Dean, School of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

Company: Oklahoma State University
Location: Oklahoma City
Posted on: May 1, 2025

Job Description:

Job Summary:
The Dean is the chief academic officer for the assigned School and is responsible for the assigned School's administration, planning, supervision, personnel, budgeting, operations, curriculum, and resource development. The incumbent is the first-line administrator of the individual School to which he/she is assigned. The Dean has the responsibility for all issues related to the School, including but not limited to short and long-term goal setting, alignment with institutional goals and policies, faculty/staff development and evaluation, curriculum, budget, personnel, schedules, and attendance.Contact with Others:
The Dean is accountable for all processes and personnel within the School, which demands regular contact with members of their faculty/staff and other faculty/staff members of the university. This leader must be a champion of his/her faculty. Must work effectively and cooperatively with campus faculty, departments, and support units. There is also regular contact with persons outside the university, such as industry partners, potential donors, vocational/technical personnel, two and four-year program personnel, and advisory committees. This requires an incumbent to use tact, diplomacy, and independent judgment.
Essential Job Functions:Administration

• Establishes and maintains effective leadership and coordination of all School activities.
  
• Establishes and maintains effective cooperation and coordination with all other schools, departments, and support units within the university.
  
• Supervises recruitment and retention of faculty and staff.
  
• Directs and coordinates School accreditation activities, including program accreditation as applicable and School contributions to institutional accreditation.
  
• Coordinates implementation of student retention efforts, encouraging the use of intervention strategies, including early alerts and tutoring.
  
• Implements the institutionally recommended strategies for retention.
  
• Coordinates implementation of the assessment model, guiding Department Heads and faculty in ensuring regular reporting.
• Accepts other related responsibilities as assigned.Planning
  
• Directs and coordinates short-term, intermediate, and long-range planning for the School.
  
• Supervises and coordinates the development of effective and efficient semester class schedules.
  
• Prepares and recommends a budget and equipment purchases to the Provost; supervises and coordinates budget expenditures for equipment, supplies, repairs, etc.
• Plans and supervises the development and distribution of departmental and School promotional materials and publications.
  Professional Development
  
• Coordinates and/or plans professional development activities for School faculty, Department Heads, and office staff.
  
• Participates in professional development activities/training and professional organizations.
  
• Ensures that new faculty, Department Heads, and office staff are paired with an experienced colleague for training and mentorship.
  
• Promotes teamwork and continuous improvement in the School.Teaching
  
• Deans will not have a teaching requirement.
  
• Deans are allowed to teach up to six hours of overload per semester (fall, spring, summer).
  
• Develop, maintain, and monitor appropriate faculty teaching assignments. Evaluation
  
• Evaluates Department Heads annually.
  
• Evaluates direct-report staff annually.
• Ensures that faculty are evaluated annually.Curriculum and Program Development
  
• Directs and coordinates all credit courses and degree/certificate granting programs of the School.
  
• Directs and supervises the planning and development of continuing education courses and/or programs.
  
• Directs and supervises the application of policies related to remedial math classes ensuring appropriate placement of students.
  
• Coordinates and approves items submitted to the Curriculum Committee from the School.
• Evaluate and respond to industry needs for new and existing academic programs and qualifications.Resource Development
  
• Plans, supervises, and coordinates resource development for the School, including advisory committee activities, grant proposals, and fund-raising activities and/or events.
  
  Assessment
  
• Ensures that assessment systems and processes are being utilized for programs, departments, and the School to promote continuous improvement.
  
• Oversees processes associated with increasing the retention and graduation rate of programs within the School.
  
• Collaborate with the Provost for Academic Affairs to examine low-productivity programs and determine proper actions for those programs.
  
  Student Advisement
  
• Where applicable, recruits and advises students on programs and enrollment.
  
  Institutional and Community Service
  
• Serves on and actively participates on the Deans Council.
  
• Serves on and actively participates on the Provost's Council.
  
• Serves on and actively participates on institutional committees.
  
• Serves on and actively participates on external boards and committees.
  
  Monitors Physical Facilities
  
• Reports conditions requiring maintenance department attention.
  
• Promotes and maintains a professional office environment.
  
• Completes all mandatory training and participates in a minimum of two professional development each year.
  
• Performs other duties as assigned
  
  The duties listed in this job description are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.

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