Dean, Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design

Job description

The University of Houston (UH) requests nominations and applications for the Dean of the Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design. This is a singular leadership opportunity at one of the nation’s most dynamic research universities, situated in a city that is simultaneously one of the world’s great built-environment laboratories and an emerging center of architectural and design culture. This is also a moment of significant transformation in architecture and design education, driven by advances in artificial intelligence, computational design, climate imperatives, and the blurring of disciplinary boundaries. The next Dean will be a forward-thinking leader who embraces that transformation and positions the Hines College at the leading edge of what design education can be.

The next Dean will be an engaging, charismatic, and compassionate leader for the faculty; a strong advocate for the teaching, research, and practice mission of the College; a preeminent university citizen and leader who can represent the College campus-wide; and an energetic and conscientious administrator with strong acumen for finances and strategic resource allocation. The successful candidate will be familiar with evolving challenges that face students and faculty alike in higher education, architecture, interior architecture, environmental design, industrial design, and other related fields; and the successful candidate will be an energetic and visionary leader who will lead the College into its next era and play a leading role in supporting and strengthening UH’s position as a nationally leading Tier One research university.

The Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design

Named in honor of legendary Houston developer and real estate icon Gerald D. Hines, the College of Architecture and Design is one of the premier architecture and design schools in the South and Southwest. The College is committed to excellence in teaching, research, and creative practice by leveraging its accomplishments and expertise on behalf of the University, the profession, and the city of Houston. The Hines College offers degrees in Architecture, Interior Architecture, Environmental Design, and Industrial Design, with total enrollment of 677 (609 undergraduates and 68 graduate students). The Hines College is distinguished by its commitment to integrating conceptual rigor with real-world application, producing graduates who are prepared to professionally and conceptually engage the full complexity of the built environment across disciplines and geographies.

Reporting to the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, the Dean serves as the Chief Academic and Administrative Officer of the Hines College and is responsible for providing energetic, visionary, and effective leadership in the following areas:

• Academic Leadership and Strategic Planning: These responsibilities include directing and overseeing the programs