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Clarks Summit, Pa, Us

Penn State Scranton

-Prepare and administer budgets for academic programs, faculty compensation and development, and academic support services (approximately $6.5 million annually);-Lead and support efforts to seek external funding in collaboration with Institutional Advancement and Grant Relations; -Collaborate with the Associate Dean for Academic Programs to define, develop, and deliver academic programs;-Develop annual academic plan for and administer and evaluate campus baccalaureate and associate degree programs; -Ensure compliance with the standards of accrediting agencies and implement responsibilities for accreditation reviews;-Collaborate with the campus Director of Continuing Education on credit and non-credit Continuing Education programming; -Administer operations and staffing associated with the Office of Academic Affairs and academic support offices including Learning Support, Registrar, and Student Advising;-Recruit, hire, and supervise support staff for the campus academic affairs office and academic support functions; -Work with University College Program Heads to provide faculty (approximately 60 full-time and 50-part-time) the academic administrative support typically provided by a traditional academic department;-Work collaboratively with the Associate Dean for Faculty and Research to provide leadership in faculty recruitment, mentoring, professional development, tenure, promotion, compensation, and evaluation;-Evaluate performance of faculty as stipulated by University policy for the purpose of tenure, promotion, reappointment on fixed-term contracts, and compensation recommendations. Full Job Description: http://www.campuses.psu.edu/DAA_Position_Description.pdf

Human Development And Family Studies

Penn State Worthington Scranton

Penn State Worthington Scranton

-Perform research, analysis, and dissemination of data relative to a variety of academic matters, including strategic planning, general education, and course planning;-Assist Registrar in the development and coordination of campus course offering schedule;-Assist the Chief Academic Officer (CAO) in developing new associate and baccalaureate degrees programs, and other educational initiatives;-Assist the CAO and Program Coordinators in development of yearly discipline budgets;-Recruit, interview and recommend full-time and part-time faculty;-Obtain instructor, course and program approvals, and credential reviews;-Orient all faculty (approximately 60 full-time and 50 part-time faculty) regarding faculty procedures, responsibilities and services;-Ensure faculty compliance with University policies, procedures and Affirmative Action;-Coordinate and promote grant activity of faculty, assist with proposal development and serve as a liaison between the campus and University offices;-Coordinate peer teaching reviews of part-time faculty;-Provide research and recommendations about such matters as equipment, supplies, space needs, accreditation requirement, enrollments, program changes, etc;-Review and respond to a variety of student academic issues and concerns, such as requests for reinstatements/withdrawals and complaints about faculty members, as per policy;-Coordinate and promote communication between campus Program Coordinators (approximately 11 Program Coordinators) and other academic units;-Review and provide oversight of campus Program Coordinator and faculty expenditures related to teaching, research, and professional development;-Continuation of Assistant Director of Academic Affairs responsibilities not specifically addressed in Associate Director duties.

Penn State Worthington Scranton

-Administer, oversee and coordinate planning, scheduling and part-time faculty staffing of credit programs (approximately 50 part-time faculty for both Fall and Spring semester courses and 25 part-time faculty for Summer session courses);-Recruit, interview, recommend faculty for evening, weekend, and summer sessions;-Obtain instructor, course, and program approvals and coordinate all paperwork, records, and reviews;-Development of part-time faculty handbook to be used during faculty orientation;-Orient part-time faculty regarding faculty procedures, responsibilities and services;-Ensure part-time faculty compliance with University policies, procedures, and Affirmative Action;-Development and supervision of part-time faculty teaching review process;-Assist with development and coordination of marketing and publicizing plans and tools to recruit students;-Coordinate the computing and processing of payroll forms for part-time faculty;-Coordinate with Registrar the filing of student academic exception petitions to the University Faculty Senate and University Registrar;-Assist Office of Admissions’ in transfer student course evaluations; -Assist Director of Academic Affairs in developing new associate and baccalaureate degrees;-Coordinate with Registrar approvals for student Penn State World Campus course registration.

Human Development And Family Studies

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Developmental Psychology

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Experimental Child Psychology

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Psychology