Academic Dean: Kaplan University Campuses

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Academic Dean

Position Type

Full Time

Job Level

Director

Job Description

The Campus Academic Dean serves as the academic leader and manager of faculty members and academic advisors and is directly responsible and accountable for ensuring the fulfillment of educational goals and outcomes.

Specific Responsibilities include:

*Develop a solid leadership team of staff members to ensure retention outcomes, expeditious course scheduling, optimum use of faculty, and resolution of administrative issues.
*Manage daily academic operations to remain within budgetary constraints and improve operating margins.
*Oversight responsibility for hiring, training, evaluating, and retaining qualified faculty. *Supervise the completion of faculty development plans, faculty evaluations, and assessment of development plans.
*Coordinate efforts with Human Resources to ensure all, faculty, and direct reports understand job expectations and receive annual written performance evaluations.
*Participate in curriculum development, evaluation and revision as requested. Coordinate with appropriate curriculum partners to ensure faculty is trained on all designated curriculum and institutional assessment initiatives.
*Assist in student retention activities that may include, but are not limited to: contacting absent students, new student orientation, coordinating departmental student academic advising, providing a beginning point of contact for student escalation issues.
*Ensure department compliance with state Department of Education, accreditation, and company criteria, regulations, and policies.
*Participate as an integral part of the campus budget process, reviewing budget, authorizing part time and full time faculty payroll, and managing faculty program within established budget parameters. Assessment includes current budget details. Contribute to the overall success of the College / School as a whole.
*Complete other duties as assigned.

Requirements:
*Master's Degree Required; PhD ppreferred. (Must meet education requirements determined by relevant accrediting agency and state.)
*Minimum five years experience teaching or practice in field and five years managing faculty. *Experience developing courses, managing accreditation outcomes and an understanding of pedagogy.
*Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
*Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.