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The University of Tampa (UTampa), a medium-sized private comprehensive university located in downtown Tampa, Florida, is searching for the next dean of the College of Natural and Health Sciences. The dean is responsible for academic and administrative planning; fundraising; faculty development; external relations with alumni, the local community, and external partners in industry and health care; accreditation; and budgeting. UTampa seeks an exceptional and engaged leader who will continue to build upon the college’s growth and expand its reach to students, donors, faculty, staff, and Tampa’s thriving business, industry, and healthcare communities.

From the gleaming minarets of Plant Hall – Tampa’s signature National Historic Landmark – to the $1.06 billion in new construction completed or underway since 1998, the University of Tampa is a private, comprehensive university located in downtown Tampa, Florida. It is currently ranked highly by U.S. News & World Report, Forbes, and The Princeton Review. The University’s 110-acre residential campus provides an exceptional setting for learning both on and off campus. Valuing the community’s international heritage, the University attracts students, faculty, and staff from around the world to facilitate intercultural learning. Known for its dynamic combination of academic excellence, personal attention, and vibrant urban campus, UTampa offers a globally connected education that prepares students for the challenges and opportunities of a rapidly changing world.

Reporting to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, the next dean will provide visionary leadership to fulfill the values and goals of the college with an emphasis on teaching excellence, fundraising, dynamic programs, research and scholarship, and partnerships. The dean will build upon the success of high-growth enrollment; expand external relationships to secure partnerships, funding, and student internships and clinical experiences; and prioritize a collaborative environment focused on student success. The selected individual will be a consultative decision maker that values shared governance, faculty and staff input, and will work collaboratively with faculty, staff, students, administrators, and community partners in industry and healthcare.

Key qualifications of the next dean of the College of Natural and Health Sciences will include experience in building external relationships for fundraising, partnerships, and clinical experiences; a demonstrated record of significant and progressively responsible academic leadership appropriate to this role; and a record of instruction, scholarship, and research excellence that merits appointment as a full professor in one of the departments in the College of Natural and Health Sciences.

Additional information is available in the search profile available above.

How to Apply: The University of Tampa is being assisted by Academic Search. Applications should consist of a substantial letter of interest, a CV, and a list of five professional references with full contact information and a note indicating the nature of your working relationship with each. No references will be contacted without the explicit permission of the candidate. Applications, nominations, and expressions of interest can be submitted electronically, and in confidence, to: UTampaCNHSDean@academicsearch.org

The position is open until filled but only applications received by Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, can be assured full consideration. The University is being assisted by Academic Search. Confidential discussions about this opportunity may be arranged by contacting senior consultant Chris Butler at Chris.Butler@academicsearch.org. Further information about the University of Tampa can be found at www.utampa.edu.

The University of Tampa is committed to equal employment opportunity for all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status (as defined under the Immigration Reform and Control Act), disability, or marital status, sexual orientation or veteran’s status. The University of Tampa is also committed to provide all of its programs and activities to its students and alumni on a nondiscriminatory basis.

Equal employment opportunity extends to all aspects of the employment relationship including hiring, recruiting, interviewing, selection, transfer, promotion, training, working conditions, compensation, benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment.