Location: Raleigh,NC, USA
As one of the nation's top-ranked public colleges of education, NC State's College of Education leads the way in North Carolina in preparing extraordinary educators, conducting transformational research, and engaging communities where they are to improve the educational outcomes of all learners and advance the greater good.
The college's faculty are widely-recognized thought-leaders who use their research to transform the practice of teaching, learning, and leading. They have particular strengths in improving technology-enhanced learning and teaching; fostering community-based learning and PK-16 partnerships; increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion in education; and innovating leadership and workforce development, educational policy, and evaluation. About two-thirds of the faculty are grant active. They are engaged in over 200 active projects totaling more than $125 million, making them the most productive in terms of research activity compared with other colleges of education in North Carolina and among the Top 5% in the nation. In FY23, the college's research expenditures exceeded $14 million.
The college has over 1,600 students studying across five graduate certificates, seven undergraduate majors, two undergraduate minors, 13 master's degrees, three Ph.D., and two Ed.D. programs housed in three academic departments: Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development; Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education; and Teacher Education and Learning Sciences, with approximately 130 tenure-track and professional-track faculty, 110 support and professional staff, and about 160 graduate and teaching assistants. The College of Education is also home to the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research and the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation.
The college has over 18000 living alumni, with over 6,000 working in public schools in North Carolina. Those who are teachers rate the highest in effectiveness on surveys of school employers in North Carolina.
NC State promotes an integrated approach to problem solving that transforms lives and provides leadership for social, economic, and technological development across North Carolina and around the world. NC State's land grant mission of teaching, research and service is dedicated to the service of North Carolina and its people. Applicants are encouraged to review the institution's mission, vision and strategic plan, and consider how their background, interest and experience would enable them to support the university.
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Essential Job Duties
This position provides support for the Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs in the College of Education. The position interacts daily with the Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs (ADFAA) to coordinate, solve problems, execute, and enhance workflow in the Office of Faculty and Academic Affairs.
Key Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
* Provide visible and high-quality customer service and support for faculty and academic affairs activities.
* Proactively pursue design changes that would better meet the needs and increase efficiency and productivity of assigned duties in interaction with faculty college and university staff.
* Ensure projects are delivered on-time.
* Facilitate Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs in accomplishing more in-depth strategic activities for academic related activities in the college.
* Collect data for various reports for Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs
* Work closely with other administrative support team members in the college dean's office to coordinate various activities, including in-person and remote administrative meetings, annual college events, and other activities requiring logistical support for planning, staging and executing college activities.
Other Responsibilities
Other special projects as assigned by the Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs as needed.
Qualifications
Minimum Experience/Education
High School Diploma or equivalency and one year of related office experience; or equivalent combination of training and experience.
Other Required Qualifications
* Strong organizational skills as well as excellent verbal and writing skills including the ability to communicate in a diverse population.
* Proficient in technology skills including Google applications and Microsoft Office applications.
* Work independently as well as in a team environment.
* Strong organizational and prioritization skills.
* Strong problem solving skills
* Attention to detail and accuracy.
Preferred Qualifications
* Previous progressively responsible administrative/office management experience.
* Previous administrative experience in higher education.
Required License or Certification
n/a
Valid NC Driver's License required No Commercial Driver's License Required? No