Dean of Faculty and Academic Affairs
- Employer
- Air University
- Location
- Alabama, United States
- Salary
- $145,000.00 - $155,000.00
- Date posted
- Jun 10, 2022
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- Position Type
- Faculty Positions, Education, Education Administration & Leadership, Administrative, Deans
- Employment Level
- Tenured/Tenured Track
- Employment Type
- Full Time
The in-residence program at Air War College (AWC) offers
master's degrees and senior-level Professional Military Education
(PME) to U.S. military officers, civilian government officials, and
to military officers from more than 40 nations. The AWC employs a
diverse faculty of national security studies experts engaged in
rigorous teaching loads and academic research related to critical
issues in contemporary security debates.
The Dean of Faculty and Academic Affairs exercises primary and
secondary levels of supervisory and personnel-management
responsibilities. The Dean supervises, advises, and provides
counsel to department chairs, subordinate deans and other employees
regarding policies, procedures, and directives of management. The
Dean selects or recommends selection of candidates for vacancies,
promotions, details, and reassignments in consideration of skills
and qualifications, mission requirements, and EEO and diversity
objectives. The Dean develops, modifies, and/or interprets
performance standards while also explaining performance
expectations to employees and providing regular feedback on
strengths and weaknesses. The Dean recommends awards when
appropriate and approves within-grade increases and or step
increases. The Dean is expected to resolve employee complaints and
refer serious unresolved complaints to higher-level management as
well as initiating actions to correct performance or conduct
problems and preparing documentation to support actions taken. The
Dean approves master leave schedule assuring adequate coverage for
peak workloads and traditional holiday vacation time. The Dean
discharges security responsibilities by ensuring education and
compliance with security directives for employees with access to
classified or sensitive material. The Dean should recognize and
take action to correct situations posing a threat to the health or
safety of subordinates while applying EEO principles and
requirements to all personnel management actions and decisions, and
ensuring all personnel are treated in a manner free of
discrimination.
The Dean of Faculty and Academic Affairs also directs the
development, execution, and sustainment of the AWC's Joint
Professional Military Education (JPME) academic program. As such,
the Dean interprets and executes guidance from higher headquarters,
Joint Staff and the AWC Commandant in shaping the curriculum with
the responsibility of approving all core and elective courses as
well as special program elements of the curriculum. The Dean
ensures appropriate level of curriculum integration, development of
evaluation instruments, and the development of appropriate learning
methodologies. The Dean represents the AWC at the Military
Education Coordination Committee Working Group and other Joint, AF
and AU-level forums.
The Dean of Faculty and Academic Affairs is expected to teach,
lecture, and facilitate research related to AWC curriculum:
leadership, warfighting, strategy, national security, areas of
regional expertise, and/or global security affairs. Additionally,
the Dean supervises and advises student research in course work,
research projects and Professional Studies Papers. As a teacher,
the Dean provides detailed feedback and other guidance to students
and documentation of student progress in core and elective courses.
The Dean also engages in professional outreach in areas of
expertise related to AWC curriculum and actively supports faculty
publication of scholarly works such as articles, monographs, and
book reviews in peer-reviewed scholarly journals, professional
journals, and other outlets. The Dean should participate with other
PME schools, professional organizations, AF/DoD institutions,
universities, and colleges for professional development. The Dean
maintains academic currency by delivering lectures, conducting
seminars, participating in panel discussions related to AWC
curriculum and in area of expertise at various institutions such as
other professional military education schools, civilian
institutions, and other learned societies.
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