Northern State University
Posting Number: NFE03215P
DepartmentL NSU-Provost
Physical Location of Position (City): Aberdeen
Posting Text:
Northern State University seeks a collaborative, strategic, and student-centered leader to serve as Dean of the School of Fine Arts. This full-time administrative appointment provides academic, artistic, administrative, and external leadership for a vibrant regional center for the arts, including programs and opportunities in music, art, opera theatre, performance, art and music education, and community engagement. Qualifications: The successful candidate will possess a terminal degree in a fine arts discipline (art or music), education, educational leadership or school administration, or a closely related field; significant leadership experience in education, higher education, fine arts administration, music education, or professional performing arts operations; and demonstrated success leading people, programs, budgets, schedules, events, and complex priorities. The successful candidate will have strong public speaking, written communication, presentation, advocacy, and relationship-building skills, as well as experience working collaboratively with faculty, staff, students, administrators, governing boards, artists, musicians, educators, donors, and community stakeholders. The ideal candidate will be a proven and innovative leader who can bridge K-12 music education, higher education instruction, executive administration, and professional performing arts operations. The successful candidate will be committed to student-centered leadership, academic excellence, artistic growth, community engagement, and the value of the fine arts in public life. Preferred qualifications include:• Administrative leadership experience at the dean, director, chair, superintendent, or comparable executive level;• Experience with artistic operations, concert production, season planning, rehearsal and performance logistics, guest artists, venue coordination, or public arts programming; • Demonstrated success in fundraising, advancement, stewardship, donor cultivation, alumni engagement, and external relations. Responsibilities: The Dean will report to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs with the following responsibilities:
- Provide vision, leadership, and direction for the School of Fine Arts and its academic, artistic, performance-based, and community-centered programs.