About the Position
For more information and to submit nominations go to the Buffkin/Baker website.Search Committee Members
| Name | Title |
| Michael Heithaus - Chair | Executive Dean, College of Arts, Sciences and Education, and Vice Provost, Biscayne Bay Campus and for Environmental Resilience |
| Priyanka Alluri | Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering |
| William Anderson | Associate Vice President for Research, Office of Research and Economic Development |
| Carlos Becerra | Senior Associate Vice President for Federal Relations |
| Monica Cardella | Chair, Multidisciplinary Engineering and Computing Education, Systems and Management; Professor, Engineering and Computing Education |
| Todd Crowl | Director, Institute of Environment; Professor, Department of Biological Sciences |
| Jose Faria | Moss Endowed Director, Moss School of Construction |
| Josh Hutcheson | Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering |
| Steven Luis | Executive Director for Technology, College of Engineering and Computing |
| Raul Moas | President, Partnership for Miami |
| Gregory Reis | Associate Teaching Professor, Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences |
| Christian Poellabauer | Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences |
| Lana Simkins | Vice President, Development, FIU Foundation |
| Victoria Veliz | Graduate Assistant, College of Engineering and Computing |
Search Calendar
Search Committee meetings are public meetings under Florida Sunshine Law. Members of the public may attend the meeting. To register to watch the meetings, please click Zoom links.
| Date | Time | Location | Agenda |
| Tuesday, October 28, 2025 | 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM | PC 521 & Zoom | View |
| Tuesday, November 18, 2025 | 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | PC 521 & Zoom | View |
| Wednesday, January 14, 2026 | 1:30 PM - 4:30PM | PC 521 & Zoom | View |
| Monday, January 26, 2026 | 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM | Zoom | View |
| Tuesday, January 27, 2026 | 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM | Zoom | View |
| Thursday, January 29, 2026 | 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM | Zoom | View |
Candidates
Ramaraja Ramasamy
Curriculum Vitae
Open Forum: February 16, 2026, 2:00pm-3:15pm, GC 140
Feedback survey
John Verboncoeur
Curriculum Vitae
Open Forum: February 17, 2026, 1:30pm-2:45pm, GC 140
Feedback survey
Candidate 3
Open Forum: February 18, 2026, 2:00pm-3:15pm, GC 140
Your input is critically important. We ask that you complete the surveys by the end of day on Friday, February 20, 2026.
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