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Job Description: The College of Nursing at East Carolina University is seeking an Associate Dean for the Undergraduate Program. The Associate Dean of the UG Program provides administrative leadership, oversight, and coordination of the Undergraduate Program. The primary functions in this position concern management of planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of the BSN program in the College of Nursing. ECU College of Nursing is a NLN Center of Excellence and a NLNAC accredited college offering programs at the undergraduate, masters, and doctoral levels. The College is housed within a Division of Health Sciences that also includes College of Allied Health Sciences, the Brody School of Medicine, the Laupus Library and the Dental School. East Carolina University is a Doctoral Research Intensive University located close to the beaches and Outer Banks of North Carolina. We are a large, public University with a small college atmosphere. The undergraduate nursing program accepts approximately 130 pre-licensure students each semester, and has over 100 RN/BSN students enrolled in an on-line option, as well as an RN/MSN option. The major clinical affiliation is Pitt County Memorial Hospital, a tertiary care center. This position reports to the Dean.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

a) Provides oversight of the BSN program planning, development and implementation both on and off-campus.
b) Schedules academic offerings to ensure quality and consistency across programs and departments, compliance with university policies, and requirements of external agencies.
c) Collaborates with school and university administrators and faculty curriculum committee in reviewing, modifying, enhancing, and marketing the BSN program. Performs significant role in curriculum development.
d) Collaborates with the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs, Associate Dean for Research, Director of Undergraduate Student Services, and ITS staff in the collection, management and distribution of student, clinical, and academic data for planning and coordinating program evaluation.
e) Assists the Dean with accreditation and other reports. Generates data for program approval, evaluation and accreditation.
f) Provides a liaison function in the management of resources related to the BSN program.
g) Collaborates with Associate Dean for the Graduate Programs, the faculty assigned to student services, the clinical coordinator, program evaluation coordinator and ITS staff. Supervises program evaluation.
h) Administers university/program policies and procedures.
i) Collaborates with directors in the maintenance and management of record systems and computerized tracking of all BSN students.
j) Participates in student and faculty recruitment, faculty appointment, and serves as a promotion advocate.
k) Participates in faculty workload assignments in collaboration with department chairs and Associate Dean for Graduate Programs.
l) Promotes and maintains effective working relationships with College of Nursing standing committees.
m) Serves as a resource to standing and ad hoc committees of the College of Nursing faculty.
n) Teaches selected courses in area of expertise.
o) Provides academic counseling and conflict resolution for nursing majors as appropriate.
p) Actively participates in scholarly activities and professional services, as required of members of University faculty community.
q) Serves as liaison with the community through participation in community groups and responds to community needs relevant to nursing education.
r) Serves as designee representing the Dean as requested.
s) Completes other assignments at the request of the Dean.


Minimum Qualifications: Earned doctorate in nursing or doctorate in related field plus a master's degree in nursing; prior teaching and administrative experience in a baccalaureate or higher degree program; credentials for approval as full graduate faculty appointment and appointment at the rank of Professor or Associate Professor; expertise in writing grant proposals and conducting research; and excellent skills in leadership, supervision, written and oral communication skills. Nurse faculty members shall hold a current unrestricted license as a registered nurse in North Carolina and if employed after July 1, 1992 shall have had a minimum of 2 calendar years prior, full-time employment or the equivalent in clinical nursing practice as a registered nurse.


Special Instructions to Applicants: In addition to submitting a candidate profile online, please submit online a letter of interest, curriculum vita and names of three references.

Date Initial Screening Begins: 12-15-2008

Job Close Date: Open Until Filled


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