"Dean of the Graduate School at Coastal Carolina University"

Posting Details

Posting Summary

Classification Code: UD09

Pay Grade: 0

Subject to Drug/Alcohol Testing Guidelines: No

Subject to Credit Check: No

Internal Title: Dean of the Graduate School at Coastal Carolina University

Department: College of Graduate and Continuing Studies

Position Type: PFAC - Slotted Faculty

Full or Part Time: Full-Time

Basis: 12 mo.

Job Details

Dean of the Graduate School

The next Dean of the Graduate School at Coastal Carolina University will be a visionary, collaborative, and student-centered leader who embraces the University’s mission and values while advancing a bold vision for graduate education. This individual will report to the Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs and serve as a key member of the Provost’s leadership team and a strategic partner in shaping graduate education across the institution. The Dean will oversee a team of five including the Associate Dean, Marketing Coordinator, Graduate and Special Populations Enrollment Coordinator, Student Success Coordinator, and Administrative Coordinator/Budget Manager.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic leadership for the Graduate School, advancing a clear vision aligned with university priorities for graduate enrollment growth, student success, academic quality, and institutional advancement.
• Lead the expansion and refinement of master’s and doctoral program portfolios using data-informed, market-responsive strategies that reflect workforce demand, regional needs, and CCU’s academic strengths.
• Strengthen the role of graduate education in supporting research productivity and doctoral culture, collaborating with academic colleges and research leadership to advance institutional research goals.
• Champion the development and quality of in-person, online and hybrid graduate programs, ensuring appropriate academic standards, student support systems, and sustainable faculty workload models.
• Serve as a collaborative, service-oriented partner to academic colleges, building strong relationships with deans, chairs, and faculty while establishing centralized policies, processes, and administrative support structures.
• Advocate for graduate students and enhance enrollment strategy by partnering with enrollment management on recruitment, marketing, and yield efforts, while ensuring graduate student needs are represented in campus-wide planning and services.

How to Apply:

A confidential review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position has been filled. For full consideration, individuals are encouraged to apply by March 23, 2026. Please submit a PDF version of your letter of application outlining your interest/suitability for this position and your CV/Resume.

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Required Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Terminal degree in one’s field.
• Minimum of five years of progressive leadership experience in higher education with a track record of demonstrated achievements in the oversight of graduate programs including but not limited to strategic planning, budgeting, personnel administration, and/or enrollment management.
• Demonstrated ability to constructively facilitate teamwork and foster the trust of graduate programs, faculty, staff, and students; commitment to transparency and shared governance.
• Evidence of extensive and broad decision-making ability; comfortable with making decisions related to financial impact on revenue, enrollment targets, costs, budgetary outcomes, and/or assets.
• Knowledge of current higher education trends, challenges, and demands as they may relate to graduate education and scholarly activity at CCU, and of how to advocate for CCU as a graduate institution.

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number: F00468P

Number of Vacancies: 1

Desired Start Date: 07/01/2026

Job Open Date: 02/11/2026

Job Close Date: 03/23/2026

Open Until Filled: No

Special Instructions to Applicants: A confidential review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position has been filled. For full consideration, individuals are encouraged to apply by March 23, 2026. Please submit a PDF version of your letter of application outlining your interest/suitability for this position and your CV/Resume. Click Here to Apply Questions may be addressed to: Summit Search Solutions Tammarah Townes 302-388-9480 ttownes@summitsearchsolutions.com Chris Shade 440-655-2285 cshade@summitsearchsolutions.com Quicklink for Posting: https://jobs.coastal.edu/postings/121033