Associate Dean For Civics Humanities Arts And Social Sciences (Chass)

Major Duties of the Position:
The Associate Dean for Civics Humanities Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS):
Provides academic leadership and portfolio administration (40%) for the CHASS academic portfolio establishing priorities translating senior-leader direction into executable academic objectives and overseeing academic programs curriculum governance assessment scheduling faculty utilization resource requirements and continuous improvement. Ensures that CHASS operates as a coherent integrated general-education program combining disciplinary rigor with intellectual breadth.
Supervises and develops faculty and staff (25%) including civilian and military personnel and subordinate leaders as assigned. Plans and assigns work; establishes performance expectations; evaluates performance; supports recruitment and staffing; identifies training and developmental needs; addresses employee concerns; and promotes organizational effectiveness accountability and a professional workplace.
Oversees curriculum integration academic quality assessment and cadet development (20%) across the CHASS portfolio. Guides curriculum development and review academic standards learning outcomes instructional approaches assessment program evaluation and interdisciplinary integration ensuring that programs contribute effectively to cadets development as critical thinkers communicators ethical decision-makers and future officers.
Provides strategic integration faculty development and institutional engagement (15%) by developing faculty capability encouraging scholarship and educational innovation advising senior leaders on emerging academic and mission requirements building partnerships participating in institutional governance and strategic planning and representing CHASS with USAFA Department of the Air Force academic institutions government organizations and professional and civic partners.
Advises senior academic leadership and manages portfolio resources including personnel workload instructional support technology space partnerships and other mission requirements. Evaluates competing priorities organizational risks and resource implications and recommends appropriate courses of action.
May teach mentor advise conduct scholarship or research or participate in other academic activities when assigned and appropriately qualified; however these duties support rather than replace the positions primary academic-administrative and supervisory responsibilities.

• U.S. Citizenship is required
• The selected candidate will be subject to a security investigation leading to successful completion of a background investigation with a favorable adjudication. The selectees failure to meet this requirement will be grounds for termination.
• Essential qualities expected of every faculty member include the personal attributes of integrity industry cooperation initiative and breadth of intellectual interests.
• Doctoral degree (see Qualifications for required academic disciplines)
• The salary shown is the minimum (Annual) amount to be paid and may be set higher commensurate with individuals qualifications and experience.
• You will be required to serve a 1-year trial period
• If authorized PCS will be paid IAW JTR and AF Regulations. If receiving an authorized PCS you may be subject to completing/signing a CONUS agreement. More information on PCS requirements may be found at: a condition of employment male applicants born after December 31 1959 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service. For additional information go to:
• Depending on the type of position (competitive/excepted) you are selected for you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period OR 2-year trial period.
• Upon completion of your probationary/trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification in writing that your continued employment advances the public interest.

QUALIFICATIONS
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Applicants must be current USAFA faculty members and hold the academic rank of either associate professor (AD) or Professor (AD). USAFA faculty currently serving in an ADacademic administration role with the requisite academic credentials are also eligible to apply.

ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES:
Humanites Arts and Social Sciences.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
We are particularly interested in senior faculty who bring:
* A strong record as a USAFA educator.
* Sustained superior performance in teaching scholarship and institutional service
* Experience leading faculty programs courses departments or significant academic initiatives.
* A record of teaching and scholarship in civics humanities arts or social sciences that demonstrates intellectual breadth and serious interdisciplinary and/or integrated engagement.
* A commitment to building a rigorous formative integrated general education program with experience in common-core primary-text seminar writing-intensive Western civilization civic education or comparable undergraduate curricula and in developing disciplinary specialists as effective teachers within a common curriculum. This position offers an unusual opportunity to help shape the intellectual architecture faculty culture and educational experience of a new School during its formative years.

Inquiries about the position should be directed to the Search Committee Chair Dr. Mark N. Jensen Please do not email documents or completed applications to this address as they will not be considered.