Location: Loudonville, NY Category: Administrative and Staff Positions Posted On: Fri Jan 5 2024 Job Description:

　　The Siena College community seeks an innovative, experienced, and student-centered Dean of the School of Science. Working in close collaboration with the School's dedicated faculty and staff, Provost & Senior Vice President, and collegial peer academic deans, the Dean of the School of Science will lead the school to its next level of academic rigor, strategic enrollment growth, and student success in the context of its Franciscan mission, core values, and commitment to "The Education for a Lifetime."

　　Siena College, located just outside Albany, NY, is a Franciscan and Catholic four-year, private, coeducational liberal arts college. A thriving institution with nearly 3,500 undergraduate and 138 graduate students, 48 majors, 3 master's degrees, and more than 80 minors and certificates, Siena's approximately 200 full-time and 117 part-time faculty provide an education that is rigorous, personal, and hands-on.

　　Home to seven academic departments that include 20 undergraduate majors and 13 minors, the School of Sciences' 65 full-time and 31 adjunct part-time dedicated and accomplished faculty and 14 staff are deeply committed to student engagement and success both inside and outside the classroom. The School's approximately 1,000 undergraduate students drive innovative research in a variety of areas that is funded by national agencies including the NSF, NASA, and the Department of Energy.

　　Siena College's next Dean of the School of Science will be a collaborative, collegial, servant leader who can build on the College's Catholic Franciscan liberal arts mission to position its rich breadth of science and health-related programs, strong commitment to undergraduate teaching and student engagement, and institutional support for faculty development and research in a competitive higher education marketplace.

　　Annual Salary: $160,000.00-$200,000.00

　　The hiring salary above represent the College's good faith estimate at the time of posting in compliance with the Albany County Salary Transparency Law

　　Job Requirements:

　　The Provost & Senior Vice President and the Siena College community seek in the next Dean an experienced administrator who brings a deep understanding of the mission of liberal arts colleges and a breadth of knowledge of and intellectual curiosity about the academic programs within the School of Science.

　　Key additional qualifications for the next Dean of the School of Science include:

　　Passion for the mission and Franciscan values of Siena College, the ability to articulate those values, and the commitment to modeling them.

　　Successful experience in a leadership position in a complex organization, with responsibility in managing budgets and overseeing staff members, preferably with knowledge of science-based facilities, laboratories, and educational spaces.

　　Demonstrated experience in academic program development responsive to market needs and modes of instructional delivery, preferably at both the undergraduate and graduate level.

　　Experience in securing external grant funding with an understanding of the need to balance research and scholarship with strong undergraduate teaching and service.

　　Commitment to shared governance and to working collaboratively with faculty, staff, students, and administrative leadership.

　　A student-centered approach to education and a track record of supporting programs and initiatives that promote student success, including engagement of undergraduates in research projects.

　　Strong advocacy skills and ability to inspire support for the School of Science from a variety of internal and external constituencies and stakeholders.

　　Skill as a team builder and ethical leader, an excellent communicator, approachable and engaged with faculty and students, with ability and willingness to mentor faculty at all ranks.

　　Experience with science and engineering-related disciplinary accreditations; some knowledge of Nursing accreditation desirable.

　　An earned doctorate in an academic discipline represented at Siena College, with academic credentials in teaching, scholarship, and service that merit appointment at the rank of Full Professor strongly preferred.

　　A background screening will be required.

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