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The Chief Information Technology Officer will plan and direct a comprehensive strengthening of the environment for technology use in instruction and administration, providing leadership and working with senior management to optimize the use of technology resources in pursuit of the College’s mission as a selective national liberal arts college. This new position offers the opportunity to (i) coordinate and direct a newly reorganized staff; (ii) oversee the College’s ongoing developments in instructional technology; and (iii) direct the installation and implementation of new administrative systems. The Officer will report to the President of the College.

Applicants are expected to be experienced professionals with a work record reflecting increasing levels of responsibility and proven accomplishments. The successful appointee will have at a minimum a bachelor’s degree and five years of experience in managing information technology. Preference will be given to applicants with an advanced degree and with management experience in higher education. Candidates must possess excellent skills in personnel management, prioritization, planning, and organization. Particularly essential are communication skills–oral, written, and interpersonal–especially for explaining highly complex issues to non-technical audiences, and the ability to work productively with faculty in the liberal arts.

Application materials and nominations should be submitted to: Search Committee for Chief Information Technology Officer, c/o Anne Gates, Secretary of the College, The College of Wooster, Galpin Hall, 1189 Beall Avenue, Wooster, OH 44691. Application materials may also be e-mailed to CITOSearch@wooster.edu. Application deadline: January 30, 2004; applications received after this date may not receive full consideration.

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