Associate Dean of Life Sciences Foundation

The Associate Dean of Life Sciences Foundation is a full-time administrative appointment reporting to the assigned administrator.  The Associate Dean of Life Sciences Foundation supervises day-to-day activities of faculty, staff, and students related to academic programs.

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

• Responsible to the assigned administrator and has a support responsibility to all other departments and college personnel as necessary.

• Responsible for the direct supervision of department personnel and others as assigned by the appropriate administrator.

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Participate in the strategic planning process.

• Supervise faculty, staff, and student work-study employees.

• Coordinate the development and implementation of new program openings and curriculum innovation.

• Administer the CBA and Staff Handbook; may serve as college official.

• Manage faculty workload/assignments.

• Communicate workload calculations and associated pay to the Human Resources.

• Recruit and retain high quality faculty and staff.

• Serve as College Official for student adjudication hearings.

• Evaluate faculty and staff in accordance with institutional timelines and practices.

• Develop and manage accurate and timely budgets.

• Monitor the quality and delivery of courses.

• Evaluate and appropriately resource the department.

• Monitor the quality of educational materials.

• Advance best practices in course and program learning assessment.

• Administer Academic Affairs and College policies in accordance with institutional practices.

• Manage student/faculty/staff complaints in accordance with institutional practices.

• Determine and advance development needs of faculty and staff.

• Provide written reports as requested by the Dean of Academic Affairs.

• Conduct faculty and staff hiring processes in accordance with institutional practices.

• Monitor departmental equipment for functioning and use.

• Serve on committees as assigned.

• Attend external meetings and conferences as requested by the Dean of Academic Affairs.

• Perform all responsibilities in a manner that fully complies with Palmer’s Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action policy.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Strong interpersonal, oral, written, public speaking and organizational skills.

• Above average ability to utilize electronic technologies and various software programs, including MS Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.

• Ability to understand and demonstrate commitment to the college guiding documents.

• Ability to effectively manage conflict.

• Ability to generate, oversee, and successfully complete projects.

• Ability to perform assigned duties with frequent interruptions and time pressures.

• Ability to work independently and autonomously.

• Ability to supervise and motivate others.

• Ability to serve as a strong advocate for quality academic programs.

• Ability to work various hours as job requires.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Requires a first professional degree or a graduate degree in an applicable field. Experience in and/or education related to academic administration, academic program development and assessment in a higher education environment preferred. Strong supervisory skills preferred.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Perform sedentary to light work in a ventilated, lighted, and temperature controlled office setting.

• Frequent need to stand, stoop, walk, sit, lift light objects (up to 10 pounds) and perform other similar actions during the workday.