Associate Professor/Assistant to the Dean (Sciences & Mathematics)

Arkansas State University-Newport

The Assistant to the Dean—Sciences & Mathematics reports to the Dean for Arts, Sciences, Enterprise, and Innovation and supports the day-to-day academic operation of the Division: course scheduling, faculty support, assessment, and compliance with academic deadlines. This role helps ensure that general education courses are well scheduled, well taught, and consistently assessed, and that faculty have the support they need to succeed.

The Assistant to the Dean--Sciences and Mathematics will assist the Dean in matters pertaining to General Education with special attention to Sciences and Mathematics.

This 10.5-month position is an administrative appointment housed on the Newport, Jonesboro, or Marked Tree campus, and it serves faculty and students on all ASUN campuses as needed. Intercampus travel will be required. The Assistant to the Dean works with the Dean to set a schedule that balances administrative duties with a reduced teaching load appropriate to the demands of the position. This position requires a minimum of 30 on-campus hours, with additional on-campus hours as needed.

Additional Compensation
The Assistant to the Dean’s compensation will consist of their current salary with a reduction of 6-hours of teaching load plus an $8,000.00 stipend. Opportunities for overload will be available in accordance with the current overload pay rate. One course overload in Fall, Spring, Summer I terms and two courses in the Summer II term will be approved. Additional overloads are subject to further consideration with the Dean based on divisional priorities.

Job Description
The Assistant to the Dean serves a broad set of disciplines and a large, varied faculty, including full-time and adjunct instructors. The work centers on three areas: supporting faculty in their daily needs, keeping the Division's academic processes accurate and on time, and extending the Dean's capacity in scheduling, course and syllabus review, and student matters.

The Assistant to the Dean acts as the first point of contact for faculty questions about courses, Canvas, assessment, and deadlines. The Assistant to the Dean works closely with the Dean and prepares recommendations and drafts for the Dean's review and approval. Final decisions on schedules, faculty evaluation, and student appeals remain with the Dean.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Faculty Support (primary responsibility)
• Serves as a day-to-day resource for faculty, responding promptly to questions about courses, Canvas, scheduling, assessment, and administrative processes.
• Assists faculty with course development, including course design, course revision, and alignment of outcomes, assignments, and assessments.
• Assists faculty with assessment, including planning, data collection, completing assessment forms, and using results to improve student learning.
• Supports adjunct and new faculty through orientation, mentoring, and access to course resources.
• Helps connect faculty with professional development opportunities.

Scheduling
• Creates draft course schedules for the Dean, including course offerings, times, modalities, and campus locations.
• Runs schedule reports for the Dean to review, and flags low enrollment, conflicts, and gaps.
• Revises schedules based on the Dean's feedback.

Curriculum and Course Review
• Assists the Dean in reviewing syllabi for completeness, consistency, and compliance with College and Division standards.
• Assists the Dean in reviewing Canvas course content for organization, accessibility, and alignment with course outcomes.
• Provides feedback to faculty on review findings and follows up on needed revisions.
• Serves as the Dean’s Early College Liaison, bridging communications and reporting between college faculty and concurrent faculty.

Compliance and Deadlines
• Ensures faculty submit required documents on time, including midterm grades, progress reports and early alerts, final grades, assessment forms, and other administrative documents.
• Tracks submissions, reminds faculty of due dates, and reports outstanding items to the Dean.

Honors Program
• Assists faculty and students with guidance on identification and implementation of Honors Projects and the Honors Curriculum
• Reviews project presentations and provides feedback to faculty and students.

Support to the Dean
• Supports the Dean with student discipline and grade appeal matters, as assigned.
• Updates and maintains the Division's complaint logs.
• Represents the Division of General Education at recruiting and outreach events.
• Communicates information between faculty and the Dean, and between the Division and other ASUN departments.
• Serves on college-wide committees and special project teams as assigned.
• Travels between ASUN campuses as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Participation in Advisory Boards and Advisory Outreach

Qualifications
Required
• Master's degree from a regionally accredited institution.
• A minimum of five years of teaching experience in higher education.
• Current faculty member at ASUN.
Preferred
• Teaching experience at the two-year college level.
• Experience with course development, learning outcomes assessment, or program review.
• Experience with Canvas or another learning management system, including online course design.
• Prior leadership, mentoring, or supervisory experience, such as department chair or committee leadership.
• Experience with academic scheduling.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
• Commitment to the community college mission and to student success.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to track many deadlines at once.
• Ability to work collegially with faculty across disciplines and to handle sensitive matters with discretion and fairness.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Canvas, and student information systems.
• Ability to travel between ASUN campuses.

Items of Note
• Intercampus travel will be required; the position may be housed on any ASUN campus.
• This is a 10.5-month administrative appointment and will carry a reduced teaching load of nine teaching hours, with additional teaching considered overload.

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