Position posting for Director, University Computer Center
Henry Newsom
for the position of Director, University Computer Center, as detailed
below.
Director University Computer Center
The University of Alabama
The University of Alabama invites applications and nominations for
the position of Director, Seebeck Computer Center. Seebeck
Computer Center houses both academic and administrative
computing. The University seeks candidates who have
demonstrated an ability to interact constructively with students,
faculty, and staff; who have developed innovative solutions to
problems, who are sympathetic to student, faculty, and
administrative needs, and who have a commitment to providing
user-friendly services to the university community.
The successful candidate will be an articulate, dynamic, highly
organized and committed individual with significant academic or
administrative experience and is capable of providing strong
leadership in a changing environment. Experience with both
academic and administrative computing is preferred. Specifically,
a minimum of five years’ experience in progressively responsible
management of a computing center is required. The candidate
should have substantial experience with management of either
academic or administrative computing, and should have
demonstrated skills in management of resources, and a thorough
knowledge of hardware and software as related to a rapidly evolving
technical and administrative environment. Master’s degree is
required; Ph.D. preferred.
The Director is responsible for planning and directing a full array of
administrative and operational activities and for collaborating and
coordinating with other academic and administrative officers on
campus. The Director will be responsible for Systems
Development, Systems and Networking, User Services, Security,
Operations, and Business Machine Services. The Director will be
responsible for the administration of both academic and
administrative computing.
The Director reports to the Associate Vice President for Information
Services, Office of Academic Affairs. Salary is competitive and
dependent on qualifications. Anticipated appointment date is
spring of 1999.
The review of nominations and applications will be completed by
December 10th, 1998 and will continue until the position is filled.
Applications must be received by November 25, 1998. Send letter
of interest, resume, and three references to:
Dr. Priscilla Hancock (e-mail: phan...@seebeck.ua.edu)
Director Search Committee
The University of Alabama
Box 870346
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0346
Founded in 1831, The University of Alabama enrolls approximately
19,000 students (including about 3,500 first-professional and
graduate students). Approximately 2,700 first-time freshmen and
1,000 transfer students enter each year. The University of
Alabama is a comprehensive residential university, which includes
ten degree-granting colleges and schools. They include the state’s
only public school of law, a College of Continuing Studies, one of
the nation’s oldest engineering schools, and nationally ranked
programs in fields ranging from freshwater biology and the
performing arts to accounting. The University’s business partners
include Mercedes-Benz, whose only North American manufacturing
facility is located in Tuscaloosa County, a metropolitan area of
almost 150,000 residents in west central Alabama. For additional
information on The University of Alabama, please visit our Web site
at (www.ua.edu). The University of Alabama is an equal
opportunity, affirmative action employer.
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Henry Newsom + Phone: (205) 348-5478
The University of Alabama + Fax: (205) 348-9170
Office of Systems Development + hne...@seebeck.ua.edu