Associate Provost, Graduate Studies and Research / Dean, Graduate College
- Employer
- Lindenwood University
- Location
- Missouri, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not Specified
- Date posted
- Dec 22, 2020
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- Position Type
- Administrative, Academic Affairs, Academic Administration, Chief Academic Officers & Vice Presidents, Other Academic Affairs, Deans, Executive, Provosts
- Employment Type
- Full Time
Job Details
JOB TITLE SUMMARY
Job Title: Associate Provost, Graduate Studies and Research / Dean, Graduate College
Division: Academic Affairs
Evaluation Group: Academic Administrator
FLSA Status: Exempt
Reports To: Provost
Positions Supervised: Dean, Library Services; Director, Research and Compliance
Job Summary
The associate provost for graduate studies and research assists the provost in providing oversight for university graduate programs and research efforts, including the Graduate School, the Graduate Council, compliance, curriculum, academic misconduct and graduate program review. This position will help ensure academic integrity for all graduate programs – both on-ground and online; provide professional development for all graduate faculty; offer oversight for research activities; and advocate for the andragogical and research efforts at Lindenwood.
Essential Job Functions and Performance Indicators
The intent of this job description is to provide a representation of the types of duties and level of responsibility that will be required of positions given this title. This job description shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.
Academic Leadership
Teaching and Learning
- Oversees graduate faculty development in curricular and research agendas
- Collaborates with the Graduate Council and other administrative offices to ensure effective implementation of new graduate recruiting, admission, and retention processes and ongoing improvement of established procedures
- Administers academic integrity policy and processes for all graduate programs
- Promotes strategic collaboration and innovation of academic support units for graduate education and research
- Manages and promotes the academic honesty program for graduate students, and collaborates with the Graduate Council to address student grade disputes
Leadership and Strategic Thinking
- Proposes and implements policy changes that promote the university mission, with emphasis on academic excellence and matters of diversity, equity and inclusion
- Develops and implements orientation and training programs for new faculty in graduate instruction and research development
- Ensures availability of grant writing, scholarship and andragogy continuing education opportunities for faculty
- Collaborates with other divisions to improve policies and procedures affecting multiple stakeholders
- Represents Academic Affairs on university committees as necessary, including on the Executive Academic Strategies Team and the Deans’ Council (non-voting member)
Service
Human Resources Management
- Monitors and promotes graduate faculty engagement
- Models, supports and holds others accountable to the university’s values – integrity, dedication, excellence, creativity and teamwork
- Recruits, interviews, recommends, welcomes, observes and monitors performance of new employees
- Sets clear performance expectations and holds employees accountable for actions
- Conducts thorough and timely performance evaluations based on evidence, observation and feedback
Administrative Duties
- Guides the Graduate Council in administering various Graduate School components, including admissions and academic honesty policies; selection of graduate faculty; and curriculum and program review
- Collaborates with the Library in strategic planning and resource management
- Collaborates with the Office of Research and Compliance in faculty development in research activities and grant award activities and planning
- Fosters compliance and rectifies potential compliance issues
Communication and Collaboration
- Supports the mission of the university and serves as an ambassador of the Q2 culture of service excellence
- Investigates graduate academic policy issues as requested by the president, provost, academic deans or other administrators
- Analyzes and summarizes relevant data and makes recommendations
- Provides strategic communications guidance and support to the provost and other academic administrators as necessary
- Communicates graduate academic policies and procedures to all stakeholders
Subject Matter Expertise and Scholarship
Lifelong Learning
- Demonstrates command of area of specialization, as well as desire for continued growth
- Maintains professional relationships with colleagues and engages in professional development activities to augment existing skills or develop new ones
Job may require other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications – An equivalent combination of education, training and experience will be considered. Additional requirements may be designated by position.
- Terminal degree
- Previous experience both as a faculty member and in academic administration
- Prior work experience with academic policies and procedures in a university setting
- Demonstrable and successful scholarship activity
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities – May be representative, but not all inclusive, of the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform this job competently.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse communities and cultures
- Strong administrative skills, with excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work both independently as well as collaboratively with faculty, students and staff
- Leadership, creativity and initiative
- Highly developed analytical, organizational and interpersonal skills
Work Environment – Environmental or atmospheric conditions commonly associated with the performance of this job’s functions.
- General office setting
Physical Abilities – The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform this job’s essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
- Regular attendance is a necessary and essential function
- Ability to work effectively at a computer for extended periods
Equal Opportunity Employer
Lindenwood University is an Equal Opportunity employer. The University complies with appropriate federal, state, and local laws and provides equal employment opportunities and access to educational programs without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability, or any other protected status to all qualified applicants and employees. Lindenwood University is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and dedicated to providing a positive discrimination-free educational work environment.
Company
Founded in 1832, Lindenwood is a dynamic four-year institution dedicated to excellence in higher education. Our historic campus is situated in the heart of Saint Charles, Mo., a growing community of more than 65,000 just west of St. Louis.
Lindenwood University is known nationally and internationally for innovation, entrepreneurship, and extraordinary dedication to students. We believe that education is the way to personal freedom and responsibility, which are the keystones of any democracy. We have a heritage that dates back nearly 200 years. In that time, we have learned how to educate in a way that helps each student become an enlightened, principled citizen of a global community.
Lindenwood is an independent institution firmly rooted in Judeo-Christian values. Those values include belief in an ordered, purposeful universe, the dignity of work, the worth and integrity of the individual, the obligations and privileges of citizenship, and the primacy of truth.
Lindenwood is a great place to work, and we would love for you to join us as we strive daily to accomplish our University mission: REAL EXPERIENCE. REAL SUCCESS. Enhancing lives through quality education and professional preparatory experiences.
Lindenwood University is home to over 800 full- and part-time faculty and over 400 staff members that work together to provide more than 100 degree programs to students from every state and over 70 countries through values-centered education that lead to development of the whole person.
Our faculty, staff, and administration are committed to an integrative curriculum that focuses on the talents, interests, and future of our students.
Lindenwood values its employees and provides MANY employee perks including great tuition benefits!
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