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Assistant/Associate Dean of Animal Science

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About Unity College:

For more than fifty years, Unity College has been preparing the next generation of environmental professionals and leaders to successfully face real-world challenges. With environmentally focused degrees, Unity College offers affordable and accessible degrees, certificates, and non-degree courses, through a variety of modalities including hybrid, in-person, hyflex, and online.

Our Mission:

Through the framework of sustainability science, Unity College provides a liberal arts education that emphasizes the environment and natural resources. Through experiential and collaborative learning, our graduates emerge as responsible citizens, environmental stewards, and visionary leaders.

Position Overview:

The Distance Education (DE) Assistant Dean of Animal Science assists the DE Dean of Sustainability Studies in providing leadership in the Distance Education curriculum in animal health and behavior, animal science, and other assigned areas related to their field/s of expertise. Distance Education Deans are expected to recruit students to programs, hire, train, and supervise faculty, assess programs, provide student support, career advice and mentoring, market programs, and develop new audiences/partnerships for programs. The Assistant Dean of Animal Science is a member of the DE Baccalaureate Faculty. All Distance Education Faculty teach, oversee program viability and relevance, recruit for programs, advise students, mentor capstone projects, and provide other services as needed.

Faculty conduct all teaching through the institutions Learning Management Software (LMS), implement appropriate pedagogical techniques for the online environment, and provide course materials in a professional, appropriate, clear, and rigorous manner. This position works closely with and reports to the Dean of Sustainability Studies and is based in the Unity College Distance Education offices located in New Gloucester, Maine.

Responsibilities:

DE Instructional Unit: Curriculum Development, Implementation, and Management
  • Support the Dean of Sustainability Studies in maintaining the integrity of the curriculum, including any accreditation requirements.
  • Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for course design as assigned.
  • Oversee hiring and supervision of SMEs for course design for courses within the animal science programs and other courses as assigned.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of learning models, appropriate online pedagogies, and effective use of technological tools to support adult and non-traditional learners.
  • Assess and evaluate courses and programs in the animal science fields and other areas as assigned.
  • Teach up to 240 student credit hours per calendar year as assigned.
  • Pro-actively communicate challenges, successes, and failures with the Dean of Sustainability Studies.
  • Other duties as assigned.
DE SEBU: Communication and Student-Focused Collaboration and Problem-solving
  • Participate in Distance Education governance (task groups) as assigned.
  • Demonstrate a high degree of commitment to customer service and quality education.
  • Work with Distance Education staff and leaders to develop strategies for effective advising and retention efforts.
  • Collaborate with DE academic and student support faculty and staff to address student concerns.
  • Develop and update the course delivery schedule in collaboration with DE academic and student support faculty and staff.
  • Become knowledgeable and articulate about Unity College Distance Education, its programs, market niche, strategies, and procedures.
Unity College: Understanding, Representing, and Working Within the Enterprise Model
  • Demonstrate understanding of and ability to work within the Unity College Enterprise Model.
  • Professionally represent Unity College Distance Education through scholarship, outreach, and professional platforms.
Full job description provided at the time of interview.

Qualifications

Required:
  • A Masters degree and significant work experience in Animal Science, Animal Health, Animal Behavior, or other related field. A terminal degree (e.g., Ph.D. or D.V.M, etc.) is preferred.
  • Strong interest in innovative, accessible higher education.
  • Leadership experience in higher education, teaching, and assessment. Experience administering online courses in an adult market is preferred.
  • Experience in online course design and LMS use.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills, including facility with technical terminology appropriate to the position.
  • Excellent initiative and organizational skills with the ability to work both autonomously and in a team.
  • Great time management skills.
  • Ability and willingness to work with students from diverse political/socioeconomic backgrounds and a wide range of physical, socio-emotional, and academic abilities.
  • Good skills in word processing, spreadsheets, and computerized database systems.
  • Personal commitment to the environmental focus and mission of the college.
  • Ability to function effectively within a matrix organizational structure, maintaining open lines of communication while being discreet, courteous, and poised.
Work Schedule / Availability Requirements

Work hours are specific to the requirements of this position and can include days, evenings, and weekends. Working extended hours required as needed. Must be flexible and cooperative in fulfilling responsibilities and meeting the Colleges needs. Although Unity College employees are generally scheduled to work at their specifically assigned locations, there are times when travel is necessary and employees are required from time to time to attend events, meetings or work temporary assignment at any Unity College location.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, it is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand or walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The use of either hand for repetitive movements such as grasping, grasping and turning, and fine manipulation is required as is the ability to use the telephone for internal and external communications.

Location: Pineland Farms, New Gloucester, Maine

Just a half hour from Portland, Unity College Headquarters, Unity College Distance Education, The Technical School for Environmental Professions (opening in 2022), and the School of Environmental Business & Sustainable Ventures are based at the Pineland Farms campus. The facilities are within easy access to one of the fastest-growing cities for startups in the country.

Benefits:

Unity College offers a comprehensive and competitive compensation and benefits package for its faculty and staff. Benefits for eligible employees include:
  • Paid holidays
  • Paid time off
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Short- and Long-term disability
  • Life Insurance
  • Flexible work benefit eligible
  • Vision

Company

Unity Environmental University.

At Unity, a private university in Maine, sustainability isn’t a buzzword. It’s the foundation of our entire approach, and has been for more than 50 years.

We apply sustainability principles to everything we do, from our properties around the State of Maine, to our online degrees offered to students everywhere, to our enrichment experiences and entrepreneurial endeavors at locations from northern Maine to Arizona to Brazil.

Engage with Unity Environmental University and you’ll start to ask tough questions, challenge the status quo, and envision new possibilities. If taking the lead in creating a more sustainable future sounds like the future you want, we can make it happen.

Unity Environmental University

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