Application materials due by March 28.
The College of Arts and Sciences is currently accepting applications for three leadership positions: Associate Dean for Research, Creative Activity, and Graduate Education; Associate Dean for Student Success and Undergraduate Education; and Director of the School of the Arts.
The two associate dean positions and the School of the Arts Director will join the Senior Associate Dean for Finance and Administration, the Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Academic Leadership, and the Director of Operations and Strategic Initiatives on the college-level executive leadership team.
A State Board of Education proposal to create the School of the Environment is currently under internal review at Boise State. If the proposal receives approval from the State Board later this spring, we will launch a search for the school’s director shortly thereafter, and that leader will complete the leadership team for AY 22-23.
Timeline
- Application materials due by March 28
- Committees review materials March 28-April 8
- Committees interview semi-finalists April 11-15
- Dean interviews finalists April 18-29
- Announcement of new leadership before May 10
- New leaders assume their roles in FY 23
Application materials
Please submit a CV and letter of interest describing your qualifications for the position and experience related to key responsibilities for each role to Makenzie Phillips @makenziephillips@boisestate.edu.
Associate Dean for Research, Creative Activity and Graduate Education
Required qualifications
- Tenured faculty member in the College of Arts and Sciences
- Three years of leadership experience
- Demonstrated commitment to creating an inclusive community at Boise State
Preferred qualifications
- Experience supporting research and creative activity of faculty colleagues
- Experience supporting student research or creative activity at the undergraduate and graduate levels
- Experience with departmental or transdisciplinary graduate programming
- Experience mentoring graduate students
- Record of receiving external funding for research or creative activity
- Experience creating new programming or leading revision of existing programming
- Experience representing the needs and interests of a broad constituency
Roles and responsibilities
- Implement aspects of the COAS strategic planning tactics related to research, creative activity and graduate education
- Represent the College on committees related to research/creative activity and graduate education
- Management, development and implementation of the COAS Graduate Council.
- Management of graduate funding within the College
- Design and oversight of the development of the COAS Research Hub.
- Management of COAS grant programs
- Management of College research safety and infrastructure
- Collaborates with the Dean and executive team on the management of F&A in the College
- Other responsibilities as assigned
Compensation, workload and reporting
- This is a ten-month position with a $10,000 stipend.
- Additional summer salary may be available for special projects.
- 60% of workload is for COAS responsibilities; 40% is for teaching and research
- The associate dean will report to the COAS Dean.
Term length
- The associate dean will serve for three years.
- Associate deanships are renewable.
Associate Dean for Student Success and Undergraduate Education
Required qualifications
- Tenured faculty member in the College of Arts and Sciences
- Three years of leadership experience
- Demonstrated commitment to creating an inclusive community at Boise State
Preferred qualifications
- Leadership of committees or initiatives related to undergraduate student success
- Experience with undergraduate student advising
- Experience working with student leadership beyond the classroom
- Experience with career readiness initiatives
- Experience with general education
- Experience planning and executing recruitment activities
Roles and responsibilities
- Implement aspects of the COAS strategic planning tactics related to student success and undergraduate education
- Design and manage college-level recruitment strategies and retention initiatives
- Represent COAS on student success-related committees and working groups as assigned
- Represent COAS at recruitment events including summer orientation
- Manage the scholarship award process for the college
- Manage academic adjustments and student issues for the college
- Oversee the College Advising office, including mission and goals
- Coordinate and manage strategic enrollment and retention for the college in alignment with the college strategic plan
- Partner with university stakeholders to bolster career readiness efforts in COAS departments and programming
- Other responsibilities as assigned
Compensation, workload and reporting
- This is a twelve-month position with a $12,000 stipend.
- 60% of workload is for COAS responsibilities; 40% is for teaching and research
- The associate dean will report to the COAS Dean.
Term length
- The associate dean will serve for three years.
- Associate deanships are renewable.
Director of the School of the Arts
Required qualifications
- Full-time Boise State faculty member in a discipline relevant to the School of the Arts
- Terminal degree in a discipline relevant to the School of the Arts
- Three years of leadership experience
- Demonstrated commitment to creating an inclusive community at Boise State
Preferred qualifications
- Service in the community/beyond Boise State relevant to the mission and goals of the School of the Arts
- Experience creating or supporting interdisciplinary faculty or student activities
- Record of receiving external funding for research or creative activity
- Experience creating new academic programming or leading revision of existing programming
- Experience with donors
Roles and responsibilities
- Setting the vision and strategic goals for the school
- Initiating programming within the school that brings it distinction
- Forging a sense of community and identity for those affiliated with the school
- Collaborating with Boise State deans, chairs and faculty to advance the school and its activities
- Partnering with the COAS Dean on philanthropic activities related to the school including seating and leading an advisory board
- Building relationships with community partners
- Designing or sustaining interdisciplinary programming within the school
- Providing faculty with school-level opportunities
- Providing students with school-level experiences or activities
- Other responsibilities as assigned
Compensation and reporting
- Each director is eligible for 20K in financial support per year. This support may be received as a stipend, buyouts, research funds, summer salary or a combination of these components. The compensation will be negotiated with the COAS Dean and the department chair of the director’s home department. If additional funding is required to complete special projects or to balance the needs of the department and the school, the COAS Dean will utilize one-time funds to support these needs.
- The director will report to the COAS Dean.
Term length
- The director will serve for three years.
- Directorships are renewable.