From: windsong@nevada.edu (ANNE RACEL)
Subject: Director - Advanced Science and Technology, Illinois
Keywords: Illinois, science
Organization: University of Nevada System Computing Services
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 15:36:36 GMT

   Please reply to address below:

           UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

       DIRECTOR, ARNOLD O. AND MABEL M. BECKMAN INSTITUTE
         FOR ADVANCED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

            Notice of Position Available


      The Arnold O. and Mabel M. Beckman Institute is
      a broadly-based interdisciplinary research institute
      with parallel programs in the physical sciences
      and engineering and in the life and behavioral
      sciences. Its members bring advanced
      experimental, computational, and theoretical
      methods to bear on systems ranging from
      assemblies on the molecular scale to large artificial
      and natural intelligent systems, The primary
      mission of the Institute is to foster
      interdisciplinary work of the highest quality in an
      environment that transcends many of the
      limitations inherent in traditional university
      organizations and structures.

      Applications and nominations are invited for the
      position of Director of the Beckman Institute for
      Advanced Science and Technology of the University
      of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The Institute was
      made possible by a $40 million gift from Arnold
      and Mabel Beckman in 1985. The original gift was
      augmented by funds from the State of Illinois to
      enable the construction of a building containing
      165,000 net square feet, which opened in 1988.
      Subsequent commitments of recurring funds by
      the State of Illinois and by the Beckman
      Foundation support continuing operation. The
      Institute now involves about 140 faculty members,
      70 staff members, and 500 students and
      postdoctoral associates in 21 research programs.

      The Director of the Beckman Institute is expected
      to be a strong leader, widely recognized for
      intellectual accomplishment and for an ability to
      administer a complex, research-oriented
      organization. He or she should have an ability to
      understand and support multi-investigator
      interdisciplinary activities. Since the Institute is an
      integral part of the University of Illinois,
      interacting in complex ways with established
      academic disciplines and organizations, it is
      essential that the Director be familiar with the
      academic environment. Experience in academic
      administration is desirable.

      Among the responsibilities of the Director are the
      following: To formulate or to identify new
      interdisciplinary programs for inclusion in the
      Institute; to oversee continuing evaluations of
      programs and participants of the Institute; to work
      with departments and colleges in attracting key
      faculty members to the Urbana-Champaign
      campus in support of strong, interdisciplinary
      research programs of interest to the Institute; to
      provide intellectual leadership in organizing
      seminars and conferences and in operating the
      extensive program for visitors; to work with other
      campus and University administrators in
      establishing and maintaining appropriate
      relationships between the Beckman Institute and
      other campus units; to manage the Institute's
      physical and financial assets; and to assist the
      Institute's faculty in acquiring external support for
      research. The Director possesses the standing of
      an academic dean on the Urbana-Champaign
      campus and reports to the Vice Chancellor for
      Academic Affairs.

      Salary open. Position available July 1, 1993. To be
      assured of full consideration, nominations and
      applications (including curriculum vitae) should be
      submitted by November 22, 1992, to:

            Larry R. Faulkner, Chair
            Search Committee for the Director
            of the Beckman Institute
            Office of the Vice Chancellor for
            Academic Affairs
            University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign
            Swanlund Administration Building
                       601 East John Street
            Champaign, Illinois 61820

            Telephone: (217) 333-1350

      The University of Illinois is an affirmative
      action/equal opportunity employer.