Texas A&M University – Texarkana Looking for Dean of the College of Arts, Sciences, and Education Full Time

Job Title
Dean of the College of Arts, Sciences, and Education

Agency
Texas A&M University – Texarkana

Department
Office Of Vp For Academic And Student Affairs

Proposed Minimum Salary
Commensurate

Job Location
Texarkana, Texas

Job Type
Staff

Job Description
Provides effective leadership and management in the development, delivery, assessment, and promotion of educational programs within the College of Arts, Sciences, and Education.  Establishes and maintains a strong, mutually beneficial relationship with the local community.

Responsibilities include oversight of academic and administrative programs, including development and implementation of strategic plans, effective allocation of resources (budgets, staff, equipment), and operational success.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides effective leadership that results in positive change and growth of the College.
• Utilizes an overall personnel management style that is characterized by openness, honesty, diversity, and equity and is focused on the maximum development of individuals, as well as the success of ad hoc groups and the overall College faculty and staff team.
• Supervises faculty teaching loads; supervises rank and tenure; ensures that a high level of instruction is achieved and maintained.
• Engages in personal professional development related to his/her discipline and administrative responsibilities and encourages/facilitates appropriate professional development for all employees within his/her supervision.
• Promotes, facilitates, and models improvement of the teaching, scholarship/creative activity, and service roles of faculty to better serve constituencies within the University, the profession, and the community.
• Develops and maintains partnerships with community business, industry, and non-profit groups for research, employee professional development, civic engagement, and authentic/applied learning initiatives (e.g., problem resolution, service learning, internships, field projects, in-service training).
• Provides leadership and active participation in the pursuit of diverse funding sources for innovative programs/curriculum/research, including fundraising initiatives and partnerships. 
• Aggressively seeks external funding (e.g., grants, private donations) for value added opportunities for students and faculty.
• Provides leadership for the acquisition and maintenance of program accreditation (i.e., CACREP, CAPTE, etc.)
• Facilitates the development, monitoring, and evaluation of emergent, annual, and long-range college plans that are consistent with the university’s academic vision, mission, strategic plan, and goals.
• Makes ethical and data-driven decisions that promote the overall progress of the college and resolves crises and problems that threaten to impede progress in a timely manner.
• Manages and facilitates the accomplishment of programmatic, college, and university goals in the areas of student recruitment, persistence, and success.
• Develops and manages the college’s annual budget, focusing on the effective and efficient use financial resources to achieve the mission and goals of the college and university.
• Engages in personal professional development related to his/her discipline and administrative responsibilities and encourages/facilitates appropriate professional development for all employees within his/her supervision.
• Expresses ideas clearly, accurately, and convincingly in an atmosphere of respect and professionalism
• Knows and complies with all system and university policies, regulations, rules, procedures, guidelines, and directives in a timely manner.
• Serves as an effective College spokesperson and liaison with external constituents.
• Provides leadership for the effective allocation and expenditure of human and financial resources for the overall good of the College.
• Develops and manages an active institutional effectiveness divisional/unit plan that links to the strategic plan and provides continuous quality improvement.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:
Minimum Qualifications

• An earned Doctorate in a discipline within the College from a regionally accredited institution of higher education
• Academic rank of Associate Professor or above
• Minimum of three (3) years of documented academic administrative experience
• Minimum of five (5) years university teaching experience
• Record of scholarly productivity
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills
• Evidence of practice in diversity, equity and inclusion in teaching, scholarship, and/or service

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in small-to-mid-size colleges or regional universities
• Successful experience with new program development
• Experience in delivering and managing online delivery of curriculum
• Experience in planning and budgetary management
• Successful record of fundraising
• Record of successful community involvement

SUPERVISION OF PERSONNEL:
This position supervises employees.

This position will remain open until filled.  However, to ensure full consideration, applications must be submitted by April 1, 2022.

To Apply: Upload your cover letter, resume/CV, two (2) professional references (three references preferred) with contact information and with one reference being a supervisor/manager and copies of your transcripts in the questionnaire section of your application.

Please remember once you submit your application you will not be able to “revise” or upload any documents. If you have any questions about uploading or a revision to your application, you may contact [email protected].

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer committed to diversity.