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Associate Dean - College of Arts & Sciences (COAS) 

This position is open ONLY to qualified IU Employees in COAS.

IU Northwest invites internal nominations and applications for the tenured position of Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences (COAS).  Responsibilities include assisting the Dean with representation of the unit internally and externally; assisting with data management and the development and measurements toward departmental self studies and outcomes, curriculum, and college and campus General Education and Student Outcomes Assessment related to COAS.  The Associate Dean will also be involved with numerical and qualitative data and issues of budget and resources, enrollment, student and staff concerns and evaluations, class scheduling and teaching loads, and other duties as needed that enhance excellence.  The Associate Dean will teach one regularly enrolled course inload each semester--Fall and Spring.  

Qualifications:  An earned Ph. D or equivalent terminal degree in an Arts and Sciences area and balanced experience in teaching, research, service, and some academic administration experience.  The COAS has approximately 80 faculty in fifteen formal departments and programs.  Demonstrated abilities to work with all COAS programs in a variety of disciplines is important, particularly those from the behavioral and natural sciences as well as the humanities and the social sciences.  Some budget experience and effective communication skills are important to the position. 

The salary and rank will be commensurate with experience.  A competitive benefits package is associated with the position.   

A complete application must include: letter of interest, curriculum vita, and three recent reference letters.  The letter of interest should include a description of how the applicant's strengths and competencies match the desired position.  Screening of applications will begin on June 25, 2008, and will continue until an offer is made, with an anticipated appointment date of August, 2008 through June 30, 2010.  Afterwards, the COAS Associate Dean position will be renewable for three years.   All applications should be submitted electronically to pjjames@iun.edu.   Contact Paula James at 219-981-4231 or 980-6730 with questions.

One of the eight comprehensive universities in the Indiana University system, IU Northwest is located in metropolitan Northwest Indiana, approximately 30 miles southeast of Chicago and 10 miles from the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.  The campus has a diverse student population of 5,000 and offers Associate, Baccalaureate and Master degrees in a variety of undergraduate and graduate programs in arts and sciences, business and economics, education, nursing and health professions, public and environmental health and social work.  IU Northwest emphasizes quality teaching, research and service.  As a student-centered campus, IU Northwest is committed to academic excellence characterized by a love of ideas and achievement in learning, discovery, creativity and engagement.   

IU Northwest is an equal employment opportunity, affirmative action employer with a commitment to recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty and staff by expanding employment opportunities for minorities, women and persons with disabilities.  Qualified candidates with an interest in developing and implementing curricula that addresses multi-cultural issues and/or with demonstrated success in working with diverse populations of students are strongly encouraged to apply.