Associate Academic Dean

Category:: Administrative
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Department:: Academic Affairs
Locations:: Pella, IA
Posted:: Jan 31, 2023
Closes:: Open Until Filled
Type:: Exempt
Position ID:: 158497

About Central College:

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Job Description:

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Requirements:

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Additional Information:

Central College seeks a dynamic and collaborative associate academic dean to join a student-focused, undergraduate residential college to serve at the interface of curriculum, policy, and faculty in a manner that manages academic resources and offices that support and develop faculty in their role as educators.

QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The associate academic dean facilitates operational planning in academic programs; develops and implements academic orientation for students and all new faculty; serves an ex officio role on select faculty governance committees; serves as the institution's accreditation liaison including oversight of projects and documentation related to accreditation.

Specifically, the associate academic dean has responsibility to:

• Work cooperatively with the VPAA/Dean, associate dean colleague, and Senior Registrar to facilitate development and communication of programs, policies, and opportunities within academic affairs related to curriculum, assessment, and course management.
• Work with Class Deans and Senior Registrar to implement the College's academic policies, including warning/probation/suspension and academic integrity policies. Bring policies to VPAA/Dean for review and clarification. Resolve academically related student issues referred by Class Deans.
• Serve as the institution's liaison with oversight of accreditation-related processes, documents, and communication.
• Serve as the liaison for the development and renewal of articulation agreements with other institutions.
• Serve as the VPAA/Dean's representative in pre-tenure personnel reviews as requested.
• Working with appropriate groups on campus, facilitates planning and assessment of student learning outcomes in academic programs.
• Direct reports include an administrative assistant, the assistant dean for learning enrichment, the director of student support services, tutoring coordinator, and entrepreneurship faculty.
• In collaboration with the Senior Registrar and in communication with the VPAA/Dean, take the lead to coordinate academic content of Summer Orientation, Spring Orientation, and Welcome Week with Student Development.
• Lead a two-year orientation program for new faculty and an orientation workshop for adjunct faculty each semester.
• Participate in implementation of strategic academic initiatives.
• Oversee aspects of the budget related to academic programs such as undergraduate research, honors, core, capstones.

Candidates should have excellent communication and human relations skills and be detail oriented. Our future colleague will have the ability to maintain respectful relationships while working in a fast-paced environment along with strong planning and organizational skills. Terminal degree appropriate for the discipline required.

Central College in Pella, Iowa, is a private, four-year liberal arts college. Central is known for its academic rigor, its leadership formation and, most importantly, for its work creating genuine connections among students, faculty, coaches and alumni that help graduates realize their career aspirations for a lifetime. We are steadfastly dedicated to cultivating diversity of thought and culture through the arts and sciences, professional fields of study and experiential learning. The Central experience is rooted in exploration and self-discovery and enhanced by life in a residential community of 1,150 students with wide-ranging perspectives. Founded in 1853, Central values its long-standing relationship with the Reformed Church in America. The college participates in NCAA Division III athletics and is a member of the American Rivers Conference.

Central's home of Pella, Iowa, is a thriving community of more than 10,000. Pella impressively appears in Oprah's 2021 60 Charming American Towns You Haven't Heard of But Should Visit ASAP. The community is famous for its annual Tulip Time Festival, its Dutch pastries and its fully functional 1850s-style windmill. In fact, Pella has it all! Pella is located just minutes from Red Rock Lake, Iowa's largest lake, and is the corporate headquarters of several international companies, including Vermeer Corporation, Pella Corporation, Precision, Inc., and Lely North America.

Niche.com named Pella one of the Best Places to Raise a Family in Iowa and one of the Best Places to Live in Iowa in 2021.

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Application Instructions:

To apply for this position visit http://www.central.edu/job-seekers/ . Review of applications will begin 15 February 2023 and will continue until the position is filled. Candidates recommended for employment are subject to a background check. Academic positions at Central College use E-verify. Please submit the following materials online:

1. a letter of interest relating your qualifications for the position.
2. a completed College employment application form.
3. an updated Curriculum vitae.
4. names and contact information of three references who can speak to your skills related to this leadership position.

Central College is strongly committed to creating a diverse and inclusive community where students and employees feel welcome and can thrive. The Central College Welcome Statement is designed to promote and protect the safety, respect, and integrity of relationships among all members of our community. Each individual is responsible for creating an atmosphere that fosters openness, mutual respect, and inclusivity. To achieve these ends, Central College aims to establish a safe environment for all persons, including those considered diverse by contemporary and sometimes changing standards.

Central College is an equal opportunity employer. The college encourages candidates to apply who are from diverse backgrounds and historically underrepresented groups. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, religion, disability, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, gender expression and identity, genetic information (for employees), or any other characteristic protected by law. Additionally, Central seeks candidates who have had experience working with and/or interacting with individuals from diverse populations to apply.