Associate Dean 1 - Nursing Specialty Programs

Summary

Join Walden University as an Associate Dean I MSN Specialty Programs and become part of a leadership team dedicated to high academic standards and social change. This full-time academic administrator role involves maintaining program curriculum quality, engaging in faculty recruitment and development, leading program improvement initiatives, and collaborating with various departments. The Associate Dean will also ensure program compliance, communicate effectively with stakeholders, and contribute to college and university committees. This position requires a PhD or DNP with a Master's in Nursing, 3 years of graduate-level teaching experience, and a strong commitment to student success. The ideal candidate will possess significant contributions to nursing, experience in curriculum development, and strong leadership and communication skills.

Requirements

• PhD or DNP, with a Master’s in Nursing from an accredited institution is required
• 3 years graduate level teaching experience, required

Responsibilities

• Maintains quality and integrity of the program curriculum
• Engages in faculty recruitment, orientation, development, mentoring, and evaluation
• Organizing activities of specialization coordinators
• Provides leadership and coordinates projects, processes, and procedures for continuous program improvement initiatives
• Collaborates with other departments (Student Success Advising, Enrollment, Director of Regulatory, Office of Field Experience, Product Management) to ensure coordination and consistency of outcomes across programs
• Participates in College and University committee service; scholarship; and evaluating/assessing the academic programs and student academic performance
• Developing and maintaining a community of care amongst faculty and students
• Ensures program compliance with accreditation and regulatory standards including completion of required reports
• Communicates effectively with CON leadership, faculty, staff and students creating a culture of caring and mutual respect
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards

Preferred Qualifications

• Distance learning/online experience preferred
• Candidates must be appropriately credentialed, possess an earned degree in the discipline being taught, and may be expected to be licensed or license-eligible in order to teach in specific programs preferred
• Maintain their licenses and any appropriate certifications in order to continue to teach at Walden University preferred
• Candidates are also expected to maintain currency with research by reviewing articles, journals, and presentations preferred
• If participating in research, the selected Candidate may publish and acknowledge Walden University preferred
• Possess a significant record of intellectual and professional contributions to the field of nursing, including clinical practice experience as a nurse practitioner
• Knowledge of specialized nursing accreditation and accountability processes as appropriate
• Experience with nursing curriculum development, revision, and assessment
• Experience with monitoring faculty workload
• Experience leading student retention efforts
• Strong oral and written communication skills, ability to effectively communicate and work remotely
• Experience with DNP scholarly projects and PhD dissertation committees and processes
• Experience with field placement processes, preceptor and student evaluations
• Ability to work in a team-oriented environment that emphasizes collaboration and personal accountability
• Commitment to advocating for the learning and development needs of students earning their degrees in a distance learning environment including students who are experienced professionals
• Teaching, advising, and mentoring; commitment to inclusive teaching and learning; experience with online learning platforms and student engagement strategies
• Commitment to the promotion of applied research and the recruitment and development of a diverse faculty; excellent leadership, communication, team, and human relations skills
• Candidates should also have experience in faculty/staff development, supervision, evaluation, and assessment
• Evidence of compatibility with the mission of positive social change, broad access and professional excellence and our values of quality, integrity, and student-centeredness

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
• 401k Retirement Program + 6% employer match
• Participation in Adtalem’s Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy
• 12 Paid Holidays
• You are also eligible to participate in an annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance