"Assistant Dean of Accreditation"

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Vacancy Number: F-00407

Position Title: Assistant Dean of Accreditation

Classification Title:

Department: College of Education Administration

Employment Type: Full-Time

Special Instructions to Applicant:

The College of Education at Auburn University at Montgomery invites applications for an Assistant Dean of Accreditation at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor. This is a search for a full-time, 12-month tenure-track position beginning with the fall semester of the 2024-2025 academic year. The College seeks applicants with a broad knowledge of accreditation and evaluation methodologies, including analysis and reporting.

The successful candidate will be expected to lead and/or support the College’s accreditation and/or approval (state) activities. This would include leading all efforts to maintain all College-level accreditations and state approval, oversee all federal reporting, as well as support the University’s accreditation activities (SACSCOC). The successful candidate will be tasked with maintaining and/or revising our current data collection structure and work with faculty and staff to ensure that data is continually collected. The successful candidate will lead data analysis and provide the findings to the faculty in order that they may make necessary programmatic revisions as applicable. The successful candidate will oversee our Data Specialist Credentials Coordinator and collaborate with the AUM Office of Institutional Research.

The successful candidate will be a faculty member within the appropriate Department and will be required to teach a minimum of two courses per year. The courses may be undergraduate or graduate courses that will be either face-to-face or online. Rank will be provided based upon the candidate’s current rank and professional activity in the areas of teaching, scholarship, and service.

The successful candidate will join a collegial team of faculty who are actively engaged in research, curriculum design and development, teaching, program evaluation and accreditation, outreach, and service activities that involve program, departmental, college, and university-wide collaborations. They will also partner with area P-12 schools and education agencies, the Alabama State Department of Education, and national organizations.

Responsibilities:

Responsible for coordination of all college accreditation activities, including CAEP, CACREP, etc.

Responsible for coordination of data management for the college related to SACSCOC, CAEP, the Alabama State Department of Education, Federal Reporting (Title II), etc.

Responsible for data analysis and reporting to all stakeholders.

Responsible for collaborating with the AUM Office of Institutional Research and the Office of the Provost on all data reporting for the college.

Responsible for the coordination of LiveText, our data management collection system.

Responsible for coordination of recruitment and retention efforts of the college.

Serve as a liaison between the College and the Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) as appropriate.

Provide support of the internship and field experiences with the Certification Office as appropriate.

Maintains personal academic faculty obligations in teaching, service, and research in accordance with area of expertise (teaching obligations is half of a full-time faculty).

Collaborate with the faculty on the development of new programs.

Collaborate with the dean, associate dean, and department chairs on faculty and staff development.

Assists in the implementation of the university’s strategic plan.

Assist the dean with fundraising events, grant writing, or other major projects as appropriate.

Minimum Qualifications:

Earned doctorate degree in an Education related field.

Earned rank of Associate or higher based upon their teaching, scholarship, and service.

Demonstrated knowledge of accreditation (CAEP, SPAs, CACREP, etc.).

Demonstrated knowledge of research methodologies in education.

Demonstrated evidence of strong organizational skills.

Prior to hiring, the candidate must successfully pass a pre-employment background screening and submit official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate coursework.

Additional Qualifications:

Highly desirable qualifications include:

Evidence of knowledge related to the ALSDE’s process for program approvals.

Evidence of knowledge of federal and state reporting requirements.

Evidence of knowledge of SACSCOC requirements.

Evidence of high-quality teaching experience in the field of education.

Evidence of leadership experience and/or potential in higher education.

Ability to design and develop distance education courses.

Three or more years of teaching, leadership, and/or collaborative experience in PK-20 schools.

Post-secondary teaching experience including the use of hybrid and online teaching and learning modalities.

Demonstrated commitment to working with students from diverse populations.

To apply, complete an online application at https://www.jobs.aum.edu/postings/6721.

Auburn University at Montgomery is an equal opportunity employer committed to excellence through diversity; therefore, we encourage applications from historically underrepresented groups, veterans, and individuals with disabilities.

Minimum Qualifications:

Terminal degree appropriate for the discipline or have the equivalent in training and experience.

“Terminal degree” refers to the highest degree

awarded in a discipline. The doctorate is the terminal degree for most disciplines represented at Auburn University at Montgomery.

Job Open Date: 04/17/2024

Job Close Date:

Quick Link https://www.jobs.aum.edu/postings/6721

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School: College of Education

Contract Type: Twelve (12) Months

Tenure Track: Yes

Salary Band:

About the University/College

Auburn University at Montgomery (AUM) is a comprehensive public university and is the metropolitan campus of Auburn University. Located in the state capital on a 500-acre campus, AUM enrolls approximately 5000 undergraduate and graduate students and attracts a diverse student body. AUM is ranked by U.S. News and World Report as one of the top twenty-five Comprehensive Regional Universities in the South and by the Princeton Review as one of the best colleges in the Southeast.

To learn more about AUM and the College of Education, https://www.aum.edu/.

Montgomery is a diverse city offering an array of cultural and recreational opportunities including the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, world-class museums and memorials including the Legacy Museum and the National Memorial for Peace and Justice, a ballet company, a natural habitat zoo, a chamber music society, an independent film theater, and the Montgomery Biscuits Double-A baseball team; it is home to Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base and Air University, Hyundai Motor’s U.S. production facility, and the headquarters of leading non-profits including Equal Justice Initiative and the Southern Poverty Law Center. The campus is within a two-and-a-half-hour drive to Atlanta, ninety minutes to Birmingham, and less than three hours to the Gulf Coast. To learn more about Montgomery, visit https://issuu.com/montgomerycvb/docs/whitewater_visitor_guide

AUM is committed to build and sustain an inclusive and equitable working and learning environment for all students, staff, and faculty. We believe every member on our team enriches our diversity by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design, and deliver solutions. Prospective candidates will help further the institutional goals of promoting equity, diversity, and inclusivity.

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