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Associate Dean for Academics (Keeping Sights Upward Journey Honors College)
Job ID: 251074
Location: Kennesaw, Georgia
Full/Part Time: Full Time
Regular/Temporary: Regular
About Us
For more than 50 years, Kennesaw State University has been known for its entrepreneurial spirit and sense of community. A leader in innovative teaching and learning, Kennesaw State is located just north of Atlanta, and combines a suburban setting on two metro-Atlanta campuses in Kennesaw and Marietta. As one of Georgia’s largest universities, Kennesaw State offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, including a growing number of doctoral programs. A member of the University System of Georgia, Kennesaw State is a Carnegie-designated doctoral research institution (R2) committed to becoming a world-class academic institution positioned to broaden its academic and research missions and expand its scope on a local, regional and national level. For more information, visit kennesaw.edu.
Location
Our Kennesaw campus is located at 1000 Chastain Road NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144. Our Marietta campus is located at 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060.
Department Information
The Keeping Sights Upward Journey Honors College has experienced significant recent growth of both its student population-now at nearly 1700 students-and endowment-currently at $25 million. The KSU Journey Honors College collaborates across the university and with community partners to support excellence in undergraduate education at Kennesaw State University. We recruit diverse, highly motivated, and academically talented students into honors cohort programs and general honors pathways. Honors curricula focus on providing opportunities for intellectual challenge, experiential learning, community engagement, leadership, and global education. They are designed to challenge students, entice their curiosity, and help them build knowledge, peer and professional networks, and important skills and competencies which will lead to their long-term individual success and ability to impact others. The Journey Honors College also supports excellence in undergraduate education through our office of National and International Scholarships and Fellowships which serves the entire university.
Job Summary
Kennesaw State University is now accepting applications for a twelve-month administrative faculty position as a tenured Associate Professor or tenured Professor and Associate Dean for Academics in the Keeping Sights Upward Journey Honors College beginning July 2023. Rank is determined at the time of hiring and will be commensurate with experience.
The Keeping Sights Upward Journey Honors College has recently experienced rapid growth in its student population. The Associate Dean for Academics will be a key member of the KSU Journey Honors College leadership team as we continue to build honors opportunities for students and continue the trend of growth. The Associate Dean advances the academic mission of KSU Journey Honors College.
Responsibilities
In collaboration with the Dean, the Associate Dean helps guide the honors faculty and staff in the implementation of honors academic programs and pathways, honors course staffing, and honors capstone experiences. The Associate Dean also supports and oversees national and international fellowship advising, a service the college provides for all Kennesaw State University students.
Primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Mentoring and supervising honors faculty.
- Overseeing the implementation of honors curricular and co-curricular offerings.
- Supporting the dean’s efforts to institutionalize honors throughout the undergraduate curriculum.
- Building capacity, expectations, and processes to support honors capstones.
- Working closely with the program managers to ensure that all student support functions (recruitment, advising, etc.) are in line with the academic mission of the college.
- Collaborating with the Dean in support of strategic planning, faculty and staff development, enrollment management, finances and budgeting, and facilities management.
- May assist in advising students on undergraduate scholarly and creative activities or National and International Scholarships and Fellowships.
- May teach honors courses.
- Representing the college and serving as the Dean designee as needed.
Teaching assignments will be based on earned degrees and SACSCOC Faculty Credentials Guidelines.
Required Qualifications
- Ph.D., or its foreign equivalent, and appropriate credentials to be a tenured Associate Professor or tenured Professor in one of the University’s academic departments or schools.
- A record of progressive academic leadership experience (3-5 years).
- Demonstrated commitment to excellence in undergraduate education.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in Honors Education (strongly preferred).
- Administrative and leadership experience in honors (strongly preferred).
- Record of mentorship or direction of undergraduate research and creative activities, internships, study abroad, and/or community-based learning.
- Experience with National and International Scholarship and Fellowship advising.
- Experience fostering collaborations across departments, colleges, and/or institutions.
- Experience working with multi-cultural populations and promoting diversity and inclusive excellence.
- Effective communication skills.
- Demonstrated experience with budget management.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively supervise and mentor faculty and staff
- Experience with assessment and student success initiatives.
- Curriculum development and implementation.
Required Documents to Attach
- CV
- Cover Letter
- Unofficial Transcripts and/or international equivalency evaluations (Official Transcripts and Official International Evaluations Due Upon Hire)
- Names and contact information for three to five professional references
Apply Before Date
For full consideration, please apply by January 15, 2023. This position is open until filled.
Contact Information
For questions about this faculty opening, please contact Search Committee Chair: Dr. Traci Redish ([email protected]).
For more information or questions about a faculty job posting, please contact Academic Affairs at [email protected]. For technical support, please call OneUSG Connect Support at 877-251-2644, or by email at [email protected].
Equal Employment Opportunity
Kennesaw State University is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. It is the policy of Kennesaw State University to recruit, hire, train, promote and educate persons without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or status as a protected Veteran. Kennesaw State University is a participant in the Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify) effective October 15, 2007. Participant ID: 61415
Background Check
Per the University System of Georgia background check policy, all final candidates will be required to consent to a criminal background investigation. Final candidates may be asked to disclose criminal record history during the initial screening process and prior to a conditional offer of employment. Applicants for positions of trust with screening results which confirm a disqualifying criminal history will be immediately disqualified from employment eligibility.
All applicants are required to include professional references as part of their application process. Some positions may require additional job-based screenings such as motor vehicle report, credit check, pre-employment drug screening and/or verification of academic credentials.
https://www.usg.edu/hr/assets/hr/hrap_manual/HRAP_Background_Investigation_Employment.pdf
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