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Exempt Professional Staff (EPS)
Job Category

Professional
Hiring Range

Commensurate with

Education and Experience
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Exempt Professional Staff (EPS)
Primary Purpose of the Organization

The College of Education at Fayetteville State University is committed to preparing highly qualified educators and leaders who are competent, committed, and caring. The College supports academic excellence through innovation in teaching, research, and service, and addresses the educational needs of diverse and underrepresented populations, especially in rural and underserved communities.
Primary Purpose of the Position

As the chief academic officer of the College of Education, the dean serves as the academic leader of the unit and, therefore, must have credentials appropriate to be awarded tenure at the rank of professor in a department within the university. The dean represents the unit to the university and other constituents and must be able to effectively communicate and advocate for the unit’s views to the university and the outside community and, in turn, must be able to accurately communicate the university’s concerns to the unit.

When acting on behalf of the unit, the dean must distinguish between personal views and those that reflect the consensus of the unit. The dean manages the unit’s resources and must be able to do so in a fair and equitable manner. In consultation with department chairs, the dean has the primary responsibility and authority for:

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• Developing and articulating a vision and mission that support the particular goals of the unit and the broader goals of the University.
• Articulating the budgetary needs of the unit, managing the budget allotted, prioritizing allocations, maintaining accurate records of expenditures, and ensuring adherence to university fiscal policies and procedures.
• Overseeing all personnel matters involving academic and non-academic employees including formulating performance criteria and monitoring their application to unit personnel during hiring, tenure, promotion, retention and performance evaluation processes; recommending leaves and special assignments to the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs; ensuring that faculty in the unit are fully engaged in departmental and general faculty duties.
• Providing a key communication link between the university administration, faculty, and students for purposes of information sharing as well as mediation when necessary.
• Promoting excellence in teaching, research, and service to include coordinating the assessment and development of academic programs, and research, scholarship, and service agendas within the unit.
• Facilitating collaborative relationships and partnerships between external stakeholders in the education profession with the College of Education faculty, staff and students to support continuous improvement for the education, research, and service needs of the region, state, nation and global connections.
• Acting as a mentor and facilitator for the department chairs as they carry out their duties.
• Evaluating department chairs, associate dean, and other direct reports according to university policy.
• Serving on university committees as requested by the Provost/Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and the Chancellor; coordinating development, advancement and fundraising activities at the unit level and promoting and participating in university-level fundraising; and promoting the visibility of the college in the region, state, and nation.
• Completing other duties as assigned by the Provost/Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Chancellor.

Minimum Education And Experience Requirements

• An earned Ph.
  
  D. or Ed.
  
  D.
• Prior Pre-K-12 and/or higher education teaching…