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Job Description
Associate Professor/Professor - Graduate - Associate Dean
Lubbock
44964BR
Position Description
The Associate Dean/Department Chair (DC) serves as a dynamic and visionary leader responsible for overseeing the administration, strategic planning, and academic excellence of the School of Nursing (SON) academic programs. The DC will also promote faculty professional growth, oversee faculty workload and teaching assignments, support faculty scholarship, faculty recruitment and evaluation, promote student success and participate in special projects to enhance the organizational culture and productivity of the SON. The DC serves as a leadership resource for the department's academic programs and reports directly to the Dean of the SON.
Academic rank will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and collaborative skills.
- Community, professional leadership, and networking skills.
- Commitment to the principles of fair hiring treatment and equal employment opportunities.
- A democratic approach to interdisciplinary and intradisciplinary work.
- Awareness of current issues/trends in nursing and higher education.
- Commitment to nursing education, research, practice, and teaching.
- Demonstrated leadership skills related to coordination of teaching activities.
- Demonstrated knowledge of curriculum and instructional design and implementation.
- Demonstrated achievement in scholarly activities.
Major/Essential Functions- Collaborates with the School of Nursing leadership team in strategic planning activities, which formulate, implement, and evaluate mission, goals, and outcomes of the School of Nursing.
- Develops realistic, measurable goals for the department consistent with the School of Nursing goals and faculty attributes.
- Provides leadership and oversight for curriculum development and delivery for the departmental area of responsibility.
- Maintains oversight and responsibility for admission decisions and admission processes for the departmental area of responsibility.
- Maintains oversight and responsibility for student advisement processes and degree plan development for the departmental area of responsibility.
- Maintains oversight and responsibility for the progression and graduation of students in the departmental area of responsibility.
- Maintains oversight and responsibility for new student orientation programs in the departmental area of responsibility.
- Collaborates with the nursing leadership team to ensure an effective and efficient process of course, faculty, and program evaluation, resulting in valid data to support quality improvement processes.
- Collaborates with the Office of Admissions and Enrollment and the Office of Student Support and Advising, coordinating student recruitment and student affairs initiatives.
- Recruits high-quality faculty to support and promote the School of Nursing's goals.
- Collaborates with faculty to review and evaluate performance and establish professional development goals.
- Collaborates with faculty to review and evaluate performance and establish professional development goals.
- Proactively plans and promotes faculty development within the departmental area of responsibility, as well as in collaboration with all Department Chairs for school-wide faculty development initiatives.
- Develops faculty workload in collaboration with appropriate administrators.
- Facilitates communication and team building among faculty within and across departmental areas.
- Serves as a liaison between faculty colleagues and the upper administration of the School of Nursing.
- Manages student issues as they arise.
- Performs evaluations within the departmental area of responsibility.
- Identifies and promotes staff development needs within the departmental area of responsibility, as well as in collaboration with all Department Chairs for school-wide faculty development initiatives.
- Ensures adherence to the School of Nursing and TTUHSC institutional policies and procedures.
- Establishes collaborative relationships with hospitals and community agencies to support student educational experiences and promote the School of Nursing.
- Serves as a representative and advocate for the School of Nursing, the University, and the community.
- Engages in alumni relations and institutional advancement initiatives to support the advancement of the School of Nursing.
- Participates in Program, School, and University Committees and in other activities associated with professional status.
- Serves as the administrative liaison to department committees.
- Carries an appropriate teaching load reduced to accommodate administrative responsibilities.
- Maintains membership in and participates in activities of professional associations.
- Exhibits a scholarly approach to the assumption of the responsibilities of a University faculty member.
- Serves as a knowledgeable resource person to colleagues, students, and the community.
- Contributes to the generation of new knowledge in nursing and nursing education.
- Shares professional expertise at the regional, state, national, and international level.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Supervisory responsibilities for all faculty specific to the department, administrative staff support for the department, as well as other staff as assigned.
Occasional Duties
Required Qualifications- Doctoral Degree in nursing or related field from an accredited university. (MSN in Nursing from an accredited university is required if a doctoral degree is in a related field).
- Current RN license in the State of Texas or have the ability to transfer your license to Texas.
- Five (5) years experience in academic leadership, preferably within an accredited school of nursing.
- Demonstrated distinguished record of teaching, scholarship, and service as a faculty member.
- Demonstrated management skills related to supervision of faculty, scheduling, staff development, accreditation processes, and department evaluations.
- Experience in clinical nursing, with the ability to assist students in clinical activities.
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Nationally recognized for innovative programs, academic achievement, cutting-edge research and exceptional patient care, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center aims to promote a greater health environment for West Texas and beyond. While our flagship campus resides proudly in Lubbock, Texas, TTUHSC operates five schools with campuses in Abilene, Amarillo, Dallas/Fort Worth, Lubbock and the Permian Basin (Midland & Odessa).
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