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Assistant Dean, Graduate Programs

Employer
Northeastern University
Location
Massachusetts, United States
Salary
Salary Not specified
Date posted
May 20, 2021

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Position Type
Administrative, Deans
Employment Level
Executive
Employment Type
Full Time


Assistant Dean, Graduate Programs & Ass't/Assoc. Clinical Professor

About Northeastern:
The Bouve College of Health Sciences has over 200 faculty members, with approximately 2,000 undergraduate and 2,400 graduate students. It is the leading national model for education and research in the health, psychosocial and biomedical sciences and supports the University's mission of educating students for a life of fulfillment and accomplishment and creating and translating knowledge to meet global and societal needs.

The School of Nursing in the Bouve College of Health Sciences at Northeastern University has developed a research-intensive/teaching/learning environment for students and faculty. Creating an environment where students thrive begins with the faculty. Faculty of the School of Nursing is a diverse and committed group of professionals who are highly qualified, nationally known, and characterized by a range of experiences in nursing practice, research, and education that reflect an extensive degree of excellence. The ultimate goal is to advance the School of Nursing's position to one of the nation's top research schools of nursing.

The wide range of programs offered by the School of Nursing from baccalaureate through DNP and PhD degrees highlights the responsiveness of the School to the healthcare needs of individuals and communities in the state, nation, and globally. The School of Nursing is committed to co-creating an environment conducive to incubating innovative ideas and strategies aimed at creating a more dignified patient-family-centered healthcare system.

Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experience-driven lifelong learning. Our world-renowned experiential approach empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create impact far beyond the confines of discipline, degree, and campus.

Our locations—in Boston; Charlotte, North Carolina; London; Portland, Maine; San Francisco; Seattle; Silicon Valley; Toronto; Vancouver; and the Massachusetts communities of Burlington and Nahant—are nodes in our growing global university system. Through this network, we expand opportunities for flexible, student-centered learning and collaborative, solutions-focused research.

Northeastern's comprehensive array of undergraduate and graduate programs— in a variety of on-campus and online formats—lead to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools. Among these, we offer more than 195 multi-discipline majors and degrees designed to prepare students for purposeful lives and careers.

About the Opportunity:
The School of Nursing invites applications from highly-motivated candidates for a full-time, benefits-eligible, non-tenure track faculty position as an Assistant Dean, Graduate Programs and Assistant/Associate Clinical Professor in the School of Nursing commensurate with the candidate's qualifications. This is a 52-week faculty appointment with an anticipated start date of summer, 2021.

Responsibilities:
The Assistant Dean, Graduate Programs for the School of Nursing has responsibility for the School's Graduate academic programs. The Assistant Dean is responsible for oversight of the graduate curriculum, recommendations for hiring part-time didactic clinical faculty, and teaching evaluation of the faculty responsible for graduate education. This is done in collaboration with the assistant dean of the undergraduate program, the directors of the masters' specialization programs and the directors of the PhD, and DNP programs. The Assistant Dean maintains effective relationships with healthcare agencies across all transitions of care to support the clinical and research preparation of our students and visibility with acute care, long-term care, and community health agencies used for clinical affiliations in the graduate program. The Assistant Dean will take the lead on program reviews and accreditation including but not limited to annual program evaluations. The Assistant Dean will also have responsibility for oversight of preceptor selection and clinical affiliation agreements for all graduate programs as well as the hiring of part-time and affiliate faculty. The Assistant Dean is integral to carrying out the strategic plan of the School and College in relationship to teaching-academic program offerings including interdisciplinary activities, mentorship of faculty, faculty scholarship, and service. Incumbent will carry teaching load as assigned per School of Nursing's workload policy.

The School seeks candidates whose research, teaching, and service reflect an integration of diversity and inclusion. Candidates should be prepared to provide evidence of how their research, teaching, and service have prepared them to contribute to the commitment to diversity and inclusion. The incumbent is expected to fully participate in School of Nursing and Bouve College of Health Sciences faculty meetings and serve on faculty committees.

Qualifications:
Qualifications require a degree in nursing and earned doctorate in nursing or related field by the start date of the appointment, eligibility for an unrestricted RN licensure in Massachusetts, proven teaching excellence in graduate nursing, and demonstrated excellence and commitment to supporting a diverse faculty, staff, and student environment. The candidate should possess effective interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills with proven leadership experience in a major academic setting; experience in preparation in teaching and learning principles including curriculum development, implementation, and evaluation.


Preferred Qualifications:


Salary Grade: N/A for faculty lines

Additional Information:
Salary and rank will be commensurate with education, training, and expertise/record of excellence and includes an outstanding benefits package http://www.northeastern.edu/hrm/benefits/index.html.

Northeastern University is an equal opportunity employer, seeking to recruit and support a broadly diverse community of faculty and staff. Northeastern values and celebrates diversity in all its forms and strives to foster an inclusive culture built on respect that affirms inter-group relations and builds cohesion.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

To learn more about Northeastern University's commitment and support of diversity and inclusion, please see www.northeastern.edu/diversity.



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