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Assistant Dean (SL5)

The title is in the unclassified service and in the SUNY Professional Services Negotiating Unit.

These positions, under the general supervision of a Dean in a school or college, provide a broad range of professional academic services in various aspects of program administration. As a representative of a School or College they may be assigned duties relative to academic affairs including, but not limited to:

• research and development of academic programs, curriculum accreditation, program advisement and counseling, academic calendar scheduling.

Within business affairs duties may include but are not limited to:

• overseeing budget preparation and control,
• providing grant request assistance to research investigations, program funding control, personnel matters, purchasing requests and space management.
• Responsibilities may be assumed within student affairs, student personnel, and graduate admissions.
• The Assistant Dean performs special studies as requested by the Dean and may have responsibility for the administrative supervision of other professional, technical, clerical and student personnel assigned to the office or school.
• May represent the Dean in various meetings with faculty, students, governmental representatives and members of the general public.

Preferred Qualifications:

A Master's degree and the relevant experience necessary to perform the requirements of the particular assignment.

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