Gerard Crawley, dean of the College of Science and Mathematics since 1998, will resign that post Sept. 15 to join Science Foundation Ireland for a one-year appointment.

Crawley, who was dean of the graduate school at Michigan State University prior to his arrival at USC, will be director of the basic research grants program for the Irish foundation in Dublin. In that capacity, he will oversee funding of research grants in science, engineering, and mathematics.

“I have enjoyed my time here at the University and will miss the many colleagues and friends here in Columbia. However, this was just too exciting an opportunity to miss” he said. “I believe that I leave the college in excellent shape in all areas of our mission.”

At Science Foundation Ireland, Crawley will join William Harris, former vice president for research at USC. Harris is director general of the foundation, which is the equivalent of the United States’ National Science Foundation.

An interim dean for the College of Science and Mathematics likely will be appointed. A search is progressing for a dean of the new College of Arts and Sciences, which will combine USC’s liberal arts and science and mathematics colleges. That deanship likely will not be announced until the University names a new provost.

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