Assistant Dean, Academic Excellence

Tulane University•New Orleans, LA

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About The Position

The Assistant Dean for Academic Excellence and Community in the School of Liberal Arts (SLA) supports the SLA Dean and Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs in advancing key priorities and opportunity initiatives related to academic excellence, conflict resolution, community-building, and faculty development and engagement to ensure that faculty and staff from a wide variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences can thrive and reach their full potential. The Assistant Dean for Academic Excellence and Community will design and lead initiatives that coordinate and advance SLA’s academic excellence and strategy in collaboration with university core values and goals, enhance faculty development to build learning, research, and working environments where all can succeed, provide conflict resolution mediation; use data-driven approaches to evaluate progress; manage strategic communications related to academic excellence and opportunity; act as a liaison between SLA and the central Office of Academic Excellence and Opportunity; serve on and collaborate with campus-wide AEO committees and other working groups; work with campus partners to highlight existing campus resources (e.g., university-wide conflict resolution frameworks, restorative practices, faculty engagement and collaboration); collaborate with university partners on anti-discrimination initiatives; and set the tone for faculty and staff discourse in embracing respectful dialogue and examining issues from a variety of viewpoints.

Requirements

Support the SLA Dean and Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs in advancing key priorities and opportunity initiatives related to academic excellence, conflict resolution, community-building, and faculty development and engagement.
Ensure that faculty and staff from a wide variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences can thrive and reach their full potential.

Responsibilities

Design and lead initiatives that coordinate and advance SLA’s academic excellence and strategy in collaboration with university core values and goals.
Enhance faculty development to build learning, research, and working environments where all can succeed.
Provide conflict resolution mediation.
Use data-driven approaches to evaluate progress.
Manage strategic communications related to academic excellence and opportunity.
Act as a liaison between SLA and the central Office of Academic Excellence and Opportunity.
Serve on and collaborate with campus-wide AEO committees and other working groups.
Work with campus partners to highlight existing campus resources (e.g., university-wide conflict resolution frameworks, restorative practices, faculty engagement and collaboration).
Collaborate with university partners on anti-discrimination initiatives.
Set the tone for faculty and staff discourse in embracing respectful dialogue and examining issues from a variety of viewpoints.