Hanley Sustainability Institute

The Hanley Sustainability Institute is looking to expand its leadership team through the appointment of four part-time directors and encourages interested faculty and staff to consider these positions. Each director will work with the rest of the HSI team and the broader campus community to provide leadership in one of the strategic priority areas in HSI’s strategic plan. These areas are entitled “Developing Leaders for a Just Future,” “Facilitating Impactful Research,” “Catalyzing Institutional Transformation,” and “Engaging Communities Beyond Campus.”

In Fall 2021, the directors will co-lead the development of an implementation plan to pursue the goals identified in the strategic plan, and in Spring 2022 they will begin leading programmatic activities in support of those goals. Subject to mutual agreement, the directors will continue in the 2022-2023 academic year to continue executing the implementation plan. The positions will be structured as one academic year renewable appointments; in most cases, we anticipate that directors would not serve more than three consecutive one-year terms.

The directors will work closely with HSI’s staff, faculty and graduate fellows to develop and implement programs in their strategic priority areas. Each director will also develop a budget to support their programs; HSI has allocated significant funding for new programming to be led by the four directors.

For Fall 2021, these appointments will be on an additional service basis, with an anticipated time commitment of ~10% and a stipend. Starting in Spring 2022, the appointments will be structured to allow the directors to devote approximately 25% of their time to HSI work. For faculty members serving as directors, this would include workload adjustments (in many cases, one course release per semester) and an appropriate amount of summer salary. For staff members serving as directors, arrangements would need to be made to free up sufficient time for the HSI work without unduly burdening their home units (this could include a partial buyout from the home units).

The appointments will be made by the executive director after an open and consultative search process that will involve consultation with current HSI staff and faculty, other faculty and staff who work closely with HSI, and administrative leaders.

The ideal candidates will be passionate about sustainability, effective in communicating and collaborating with faculty, staff, and students from a variety of backgrounds, and able to formulate a vision for what their role might look like. Prior administrative experience is beneficial but not necessary. Current or past engagement with HSI is also desirable and preferred, but not required.  Candidates are expected to hold full-time UD faculty appointments (whether tenure-track or non-tenure-track) or full-time exempt staff appointments, although in exceptional cases we would consider part-time faculty members.

Potential candidates are encouraged to reach out to HSI Executive Director Ben McCall (bjmccall@udayton.edu) to schedule an informal discussion to explore the possibilities. Potential candidates are also encouraged to consult with their supervisors or department chairs before submitting an expression of interest.

Expressions of interest should include a CV/resume and a 1-2 page letter that outlines the candidate’s interest in a particular strategic priority area. Expressions of interest should be submitted to bjmccall@udayton.edu by Sept. 21, 2021 for full consideration.

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