Assistant Dean, College of Health Sciences - Student Affairs

80 Lower College Road, Kingston, RI 02881

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Position Information

Posting Number SF02212

Job Title Assistant Dean, College of Health Sciences
- Student Affairs

Position Number 106967

FTE 1.00

FLSA Exempt

Position Type Professional Staff

Union PSA/NEA
- Professional Staff Assoc

Pay Range: $80,000 - $90,000

Status Calendar Year, Full-time, Permanent

Department Information

Department Dean Health Sciences

Contact providers will be online only s

Campus Location Kingston

Grant Funded No

Job Description Summary

Search will be open until filled. First consideration will be given to applications received by 10/28/2026. Applications received after 10/28/2026 may be reviewed depending on search progress and needs but are not guaranteed full consideration.

About URI : The University of Rhode Island enrolls approximately 17,000 students across its graduate and undergraduate programs and is the State’s flagship public research university, as well as the land grant and sea grant university, for the state of Rhode Island. The main campus is located in the historic village of Kingston, and the Bay Campus is located in Narragansett.

Both campuses are near major beaches in a beautiful coastal community. URI is just 30 minutes from Providence, RI and within easy reach of Newport, Boston, and New York City.

POSITION SUMMARY :
Oversee the operation of the Student Services division of the Dean’s Office of the College of Health Sciences ( CHS ).

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

Coordinate the academic advising of College of Health Sciences ( CHS ) undergraduate students, including discussing college programs with current and prospective students and guardians; work with support services (i.e., Counseling Center, Career Counseling, Disability Services) to provide help for students with non-academic problems; keep faculty and administrators informed regarding new legislation affecting students; serve as a resource for departmental advisors.

Evaluate transcripts for all transfer students in CHS majors and for undecided students in University College. Determine the URI course equivalency and each course’s place in the student’s program requirements (i.e., general education, major elective, etc.).

Supervise the updating and management of all undergraduate CHS student files. Chair the CHS Scholastic Standing Committee as the Dean’s representative and coordinate submission of student petitions, convening and attending all meetings. Serve as resource person regarding student records and pertinent University legislation affecting the committee’s decisions.

Review and notify students who are in academic jeopardy at the end of each semester. Communicate with students probationary and dismissal status and oversee the appeal process. Meet with individual college faculty, department chair, and student to resolve student grievances.

Work with Enrollment Services to manage and update People Soft for academic and student services in the College. Update the computerized degree audit program for all CHS programs via People Soft, including entering all student modifications. Ensure accurate electronic student records data, utilizing and updating multiple People Soft functions, including degree progress audits, modifications to curriculum,…