Palmer College of Chiropractic Looking for Associate Dean of Academic Affairs Full Time

The Associate Dean of Academic Affairs is a full-time administrative appointment reporting to the assigned
administrator. The Associate Dean of Academic Affairs supervises day-to-day activities of faculty, staff, and students related to doctor of
chiropractic academic programs.

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

• Responsible to the assigned administrator
  and has a support responsibility to all other departments and college personnel as necessary.
• Responsible for the direct
  supervision of department personnel and others as assigned by the appropriate administrator.

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES

• Participate in the strategic planning process.
• Supervise faculty, staff, and student
  work-study employees.
• Coordinate the development and implementation of new program openings and curriculum innovation.
• Administer the Faculty and Staff Handbook; may serve as college official.
• Manage faculty workload/assignments.
• Communicate workload calculations and associated pay to Human Resources.
• Recruit and retain high quality faculty and
  staff.
• Serve as College Official for student adjudication hearings.
• Evaluate faculty and staff in accordance with
  institutional timelines and practices.
• Develop and manage accurate and timely budgets.
• Monitor the quality and delivery of
  courses.
• Evaluate and appropriately resource the department.
• Monitor the quality of educational materials.
• Advance best practices in course and program learning assessment.
• Administer Academic Affairs and College policies in
  accordance with institutional practices.
• Manage student/faculty/staff complaints in accordance with institutional practices.
• Determine and advance development needs of faculty and staff.
• Provide written reports as requested by the Dean of Academic
  Affairs.
• Conduct faculty and staff hiring processes in accordance with institutional practices.
• Monitor departmental
  equipment for functioning and use.
• Serve on committees as assigned.
• Attend external meetings and conferences as requested
  by the Dean of Academic Affairs.
• Perform all responsibilities in a manner that fully complies with Palmer’s Equal Employment
  Opportunity/Affirmative Action policy.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Strong interpersonal,
  oral, written, public speaking and organizational skills.
• Above average ability to utilize electronic technologies and various
  software programs, including MS Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
• Ability to understand and demonstrate commitment to the
  college guiding documents.
• Ability to effectively manage conflict.
• Ability to generate, oversee, and successfully complete
  projects.
• Ability to perform assigned duties with frequent interruptions and time pressures.
• Ability to work independently
  and autonomously.
• Ability to supervise and motivate others.
• Ability to serve as a strong advocate for quality academic
  programs.
• Ability to work various hours as job requires.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Requires a graduate degree in education or Doctorate of Chiropractic.
• Experience in and/or education related to academic
  administration, academic program development and assessment in a higher education environment preferred.
• Strong supervisory skills
  preferred.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Perform sedentary to light work in a
  ventilated, lighted, and temperature controlled office setting.
• Frequent need to stand, stoop, walk, sit, lift light objects (up to
  10 pounds) and perform other similar actions during the workday.