Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences
Job Posting for Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at Westminster College
Position Summary
Position Title
Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences
Department
School of Arts and Sciences
FLSA Status
Exempt
Work Schedule
Position Summary
The School of Arts and Sciences seeks a leader who demonstrates and promotes its innovative, research-based approach to pedagogy and its highly engaged, learner-centered environment. An effective dean is an articulate, enthusiastic, experienced listener and communicator. The dean will inspire creativity and collaboration among faculty; assess and respond to faculty and staff needs within institutional and budgetary parameters; and exercise sound judgment in thoughtfully hiring, guiding, and evaluating faculty while facilitating program development.
The Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences reports to the Provost and is part of an academic affairs leadership team that involves the school deans and the provost, as well as an extended campus leadership team that involves the school deans, the senior college leadership, and faculty, staff, and student leadership. The School of Arts and Sciences has approximately 12 full-time office, laboratory, and performing arts staff members. The Senior Assistant Dean directly supervises the staff and partners with the dean to provide strategic administrative leadership and implementation of the operational functions of the school.
The dean is responsible for the School’s $8.1M budget and will be involved in many exciting opportunities over the next few years: the opening of Gillmor Hall, a major expansion of the Jewett Center for the Performing Arts; implementation of the outcomes of campus master planning; leadership and support for Westminster at 150 efforts; restructuring of academic programs; and participation in a capital campaign timed with the sesquicentennial.
The college values candidates who have demonstrated a commitment to educational equity, promoting diversity, inclusion, and the cultivation of respectful teaching and learning environments that contribute to the success of all students, including those from historically underrepresented racial and ethnic groups and students of diverse cultural, socioeconomic, (dis)ability, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religious, and transnational backgrounds.
Primary Responsibilities
Responsibility
Mission, Goals, and Strategy
Description
The dean works with faculty and staff to articulate, develop, implement, and evaluate mission, goals, and strategy of the academic unit and Westminster College.
Responsibility
Student Learning
Description
The dean provides leadership in curriculum development, educational innovation, assessment, and program changes.
Responsibility
Communication
Description
The dean communicates plans, decisions, and other academic unit news clearly and in a timely manner.
Responsibility
Culture and Climate
Description
The dean plays an important role in promoting a respectful, collaborative, inclusive, and fair academic unit and campus culture.
Responsibility
Advocacy
Description
The dean represents the interests of the academic unit’s faculty and staff to college leadership, and provides recognition, encouragement, and support for the work faculty are doing.
Responsibility
Professional Development
Description
The dean works with faculty and staff to identify professional development and capacity building needs and the resources necessary for continued professional growth.
Responsibility
Advancement
Description
The dean will partner with Institutional Advancement on academic unit or Westminster College-related fundraising projects.
Responsibility
Student Recruitment and Retention
Description
The deans are involved in aiding the admissions staff in undergraduate and/or graduate recruiting. They also partner with the director of student success and retention and the faculty in student retention initiatives.
Responsibility
Assessment and Accreditation
Description
The dean provides oversight of the academic unit’s accreditations and manages activities such that academic-unit specific assessments and/or accreditations are obtained or maintained.
Responsibility
Shared Governance
Description
The dean works collaboratively with the faculty chair to promote and uphold a strong system of shared governance.
Responsibility
Local, State, and National Advocacy
Description
The dean represents the unit and communicates across the community, including with government entities, in ways that facilitate awareness and excitement about the School and advance its goals.
Organizational Responsibilities
Responsibility
Diversity and Inclusion
Description
Promote an Inclusive Westminster through demonstration of the commitments included in the Westminster College Diversity Statement. Participate in developmental activities to increase understanding and awareness of issues related to diversity, equity and inclusion both individually and as related to my field of work, profession or discipline.
Additional Responsibilities
Additional Responsibilities
Additional Requirements
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
The successful candidate for this position must possess:
- A terminal degree in one of the school’s disciplines.
- A strong record in higher education of teaching and scholarship and an achieved rank of associate or full professor.
- A minimum of five years of experience in an academic administrative leadership role that includes experience with all or most of the dean’s responsibilities, including personnel management, program development, managing budgets, diversity initiatives, enrollment management, and sustainability.
- Commitment to fostering a diverse educational environment and an ability to work with a diverse student and faculty population.
To Apply:
Westminster College, in consultation with Summit Search Solutions, Inc., will begin a confidential review of application materials immediately and continue until the position is filled; parties who apply by October 19, 2022 will be given first consideration. Applications should include a curriculum vitae and a letter of interest that addresses reasons for interest and experience related to the qualifications described above. All applications and nominations will be held in confidence. To apply online, go to: https://theapplicantmanager.com/jobs?pos=su320.
Preferred Qualifications
Posting Detail Information
Posting Number
S165P
Desired Start Date
09/01/2022
Position End Date (if applicable)
10/19/2022
Special Instructions to Applicants
To Apply:
Westminster College, in consultation with Summit Search Solutions, Inc., will begin a confidential review of application materials immediately and continue until the position is filled; parties who apply by October 19, 2022 will be given first consideration. Applications should include a curriculum vitae and a letter of interest that addresses reasons for interest and experience related to the qualifications described above. All applications and nominations will be held in confidence. To apply online, go to: https://theapplicantmanager.com/jobs?pos=su320
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