Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is the foremost institution in the nation focusing on aviation and aerospace. With campuses in Daytona Beach, Florida, and Prescott, Arizona, – plus the country's number one-ranked undergraduate online program and multiple on-site locations around the world – Embry-Riddle is in many ways a model for the future of higher education.

Embry-Riddle seeks a Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences for its flagship Daytona Beach campus. The new Dean will lead a unit that is central to the university's academic offerings, providing the bulk of general education courses across the university while at the same time growing its own majors, creating new graduate programs and enabling groundbreaking scholarly research and creative activities. The Dean will have the opportunity to galvanize the college behind a vision for its future, to plan out that future strategically and to advocate for the resources necessary for that vision to become a reality. In pursuing these directions, the Dean will benefit from a strong core of institutional leaders.

The successful candidate will demonstrate outstanding capacity to provide leadership for the College's broad spectrum of academic activities, an engaging vision for the future of COAS, a demonstrated record of supporting student success, a commitment to the principles and practices of shared governance, strong fiscal and personnel management skills, an ability to enhance research, and success in fundraising.

To accomplish these goals, the ideal candidate for the deanship will be an experienced leader of people and programs with a successful history of collaboration and communication. The ideal candidate will have the credentials to be tenurable at the rank of full professor. Leaders with superior communication skills, including the ability to listen actively and well will be at an advantage. The ideal candidate will have a personal interest in aviation and aeronautics and the ability to relate well across a wide range of academic disciplines.

Embry-Riddle is a higher education success story, and its new Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences for the Daytona Beach campus will have the opportunity to sustain and advance its commitment to student success and scholarly attainment.

We invite you to view the complete leadership profile here .

WittKieffer is assisting Embry-Riddle in this search. All applications, nominations, and confidential inquiries are invited. Applications should include, as separate documents, a CV or resume and a letter of interest addressing the themes in the leadership profile. For fullest consideration, candidate materials should be received by October 10, 2025 .

Applications, nominations and inquiries can be directed to : Jessica Herrington and Natalie Song at Embry- RiddleCOASDean@wittkieffer.com

Embry-Riddle is committed to fostering a workplace where all individuals are valued and respected. We strive to ensure that all faculty, staff, and students are treated fairly and provided equal opportunities for employment, advancement, compensation, training, and other benefits of employment. Embry-Riddle makes employment decisions — including hiring, promotions, compensation, and other terms of employment — based on individual merit, qualifications, and abilities. Embry Riddle is strongly opposed to discrimination and harassment, and such behavior is prohibited by university policy. Embry Riddle does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, veteran status, predisposing genetic characteristics, age, religion, or pregnancy status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law, in its employment, educational programs, admissions policies, financial aid, or other school-administered programs or activities.

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