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Illinois Institute of Technology is searching for college-level leaders to join its university academic leadership team as it works to build upon a more than 130-year legacy of serving as an engine of opportunity for learners of all backgrounds.

A leading technology institution and a member of the Association of Independent Technological Institutions, Illinois Tech offers a highly relevant, tech-driven curricula and guaranteed access to hands-on experiences through its one-of-a-kind Elevate program to learners in architecture, business, computing, design, engineering, law, and science and human science.

Its graduates lead the state and much of the nation in economic prosperity. Its faculty and alumni built the Chicago skyline, created the cell phone, lead innovation at Amazon Alexa, and much more.

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Stuart School of Business

Illinois Tech seeks an innovative, entrepreneurial, and ambitious leader to serve as the next dean of the Stuart School of Business. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a business school experiencing exponential growth thanks to the development of innovative new programs, international partnerships, and collaborations across a university that was recently named a 2024 Best College in the U.S. by the Wall Street Journal.

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Chicago-Kent College of Law

Illinois Tech is seeking a visionary, dynamic, entrepreneurial, and collaborative leader to serve as dean of the Chicago-Kent College of Law starting in summer 2025. The dean of Chicago-Kent will leverage the distinctive assets of this student-centered, forward-leaning law school, including its productive and engaged faculty and its position within one of the country’s most innovative technical universities, to achieve its potential as an outstanding law school of the future.

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College of Computing

Illinois Tech seeks an innovative, entrepreneurial, and ambitious leader to serve as the next dean of the College of Computing. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a college with a unique combination of academic programs and expertise that positions it well to be a leader in some of the most exciting and important areas in today’s technological society, including data science, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity. The next dean will lead a young and fast-growing college with a remit to hire new faculty, develop new programs, and build connections across campus, the city, and beyond.

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Armour College of Engineering

Illinois Tech seeks an ambitious, dynamic, and forward-thinking leader to serve as the next dean of the Armour College of Engineering. This is an exceptional opportunity to lead a college with a legacy of innovation and impact at Chicago’s only technology-focused university. Armour has a rich history of training some of the world’s most prominent and impactful influencers and engineers and is dedicated to cultivating talent that drives progress and addresses global challenges. The dean will work closely with leaders across the university’s seven colleges and schools and other academic, research, and industrial partners to develop new unique opportunities for education and research and continue the tradition of innovation and excellence that has been a hallmark of an Illinois Tech education.

Vice Provost for Research (Internal)

Illinois Tech seeks a vice provost for research from its current faculty ranks to steward its research mission and to lead the pursuit of its ambitious research development goals, enhancing Illinois Tech’s reputation as an institution that cultivates cross-disciplinary and relevance-inspired research to address the nation’s and the world’s most critical challenges.