Physical Activities

• Ability to work in front of a computer for an extended period
• Occasionally required to move about the office/campus 

Work Schedule
Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.  

Application Deadline
For consideration, please submit your application materials by 4:00 p.m. (MST) June 3, 2025.

Special Instructions
Candidates must apply online through jobs.du.edu to be considered. Only applications submitted online will be accepted. 

Salary Range:
The salary range for this position is $60-000-$70,000 and a full course buy-out for the time the individual is acting as interim dean.

The University of Denver has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what the University may pay for the position at the time of posting. The University may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal salary equity considerations, and available market information, but not based on a candidate’s sex or any other protected status.

Benefits:
The University of Denver offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, tuition benefit and ECO pass. The University of Denver is a private institution that empowers students who want to make a difference. Learn more about the University of Denver.

Please include the following documents with your application:
1. Resume
2. Cover Letter

The University of Denver is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), marital, family, or parental status, pregnancy or related conditions, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. The University of Denver does not discriminate and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, creed, disability, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), marital family, and parental status, pregnancy, genetic information, military enlistment, or veteran status, and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under federal, state, or local law, regulation, or ordinance in any of the University’s educational programs and activities, and in the employment (including application for employment) and admissions (including application for admission) context, as required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; the Americans with Disabilities Act; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; the Equal Pay Act; the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act; the Colorado Protecting Opportunities and Worker's Rights ("POWR") Act; and any other federal, state, and local laws, regulations, or ordinances that prohibit discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation. For more information, please see the University of Denver's Non‑Discrimination‑Statement.

All offers of employment are contingent upon satisfactory completion of a criminal history background check.