Dean of Graduate & Extended Studies

Position overview can be found in this opportunity profile.

In order to perform the above functions, the incumbent must be a person of intellectual rigor, virtue and personal Christian faith. The Dean of Graduate & Extended Studies must possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities, or demonstrate that the major responsibilities of the job can be accomplished, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some combination of skills and abilities.

1. Must profess faith in Jesus Christ as Lord, support Taylor University’s mission, and have the ability to express a vision for Christ-centered higher education.
2. Must wholeheartedly affirm and endorse Taylor University’s Foundational Documents. These include the Statement of Faith, the Life Together Covenant, the Sanctity of Life Statement, the Multicultural Philosophy Statement, and the Statement on Human Sexuality.
3. Earned doctorate and high-caliber record as a teacher and scholar in higher education.
4. Experience as an academic administrator, with responsibilities for the oversight of academic personnel and programs.
5. Experience leading non-traditional academic programs.
6. Strong verbal and writing skills.
7. Excellent abilities to organize materials, to synthesize data, and to provide guidance to faculty and committees.
8. A record of prudent fiscal management.
9. Excellent listening, negotiation and interpersonal skills.

1. Recruits, retains, reviews, and develops high-quality faculty members for Taylor’s graduate and extended studies, ensuring these colleagues align with and are committed to the College’s mission.
2. Leads strategic planning related to graduate and extended studies, developing innovative programs and policies to attract nontraditional students.
3. Uses data informed decision making in assessment and in proposing curricular additions, subtractions, and other modifications for graduate and extended studies.
4. Ensures consistent, regular, and periodic assessment of programs and courses within nontraditional programs, and that the assessment data is used to improve courses and programs.
5. Manages a team of program directors responsible for graduate and extended studies.
6. Assumes substantial fiscal responsibility, including oversight for the budgets of graduate and extended studies.
7. Assists with accreditation work, both institutional and programmatic.
8. Contributes to increasing institutional resources by developing extramural and philanthropic support as requested by the President and Provost.
9. Works with the Registrar in reviewing student appeals and grievances on academic issues within graduate and extended studies.
10. Works with program directors to manage the recruitment of part-time faculty and manages the annual part-time budget for graduate and extended studies.
11. Serves on the President’s Cabinet and, working with the President and Cabinet colleagues, provides executive leadership for the College.
12. Undertakes special projects, as assigned by the Provost.

Taylor University is an evangelical Christian liberal arts university in which all programs are shaped by a Christian worldview and the integration of faith, learning and living within a community of intentional Christian nurture and relationships. Taylor is distinctive in its commitment to the spiritual and intellectual development of its students as well as of its faculty members. Academic pursuits at Taylor are rigorous, demanding imagination, dedication and integrity from both students and faculty. As a Christian institution, Taylor University has highly capable, supportive faculty who recognize that all truth has its source in God. Taylor University carries out its mission and purposes primarily by offering undergraduate programs in its residential campus setting. The University also offers focused graduate programs that expand and complement curricular and institutional strengths.

The University is located in the small town of Upland, IN, which is 60 miles northeast of Indianapolis and 50 miles south of Fort Wayne. The combination of rural location and proximity to metropolitan areas provides numerous benefits.

To be determined once the position is filled.

Interested applicants are encouraged to submit their materials to provost@taylor.edu . Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. To apply, please submit a letter of application addressing qualifications outlined in this opportunity profile, a complete curriculum vitae, a 1-2 page statement of the candidate’s professional experience, and a 1-2 page statement of the candidate’s spiritual journey.