Dean of Academic Affairs: Liberal Arts & Sciences - MnSCU Admin

Dean of Academic Affairs:
Liberal Arts & Sciences

Under the administrative direction of the Vice President of Academics and Innovation this position sets the vision and is responsible for the day-to-day management and visionary leadership of the Liberal Arts & Sciences division and academic support services. The Dean of Academic Affairs provides academic leadership, management, evaluation, and administration for the achievement of successful teaching and learning through faculty and support staff, which includes collaborating with faculty and staff to plan and develop new program initiatives and redesign existing course curriculum to ensure student success.

This position participates as a member of the college academic affairs team and develops policy and process when necessary and builds and encourages effective professional relationships with colleagues and leaders in the community. It requires building-level and unit-level assignments of responsibility, examining and implementing policies and procedures to enhance effective and efficient administration as well as the provision of academic leadership and support for other initiatives with the Vice President's, President's and Chancellor's annual work plans.

CHARACTERISTIC

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supervise and maintain assigned instructional functions of the college, including providing quality instruction programs, instructional support services, assessment of student learning, course development, staff evaluation and development, program development, and review to assure a curriculum that is responsive to the educational and economic needs of the region.
• Provide leadership and support for other initiatives within the vice presidents', president's, and chancellor's annual work plans.
• Manage, develop, allocate, and monitor assigned planning and budgeting process including assist in determining budget allocations for assigned academic cost centers, monitoring budgets.
• Determine need, recruit, interview, and recommend new faculty and staff; evaluate and monitor progress; and provide leadership.

Salary Range 98,457. USD

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in a discipline reflective of this position's current, new, or prospective division programming, or related field.
• Three (3) years of successful higher education teaching experience.
• Three (3) years of leadership experience, managing faculty, complex budgets, and academic services.
• Knowledge of innovative programs and pedagogy designed to serve diverse, nontraditional and adult students.
• Experience with Postsecondary Enrollment Options, Concurrent Enrollment.
• Ability to organize time and diverse tasks, to write clearly, to conduct meetings, to direct others, and to follow-up on tasks and projects.
• Demonstrated skill in working effectively with personnel conflicts and concerns.
• Commitment to fostering diversity, equity and inclusion, and the ability to represent, communicate, and collaborate with individuals from diverse backgrounds.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Earned Doctorate in a discipline reflective of this position's current, new, or prospective division programming, or related field.
• Three (3) years or more of leadership experience in postsecondary education that includes the supervision of faculty and instructional programs, or equivalent experience.
• Experience working in a collective bargaining environment.
• Knowledge and experience with higher education accreditation processes, especially Higher Learning Commission and National Association of Concurrent Enrollment Partners (NACEP).
• Experience recruiting and retaining new employees, including onboarding and mentoring.
• Experience with emerging educational technologies, including but not limited to Artificial Intelligence (AI).
• Understanding of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, and similar guidelines to ensure equitable access to content.
• Cultural competency and sensitivity to the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of students.
• Bilingual/multilingual fluent in Spanish, Karen, Karenni, Somali, Pohnpeian, French, Nuer, Anuak, or other…