Assistant Dean of Professional Development
- Employer
- NC State University
- Location
- Raleigh, NC
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- Faculty Jobs
- Science & Technology, Agricultural Science & Extension
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
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Internal Recruitment :No
Working Title:Assistant Dean of Professional Development
Anticipated Hiring Range:Commensurate with Education and Experience
Work Schedule:Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, occasional overtime as needed to meet established deadlines
Job Location:Raleigh, NC
Department :The Graduate School
About the Department:NC State has given students the opportunity to earn advanced degrees for over 125 years. Graduate instruction was first offered at NC State in 1893, with the first master’s degree conferred in 1894 and the first doctoral degree conferred in 1926. In the years since, the Graduate School has grown steadily and now supports advanced study and original research in the fields of agriculture and life sciences, design, education, engineering, natural resources, humanities and social sciences, management, physical and mathematical sciences, textiles, and veterinary medicine. In addition, there are many exciting interdisciplinary programs that cross traditional boundaries.
At the Graduate School, we are committed to transforming graduate education at NC State—to prepare our best and brightest students as true leaders ready to tackle the critical issues that challenge our state, nation, and world. The Graduate School of the future will prepare career-ready students with a true competitive edge through a new focus on professionally-oriented training designed for the real world.
For more information on the Graduate School, please visit grad.ncsu.edu.
The Assistant Dean for Professional Development will oversee the development, assessment, and delivery of high quality professional development programs for the benefit of graduate students and postdoctoral scholars and provide effective leadership for the broader team associated with these endeavors within the Graduate School. The position will also offer and deliver professional development appropriate to their disciplinary strength(s) as part of the team’s offerings.
This leader will enhance the success of NC State graduate students and postdoctoral scholars through a range of initiatives designed to augment and enhance their academic training. The Assistant Dean will collaborate with Graduate School staff and various campus partners, including relevant units, faculty, staff, and administrators, to increase the visibility, reach, and effectiveness of the programming. They will facilitate the inclusion of employer interactions and essential transferable skills into interdisciplinary, highly career-responsive programming and develop central administrative tools, student/postdoc training, and teaching methods in a number of disciplines relevant to successful engagement with the professional world outside the university.
Duties include, but are not limited to the following:
- Effectively represent the professional-development team within the context of the Graduate School, the broader university community, as well as with external constituents.
- Lead and collaborate with the professional-development team in advancing a strategic vision that aligns with the university’s and Graduate School’s strategic plans.
- Work with the Dean and university stakeholders to continually develop, assess, improve, and promote the professional-development programs offered by the Graduate School to its various constituent groups.
- Oversee team programming schedule and provide guidance on current and future offerings; periodically review syllabi and programming-related data; recommend and implement changes to promote quality, accessibility, inclusion, and sustainability.
- In consultation with the Director of Marketing & Communications, guide the team in creating a comprehensive communications plan to convey the value of all programs to stakeholders and increase student engagement in programming
- Work with industry and university partners as well as other employers to determine the key skills, knowledge and attributes that are necessary for our students/postdocs to develop to be innovative leaders in their preferred professions.
- Work to foster, enrich, increase and create opportunities for graduate research, with an emphasis on growing interdisciplinary opportunities.
- Serve on relevant university committees to ensure the needs of graduate students and postdocs are represented in those forums.
- Oversee the recruitment and management of graduate service assistants.
- Requires a doctoral degree.
- 5 years of experience in graduate student and/or postdoc professional and career development.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and lead programs within the context of a team.
- Experience in a supervisory role, with evidence of leading groups and facilitating partnerships.
- Well-developed organizational, problem-solving, and oral as well as written communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work productively within the context of a broader office.
- Ability to work effectively and forge partnerships with diverse groups of students, faculty, administrators and staff.
- Relevant supervisory experience.
- Demonstrated engagement with relevant national, regional, or institutional organizations.
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Valid NC Driver's License required:No
Commercial Driver's License required:No
Job Open Date:07/19/2022
Anticipated Close Date:Open until filled.
Special Instructions to Applicants:Please include CV/resume and contact information for at least three professional references
Position Number:00100353
Position Type:SAAO Tier II
Full Time Equivalent (FTE) (1.0 = 40 hours/week):1.00
Appointment:12 Month Recurring
Mandatory Designation - Adverse Weather:Non Mandatory - Adverse Weather
Mandatory Designation - Emergency Events:Non Mandatory - Emergency Event
Is this position partially or fully funded on ARRA stimulus monies?:No
Department ID:040101 - Graduate School-Dean's Office
AA/EEO:NC State University is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, status as an individual with a disability, or status as a protected veteran.
If you have general questions about the application process, you may contact Human Resources at (919) 515-2135 or workatncstate@ncsu.edu. Individuals with disabilities requiring disability-related accommodations in the application and interview process, please call 919-515-3148.
Final candidates are subject to criminal & sex offender background checks. Some vacancies also require credit or motor vehicle checks. Degree(s) must be obtained prior to start date in order to meet qualifications and receive credit.
NC State University participates in E-Verify. Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States.
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NC State: Think and Do
NC State was founded with a purpose: to create economic, societal and intellectual prosperity for the people of North Carolina and the country. We began as a land-grant institution teaching the agricultural and mechanical arts. Today, we're a pre-eminent research enterprise with 12 colleges excelling in all major academic fields.
Our 34,000 high-performing students take what they learn in the classroom and apply it in the real world by conducting research, working in internships and co-ops, and performing acts of world-changing service. That experiential education ensures that they leave here ready to lead the workforce. NC State's 13:1 student-faculty ratio is one of the reasons why we're the best college for your money in North Carolina (Money) and the No. 5 best value among public universities nationally (U.S. News & World Report).
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NC State is one of only two universities in the nation leading two National Science Foundation Engineering Research Centers — one developing wearable, self-powered health monitors, and the other researching smart-grid technology. We’re also leading interdisciplinary efforts to curb nuclear proliferation, help farmers confront climate change and build a new American manufacturing sector.
Our research doesn't just get published in a journal or sit on a shelf; it makes an impact. NC State is No. 6 nationwide in commercialization agreements based on university research, and we're No. 2 among universities without a medical school. Our Cooperative Extension Service provides research-based information to citizens in all 100 North Carolina counties. In addition, our industrial extension unit — Industry Expansion Solutions — has created an economic benefit for the state's manufacturers averaging $149 million per year since 2005.
Bright Minds Creating a Bold Future
NC State’s 9,000 faculty and staff are world leaders in their fields, bridging the divides between academic disciplines and training high-caliber students to meet tomorrow’s challenges. NC State students won two Goldwater scholarships, five Fulbright scholarships, one Churchill scholarship and a record-breaking 25 National Science Foundation graduate research fellowships in the 2016-2017 academic year. In addition, 25 faculty are members of the National Academies.
Our Centennial Campus, an award-winning public-private research campus, is home to more than 70 partner organizations working alongside more than 70 NC State research and academic units. Centennial is also the location of the innovative Hunt Library, which Time magazine has dubbed “the library of the future.”
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- Best big city in the Southeast (Time, 2016)
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With Durham and Chapel Hill, Raleigh anchors the Research Triangle, a national hotspot for high-tech enterprise. The top companies in the region — including IBM, Cisco Systems, SAS Institute, Biogen Idec and GlaxoSmithKline — are among the country’s best employers. They also lead the way in hiring new NC State graduates.
More than 130 years after its creation, NC State continues to make its founding purpose a reality. Every day, our career-ready graduates and world-leading faculty make the fruits of learning and discovery available to people across the state, throughout the nation and around the world.
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