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Director, Center for Great Plains Studies (Part-time - Open to UNL Employees Only)

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Lincoln, NE, USA
Posted on Feb 12, 2026
Working Title Director, Center for Great Plains Studies (Part-time - Open to UNL Employees Only)
Department College of Arts & Sciences-0906
Requisition Number F_260007
Posting Open Date 02/04/2026
Application Review Date: (To ensure consideration, please submit all application materials before review date) 03/16/2026
Posting Close Date
Open Until Filled Yes
Description of Work
The College of Arts and Sciences seeks applications and nominations for the Director of the Center for Great Plains Studies. The successful candidate will report to the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at UNL, and the appointment will be 0.50 FTE.

Primary areas of responsibility will likely include:
  • Provide leadership to the staff, students, faculty, and Fellows in the Center for Great Plains Studies, whose mission is to promote understanding of and appreciation for the people, cultures, and natural environment of the Great Plains.
  • Enhance the Center’s research, teaching, and outreach programs and link them in supportive ways to College and University priorities.
  • Administration of programs, including the Great Plains Art Museum, production of referred journals, various editorial projects, public lectures and symposia, and the teaching program.
  • Work closely with the Board of Governors, the Board of Trustees, and the Fellows of the Center to advance interdisciplinary scholarship and outreach on the four campuses of the University of Nebraska and other regional research and teaching centers across North America.

The University of Nebraska does not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and/or political affiliation in its programs, activities, or employment. See https://equity.unl.edu/notice-nondiscrimination/.
Minimum Required Qualifications
  • Demonstrable leadership ability, excellent interpersonal skills, and a vision for enhancing a center with a significant national and international reputation.
  • Broad-ranging knowledge of the sciences, arts, and humanities is important, as is the ability to manage art collections.
  • Candidates must be currently tenured faculty members at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with active scholarship or creative activity in topics related to the Great Plains.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Department or College leadership experience.
Work Location (City, State) Lincoln, NE
Pre-Placement Driving Record Review Required
Criminal History Background Check Required No
Posted Salary
How to Apply
Click “Apply for this Job” and complete the faculty information form. Attach the following documents:
  1. Letter of interest.
  2. Curriculum vitae.
For questions or accommodations related to this position contact
Carolyn Kollmann; ckollmann2@unl.edu
Job Category
Job Category (old) Academic Administrative
Job Type 9 Month
Position funded by grant or other form of temporary funding? No
If Temporary, indicate end date
Planned Hire Date 08/17/2026
Appointment End Date
Organizational Location Default Location
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