"Assistant Dean for Operations, College of Arts & Sciences"

Job Details

SUMMARY PURPOSE OF THE POSITION: The Assistant Dean for Operations serves on the leadership team of the College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Office and assists the Dean and Associate Dean in executing the mission and responsibilities of CAS with particular emphasis on academic scheduling, student recruitment, data analysis and enrollment management, hiring processes, and budgetary support. The Assistant Dean for Operations works collaboratively with the Dean’s Office staff, department chairpersons, and offices across campus. This is a professional management non-unit position. Exceptionally high degrees of confidentiality and discretion are required in this position. As such, the incumbent is a confidential employee as defined in M.G.L. Chapter 150E, Section 1.

ABOUT THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES:

The largest college at UMass Dartmouth, CAS houses more than 60 undergraduate and graduate majors and minors in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences. The mission of the College of Arts & Sciences is to prepare all students for lifelong learning, productive and rewarding work, self-governance, and responsible democratic citizenship. We are committed to excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service at the graduate and undergraduate levels. Our academic programs provide learning experiences that encourage free and rigorous pursuit of knowledge, intellectual curiosity, respect for diverse points of view and cultures, appreciation of personal expression, and awareness of the role of an educated citizen in a democratic society. The College develops students who think critically and creatively, communicate effectively, and participate actively in their communities.

The College of Arts & Science’s 114 tenure-line faculty are internationally respected researchers and scholars, including 8 Fulbright Scholars. They address real-world challenges on issues such as the eradication of HIV, scalable numerical algorithms that power scientific simulations, women’s literary history in Portugal, and de-radicalization strategies in central Asia. CAS researchers collaborate across departments, colleges and schools and enjoy a history of substantive partnerships with corporations and research institutes. Faculty members are also known for their commitment to teaching and student success, as well as for forming long-lasting mentoring relationships with students.

About the University:

The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (UMassD) is located in the beautiful ocean side community of Dartmouth, about an hour south of Boston, a half-hour east of Providence, and a half-hour west of Cape Cod. It offers a world-class education to more than 7,500 undergraduate and graduate students each year in nearly 60 undergraduate and 50 graduate (MS & PhD) programs offered by the College of Engineering, College of Nursing, Charlton College of Business, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Visual and Performing Arts, School of Law and School for Marine Science and Technology. UMassD has transformed the lives of more than 50,000 alumni and distinguishes itself as a vibrant, public research university dedicated to engaged learning and innovative research. UMassD is the only Massachusetts national research university south of Boston and serves as a catalyst for the development of marine science and technology industries along the south coast of Massachusetts.

The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth welcomes all qualified applicants and complies with all state and federal anti-discrimination laws. UMass Dartmouth reserves the right to conduct background checks on potential employees.