DEAN SULIMAN S. OLAYAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

The American University of Beirut (AUB) invites applications and nominations for the position of Dean of the Suliman S. Olayan School of Business (OSB).  Review of candidate materials will begin immediately and continue until the new Dean is selected.

Founded in 1866, the American University of Beirut is a private, not-for-profit, coeducational, independent, non-sectarian institution of higher learning operating under a charter from the State of New York and accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The university's faculty serves over 8,200 students in more than 120 PhD, Master's, and Bachelor's degree programs in a variety of disciplines and fields.  The six faculties include Arts and Sciences; Engineering and Architecture; Agricultural and Food Sciences; Health Sciences; Medicine, which includes a School of Nursing; and the Suliman S. Olayan School of Business. The university's beautiful 73-acre campus overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, comprises 81 buildings, including a hospital, four libraries, three museums, seven residence halls, and an athletic complex. AUB has more than 57,000 alumni residing in 108 countries. Additional information is available at www.aub.edu.lb.

The Suliman S. Olayan School of Business is AACSB-accredited, the first school with this distinction in Lebanon.  The OSB has 1,020 undergraduate students, 169 graduate students, 44 full-time faculty members in professorial ranks and approximately 58 lecturers and instructors.  The OSB is organized into three tracks (departments): Management, Marketing & Entrepreneurship (MME); Finance Accounting & Managerial Economics (FAME); and Business Information & Decisions Systems (BIDS). The School offers five degree programs, the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), the Master’s of Business Administration (MBA), The Master’s in Finance, the Master’s in Human Resource Management, and the Executive Masters of Business Administration (EMBA), as well as several, non-degree, executive education programs. The school recently has introduced new Master’s degrees in Finance and in Human Resources.  

Reporting to the Provost, the Dean is the responsible academic and executive head of the school. In addition to managing academic and administrative functions of the School, the Dean participates in university-wide shared governance processes and is a member of AUB’s leadership team.  The new dean will be an accomplished academic leader qualified for appointment to the rank of full professor in an appropriate OSB track. Leading candidates will have a distinguished record of scholarship; a commitment to education and research; the capacity to advance the school's academic mission and interests; demonstrated experience including strategic planning, personnel management, budget development and management in an academic setting; a record of recruiting and retaining strong faculty and students; and the capacity to engage with multiple constituencies, including students, faculty, staff, and alumni, as well as leaders in the business, political, social, and governmental sectors.

Korn/Ferry International, which is assisting in this search, invites confidential inquiries, applications and nominations.  All communications will be held in total confidence.  Applications should be submitted electronically to AUBdean@kornferry.com and should include a current CV and a letter explaining interest and relevant experience.  Additional information is available upon request.

Ken Kring, Senior Client Partner
John Kuhnle, Senior Client Partner
Korn/Ferry International
AUBdean@kornferry.com

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