Assistant Dean Advising and Student Support, College of Natural Sciences

Job Posting Title

Assistant Dean for Advising and Student Support, College of Natural Sciences

College of Natural Sciences

All Applicants

40

Exempt from FLSA

Immediately

Expected to Continue

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General Notes

Discovery starts here in the College of Natural Sciences, where we are changing the world through transformative experiences, education, and research. We are the largest college at UT Austin, home to top-ranked academic specialties, a dozen departments, and award-winning student programs and faculty. Join us and help pave the way for the next generation of leaders and breakthroughs in science, technology, and mathematics.

The Office of Undergraduate Education supports the educational mission of the college through faculty instruction support, advising, student success programming, curriculum planning with departments, recognition programs, study abroad, and more.

Founded in 1883, The University of Texas at Austin ranks among the top 40 universities globally, with nationally recognized programs across 19 colleges and schools. By creating educational opportunities for all and leading cutting-edge research at scale, the university fosters positive social change, technological advancement, and economic progress - proving that change really does start here.

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The Assistant Dean is the key management leader for the Advising and Student Support area of the College of Natural Sciences' (CNS) Undergraduate Education and serves as a member of Undergraduate Education's core leadership team. The Assistant Dean oversees the administration, programs, and strategic direction of the organization, including designing a coherent, data-informed advising continuum for CNS undergraduate students across academic, non-academic, and professional advising, as well as student records.

The Assistant Dean fosters a culture of student-centered service excellence, operational consistency, and continuous improvement across all advising functions.

• Advising Continuum: Set priorities and provide leadership for the advising experience of CNS undergraduate students. Identify and implement improved ways to support both thriving and struggling students, including cross-functional collaboration with other units in Undergraduate Education and other colleges. Oversee planning, implementation, and assessment of advising programs, orientation, internal transfer, and college-readiness initiatives, and use retention and persistence data to guide strategy.
  
  Coordinate and supervise student services administration for Natural Sciences majors. Advise College leadership on trends and emerging needs affecting students inside and outside the classroom. Oversee college-level academic processes such as academic warning, dismissal, and re-entry.

• Personnel and Budget Management: Provide leadership, supervision, and direction for the Advising and Student Support area, including budget and staff. Establish budget priorities and maintain data on advising initiatives and outcomes. Hire, train, and develop staff; set goals and conduct performance evaluations; manage disciplinary matters up to and including dismissal; address grievances and corrective action plans. Actively invest in staff development, cross-training, and succession planning.
  
  Cultivate a culture of excellent, consistent service to students, alumni, faculty, and staff.

• Non-Academic Advising and Student Wellness:
  
  Administer and…