The Position
The Dean of the Graduate School reports directly to the Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost and is a member of the Council of Academic Deans. The position description will be posted in October 2022.
The Opportunity
The search for the position of the Dean of the Graduate School began in September 2022. The Dean of the Graduate School at the University of South Carolina will lead a service unit committed to enhancing the experience of graduate students and the faculty and staff with whom they work. The Graduate School staff provide timely, consistent, and accurate information; adapt and enforce meaningful policies to ensure academic integrity; track student success; and build bridges across campus and community to showcase the university’s diverse and talented graduate student body.
The Graduate School strives to be an innovative, flexible and dynamic organization and a collaborative guide celebrated for responsive and efficient service providing accessible and trusted leadership to the campus and higher education communities. Current goals of the Graduate School include:
- Better serve the needs of students, applicants, faculty, staff and other members of the university community.
- Provide meaningful professional development, academic enrichment and student services to enhance student experience.
- Establish effective internal and external communication, including enhanced marketing and recruitment material, with prospective and current students, graduate faculty and other stakeholders.
- Advance the reputation of USC as a top ranked research institution by enhancing public and university awareness of the importance and value of graduate education at USC.
Application Process
The application process is now open. Please click on the “Application Process” title for further instruction.
Search Committee
A Search Committee has been thoughfully composed to include a cross-section of University faculty and staff.
Search Firm
Academic Search is mission driven: We are institution builders focused on partnering with colleges and universities to assemble the best teams possible. We organize, manage, and inform a search process that is customized to the particular and unique needs of each of our partner institutions. Our active involvement in leadership development programs expands our reach, relationship-building, and recruitment of potential candidates to every search.
Search Timeline
The search timeline will be updated in the coming weeks.
The University of South Carolina does not discriminate in educational or employment opportunities on the basis of Age, ancestry, citizenship status, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender (including transgender), gender identity or expression, genetic information, HIV/AIDs status, military status, national origin, pregnancy (false pregnancy, termination of pregnancy, childbirth, recovery therefrom or related medical conditions, breastfeeding), race, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other bases under federal, state, local law, or regulations.