Dean Of The Faculty - Suny Cobleskill

Job Description:

This stewardship will include oversight and leadership to continue to build faculty capacity in their role as stewards of the curriculum and champions of a robust academic enterprise. The Dean, who reports to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, will join the alliance of senior academic administrators and faculty to ensure sustainable programs, identify, encourage, and support new program implementation and foster alternative program delivery methods through which students will thrive. The work will include assessing and ensuring sustainable faculty workloads, a course master schedule that allows for full student engagement, a professional development program that fosters faculty growth, a full suite of academic tools that align with student learning needs and academic facilities that enhance the learning experiences.

The scope of the Dean's role will also include guiding, in partnership with Institutional Effectiveness, campus academic leaders in the continued implementation of the academic assessment plan, including the use of curriculum maps and data to assess attainment of identified student learning outcomes.

The Dean's work portfolio will include:

Faculty Growth and Development through

• Working with faculty on the recruitment and hiring of diverse faculty members, both full-time and part-time, to meet campus teaching needs

• Supervising faculty and staff and participating in vital evaluation processes in coordination with Department Chairs, the Provost, and the Director of Human Resources that provide clarity and direction to measure progress

• Managing faculty renewal, tenure and promotion processes

Assess and Strengthen Academic Program Viability including

• Assessing the achievement of program health indicators including enrollment trends and student success in partnership with the Vice President of Strategic Enrollment and Innovation

• Facilitation of interdisciplinary degree programs and initiatives

• Assisting Admissions and Academic Affairs with recruitment and retention activities

• Contributing to a campus culture that provides student hands-on, real world learning via opportunities including classroom curriculum, internships, undergraduate research and entrepreneurship

Leadership including

• Holding regular meetings of all department chairs

• Serving as a point of contact for student concerns about faculty, classes, or academic policies

• Representing Academic Affairs on campus committees and with external partners, including facilitation of external partnerships

• Promoting the development and implementation of campus curriculum consistent with SUNY and MSCHE guidelines

• Partnering with faculty across campus, to articulate the value of the Liberal Arts curriculum within the context of agriculture and technology focused majors

The Dean will work closely with the Provost on the following matters:

• Stewardship of resources including budget development and oversight

• Faculty personnel matters

• Operation of the campus learning spaces, including traditional classrooms and laboratories as well as the farm and other agricultural laboratory spaces

• Development of new academic programs, initiatives and partnerships, including online programs and alternative program delivery options to grow the academic enterprise of SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill

Successful candidates for this position will have demonstrated experience in the following areas:

• Academic planning,
• program development,
• assessment and
• accreditation

In addition, the successful candidate must provide evidence of:

• Teaching and/or supervising either interdisciplinary or transdisciplinary work among or within different disciplines and departments

• Strong leadership skills and impact on an academic initiative

• Ability to facilitate implementation of an institution-level strategic or assessment plans within and across academic units

• Ability to guide and support departments in building relevant degree programs, certificates, micro-credentials and workforce development initiatives

• Faculty & staff hiring, evaluation, and development

Requirements:

Minimum Qualifications

• An earned doctorate or other terminal degree in a discipline that is represented within the academic portfolio at SUNY Cobleskill

• A distinguished record of teaching with college and university service appropriate for appointment as a tenured full professor at SUNY Cobleskill

• At least a 5-year record of increasing responsibility and success as a leader and manager in academic administration within higher education including supervision of faculty and staff

• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging

Preferred Qualifications

In addition to the aforementioned minimum qualifications, it is preferred the candidate also have:

• Expertise and experience in agricultural management or activities

• Experience in securing external funding

Additional Information:

• Please review the Prospectus

• This is a Management/Confidential, at pleasure position

• The salary range is $120,000 - $125,000

• This position offers full New York State benefits which are some of the most comprehensive in the country.

• SUNY Cobleskill is committed to providing a safe and productive learning and living community for our students and employees. To achieve that goal, we conduct background investigations for all final candidates being considered for employment. Any offer of employment is contingent on the successful completion of the background check.

• This position may be designated 55 b/c and is subject to verification of applicant eligibility.

SUNY Cobleskill is committed to fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff, and students, and ensuring equal educational and employment opportunity and access to services, programs and activities without regard to an individual's race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, or any other legally protected status. Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodation during the hiring process should contact the Human Resources Office at (518) 255-5514.

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SUNY Cobleskill's Tile IX Coordinator is Amanda Clark, who can be contacted via phone at 518-255-5445, email at clarkar@cobleskill.edu, or mailing address of SUNY Cobleskill, Knapp Hall Room 123, Cobleskill, NY 1243.

Application Instructions:

The application review process will begin immediately and will continue until a suitable candidate is found. Priority is given to applications submitted by March 29, 2024.

A complete application consists of the following:

1.Letter of application, addressing qualifications, position responsibilities, and college values

2.Current CV or Resume

3.Names, emails and phone numbers of at least three professional references, preferably former supervisors

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