Associate Dean, Academic Affairs-- Evening and Weekend Program

Company Description

With more than 135 years of history in healthcare education and as the largest nursing school in the country, Chamberlain University is committed to delivering a high-value education that prepares students to thrive as healthcare professionals. We call this commitment Chamberlain Care®—our dedication to providing students with the tools and resources to succeed while immersed in a community of care. By living Chamberlain Care®, we graduate healthcare professionals who transform the health of people worldwide.

Chamberlain is comprised of the College of Nursing and the College of Health Professions. The College of Nursing offers a three-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree program and flexible post-licensure programs, such as the RN to BSN option, Master of Science in Nursing degree program, Doctor of Nursing Practice degree program and graduate certificates. The College of Health Professions also offers the Master in Public Health, Master of Social Work and Master of Physician Assistant Studies degree programs.

Chamberlain is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (), an institutional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Learn more about Chamberlain at , and follow Chamberlain on , and .

Job Description

Chamberlain University’s Houston campus is seeking a passionate and experienced Nursing Leader to join our Evening & Weekend Program as am Associate Dean of Academic Affairs. This role is ideal for a nurse educator who thrives in a dynamic teaching environment and is committed to shaping the next generation of nurses.

The Associate Dean of Academic Affairs manages day-to-day academic operations and directly supervises assigned faculty. Partners with Dean on strategic execution of BSN program goals. Develops faculty performance and maintains teaching standards. Contributes to student success through operational coordination and data-informed decisions. Ensures compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards for assigned areas.

• Implements academic strategy under Dean's direction. Manages assigned faculty schedules, workload, and performance. Ensures curriculum delivery standards for assigned courses/sections. Analyze student success data to improve curriculum delivery, lab, simulation, and workshops.
• Recruit, select, onboard and retain qualified faculty to ensure program excellence.
• Lead performance management for assigned faculty (visiting and/or full-time), ensuring accountability for teaching quality and student outcomes through ongoing observation, evaluation, and feedback.
• Collaborate with faculty and leadership to plan and manage budgets.
• Ensure curriculum delivery meets institutional standards and accreditation benchmarks through rigorous evaluation and continuous improvement.
• Embed Chamberlain Care principles and Covista's culture expectations into academic operations and support services.
• Manages faculty and SLS scheduling and workload models for assigned groups. Coordinates with other ADAAs working at the campus. Ensures resource allocation for assigned courses. Support clinical placement of nursing students. Collaborate on academic budget and capital requests.
• Serve as liaison to boards, communities, and internal stakeholders with professionalism and care.
• Lead program expansion and new academic initiatives with agility and vision, responding to evolving healthcare education needs.
• Actively support and own academic strategy and curriculum change from the center.

Key behaviors tied to success in this role:

• Anticipate and respond to student needs, empower faculty to implement solutions that remove barriers to success
• Connect daily work to our vision and strategy at Chamberlain for your teams
• Seek feedback, support faculty to innovate, improve operating model, and use data to continuously improve student outcomes
• Coordinate and collaborate closely with ED, other DAAs, and ADAAs to support student and business outcomes
• Demonstrate ethical practice, take accountability for individual and team performance, and celebrate successes

What success looks like in your role:

• Students achieve strong outcomes — including matched or exceeded national…