What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Dean, School of Liberal Arts and Sciences position at Palm Beach Atlantic University?
Job Details
Job Location: Palm Beach Atlantic University - West Palm Beach - West Palm Beach, FL
Position Type: Full Time
Education Level: Doctoral
Salary Range: Undisclosed
Job Category: Education
Associate Dean, School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
SUMMARY
In support of the university’s mission and objectives, the Associate Dean is a key leader in the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences assists the school in achieving its mission of fostering intellectual curiosity, open inquiry, critical thinking, the pursuit of knowledge, responsible civic engagement, and a deep understanding of the relationship of the Christian faith and reason.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Collaborates with the dean to ensure the success of the daily operations of the school.
- Teaches a 2/2 load as part of a twelve-month staff appointment.
- Provides oversight for the school’s graduate programs, currently International Development, Community Development, Health Sciences, and Computer Science.
- Provides oversight for the Army ROTC program.
- Provides oversight for the Summer Undergraduate Research Program.
- Facilitates the work of the other associate deans, chairs, program directors, faculty, and staff.
- Represents the dean on university committees and initiatives related to the operations of the school.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY
- Staff Employees
- Faculty Members
Qualifications
- Doctorate degree required, or equivalent experience
Required discipline: English, Liberal Arts or Humanities
EXPERIENCE:
- Minimum 3 years of experience in University/college-level administrative leadership, with the requisite experience to be assigned associate or full professor rank.
ESSENTIAL COMPETENCIES
- Customer Service Orientation – Keeps internal and/or external key stakeholder(s), students, parents, faculty, staff and community partners in mind at all times.
- Professionalism – Dilays a high level of professionalism, e.g. timeliness, reliability, communication, and work ethic.
- Christ-first Faith – Provides spiritual support to community members, including students, on their Christian faith journey.
- Adaptable/Flexibility – Ability to change or adjust to change.
- Confidentiality – Maintains the necessary confidentiality and discretion required for the position
- Conflict Management – Functions professionally and wisely during difficult conversations, while under stress, and while managing challenging situations.
- Continuous Improvement – Implement or brainstorm ways to optimize a process.
- Develops Others - Ability to promote continuous improvement within teams and/or individuals.
- Effective Communication – Expresses ideas and information in a clear and concise manner both verbally and in writing to convey clear, well-articulated messaging across a wide variety of audiences.
- Establishes Trust – Gains the confidence of others by actions and words that promote being honest, forthcoming, and vulnerable
- Leadership/Influence – Ability to motivate, coach and develop others, as well as influence a group of people to achieve common goals, and implement university strategies. Strong supervisory skills.
- Problem-solving – Anticipates, evaluates, diagnoses, and resolves problems in a systematic and fact-based manner.
- Teamwork & Collaboration – Creates a climate that fosters commitment to a common vision and shared values that promote cooperation and working together through trust and support of others both departmentally and cross-functionally.
