Residential Dean - College of Arts and Sciences

Essential Functions And Responsibilities

• Promote excellence and continuous improvement in all matters of College/School administration, delivery of academic programs, and development of the faculty.
• Recruit, evaluate, and retain high quality faculty and staff.
• Ensure faculty members possess proper credentials, develop professionally, and contribute to University and College/School academic operations.
• Supervise, mentor, and coach Associate Dean(s) Assistant Dean(s) Online Chair(s), Instructional Mentor(s), Program Director(s), Subject Matter Expert(s), and curriculum developers in academic matters.
• Approve and endorse Program Director and Chair appointments, ensuring that appointments are appropriately aligned with the academic standards of accreditors.
• Oversee scheduling of faculty teaching and evaluation; recommend faculty promotions.
• Oversee curricular program assessment and the development of learning outcomes for new academic programs.
• Ensure quality program content and delivery and facilitate the sharing of best practices among faculty.
• Report to internal and external stakeholders on matters related to the curriculum, faculty development, and student success.
• Lead annual reviews of curriculum changes, develop curricular and policy revisions, and assist with textbook selection.
• Ensure that faculty and staff provide academic support and advising to students when relevant; connect students with University services and support offices relevant to student affairs.
• Develop and expand workforce-aligned academic pathways, including certificates, stackable credentials, and partnerships with industry and dual enrollment programs.
• Promote interdisciplinary collaboration and integration across the academic core, including general education, to support a cohesive and mission-driven student learning experience.
• Other duties as assigned.

Administrative and Financial Affairs

• Provide leadership and assist the Provost’s Office in administering University academic programs.
• Execute and operationalize University strategic priorities within the College, ensuring alignment with institutional goals, key performance indicators, and accreditation requirements.
• Maintain professional accreditation of College/School programs.
• Articulate and implement a vision/plan for strategic program development, improvement, and expansion.
• Organize regular departmental meetings to develop goals and objectives for the College/School, initiate necessary curriculum changes, and facilitate the implementation of routine College/School responsibilities.
• Lead the integration and continuous improvement of residential and online academic delivery models, ensuring quality, consistency, and innovation across modalities.
• Develop direct/indirect measures to assess and improve the quality of all programs.
• Play an integral role in student recruitment and program growth.
• Analyze, evaluate, and interpret institutional reporting, then recommend data-driven decisions to staff, faculty, and administration.
• Regularly monitor and respond to program enrollment, credit hours delivered, student retention, program effectiveness, and overall College/School growth.
• Ensures that all Institutional Effectiveness and Research requirements that relate to the Strategic Plan and SACSCOC Reaffirmation are completed in a thorough and timely manner.
• Identify opportunities for new program development or modifications to existing programs in order to ensure that Liberty’s academic offerings meet the changing needs of our student population, industry, and society in general.
• Manage fiscal resources, prepare the annual department budget, and submit budget proposals.
• Monitor monthly expenditures.

Spiritual Leadership

• Encourage a commitment to the Christian life, one of personal integrity, sensitivity to the needs of others, social responsibility, and active communication of the Christian faith, and, as it is lived out, a life that leads people to Jesus Christ as the Lord of the universe and their own personal Savior.
• Foster a mission-driven culture marked by clarity of expectations, accountability, collaboration, and faculty development.
• Foster the spiritual development of faculty, staff, and students, ensuring that Christian values remain the focus of our mission and purpose at Liberty University.

Qualifications And Credentials

• Ph.D. or terminal degree in the area(s) of Mathematics, English, Physics, History, Modern Languages, Family & Consumer Sciences (FACS), Interdisciplinary Studies (INDS), or relevant/related field.
• Ability to teach in one of the major disciplines within the College of Arts & Sciences.
• Online and residential teaching experience, with program development experience as a plus.
• Demonstrated servant leader with experience managing and developing multifaceted teams.
• Demonstrated ability to use data, higher education trends, and environmental analysis to inform strategic and operational decisions that support institutional goals.
• Understanding of technologies associated with education.
• Experience with curricular development and planning.
• Passion for student and faculty development and mentorship.
• Academic and research experience (conducting and disseminating) in related field.
• Commitment to the vision, mission, and purpose of Liberty University.