Associate Dean of Fermanian School of Business, Graduate and Professional Studies Programs

PLNU is a Christian liberal arts university in the evangelical, Wesleyan tradition, offering quality undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. We provide higher education in a vibrant Christian environment where minds are engaged and challenged, character is modeled and formed, and service is an expression of faith. PLNU is an institution that is committed to reflecting the rich diversity of God’s kingdom. We therefore  encourage applications from culturally and academically diverse faculty of the highest caliber, skilled and/or demonstrating great potential in the practice of teaching and scholarship. 

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The Fermanian School of Business (FSB) is an ACBSP accredited “Best Practice” school with approximately 900 students across traditional undergraduate degrees in business, and graduate and adult undergraduate degrees in both business and leadership. Our FSB guiding principle is “more than the bottom line.” FSB is highly collaborative and supportive of scholarship activities. Our traditional undergraduate majors include management, marketing, accounting, finance, information systems, and international development. The FSB also offers an evening MBA program for experienced professionals, an early career MBA program for recent graduates, and both online and face-to-face Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership (MAOL) degrees. In addition, the FSB offers both online Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) and Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Leadership (BAOL) degrees, and partners with local community colleges to offer face-to-face 2+2 BBA and BAOL degrees. 

Job Status:

Full time

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Job Description:

 Benefits:

We are pleased to offer attractive benefits and resources. This includes benefits such as  health, dental, tuition benefits for employees and dependents, and competitive retirement matching. There also may be opportunities for university assistance with the cost of housing in Southern California. In addition, we have many opportunities to engage with our community including faculty chapel, weekly faculty lunches and a robust wellness program.

Salary: 

PLNU pays its faculty using a payscale based on experience and academic rank.  Faculty salaries using this scale for a 3-semester appointment range from $87,210 to $142,678. The actual salary will be based on the experience, rank, and appointment term of the candidate selected to fill this position.

This position includes administrative duties for the FSB Graduate and Professional Studies (GPS) programs along with teaching in an area of expertise that can include management, leadership or marketing.

The professor must have knowledge of instructional strategies and techniques appropriate to be effective with undergraduate and graduate teaching. They are also expected to have knowledge of ways to instruct, manage, motivate, and evaluate students and do the following:

• Work as a team with the FSB deans and staff.

• Oversee the FSB GPS programs that include Graduate and Accelerated Undergraduate (MBA, MAOL, BBA, BAOL)

• Supervise the work of the GPS Program Coordinator.

• Hold regular office hours at Mission Valley during key times for staff supervision, student engagement, and meetings as needed.

• Student support and communication

  • Schedule and present program information to new GPS students at orientations held each semester/quad.

  • Document student complaints in GPS courses and with the dean to determine appropriate responses.

• Develop and support student events and activities

  • Oversee GPS graduation activities to include Delta Mu Delta Honors and Student of the Year.

  • Assist with identifying and coordinating corporate visits.

  • Identify changing needs and develop and implement events and activities as needed.

• Assist the Dean in supporting GPS faculty needs.

  • Schedule and present to GPS faculty at kick-off meetings.

  • Assist faculty in documenting cheating, behavior or other incidents in GPS courses as needed.

  • Work with the Dean to recruit adjunct faculty as needed.

• Oversee the GPS programs curriculum

  • Chair the Graduate Curriculum Committee and serve on the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee and Assessment Committee

  • Support the Deans with monitoring the programs KSFs and related data

  • Work with the Deans to monitor and res