Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs & Excellence

Seattle University invites applications to fill a new Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs & Excellence position, tenure track eligible, with an anticipated start date of September 1, 2026.

The position will be a 9-month tenure track appointment at the rank commensurate with experience and qualifications. We seek an enthusiastic, dynamic, thoughtful senior-level teacher-scholar whose primary responsibilities are to lead and oversee activities related to faculty development, mentoring, faculty advancement, professionalism, and compliance with faculty-related personnel policies and procedures.

The Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs & Excellence must be committed to an executive leadership role that develops strategic ideas, makes organizational-level decisions, implements policies and procedures, and executes and evaluates initiatives that all contribute to faculty success. They must be innovative, creative, collaborative, communicative, and transparent, valuing and encouraging the pursuits and contributions of a wide variety of faculty colleagues across multiple disciplines.

To facilitate fulfilling their responsibilities, the Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs & Excellence may be appointed to the N. Jean Bushman Endowed Chair. The holder of this endowed chair is expected to lead the advancement of scholarship and academic quality within the College of Nursing and Health Sciences by creating an environment to advance scholarship productivity, academic quality, and provide strategic oversight in the areas of teaching, research, practice, and service. They are further expected to:

• Provide dedicated, dynamic leadership and intellectual vision in the field of care for vulnerable populations and health disparity.
• Provide mentorship for enhancing faculty and student scholarly endeavors.
• Develop and support high-profile interdisciplinary research and scholarly initiatives.
• Increase external sponsored research projects.
• Develop and maintain key areas of faculty research interests and areas of expertise.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

General faculty responsibilities involve active pursuit and participation in activities related to teaching, scholarly activity, professional development, and service, and institution-building. Faculty have opportunities for involvement in both undergraduate and graduate academic programs and to instruct in both in-person and virtual classrooms, as well as in clinical practice settings.

The College of Nursing and Health Sciences currently houses academic programs that lead to:

• A Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• A Doctor of Nursing Practice
• A Bachelor of Science in Diagnostic Ultrasound
• A Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology
• A Master of Science in Kinesiology

The College is positioned for growth to offer academic training programs in other health-related disciplines and professions in line with goals of Seattle Universitys Reigniting Strategic Directions.

Seattle University College of Nursing and Health Sciences is seeking teacher-scholars motivated to be part of a community-engaged, creative, and dynamic learning organization committed to social justice, teaching innovation, impactful research, and the formation of health professionals endeavoring to create a more humane world by meeting the health and healthcare needs of all people, especially those marginalized and underserved.

We are looking to build a team that is inspired and committed to make a difference for the greater good of society, as Seattle University has a vision to be one of the most innovative and progressive Jesuit and Catholic universities in the world, educating with excellence at the undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels. Seattle University as a whole continues to be strengthened by an increasingly diverse campus community spanning faculty, staff, and students.

Seattle Universitys LIFT SU Inclusive Excellence Action Plan for Racial Equity and Antiracism, led by Seattle Universitys Office of Diversity and Inclusion, has fostered meaningful change to assure that people from underrepresented and historically marginalized groups feel a true sense of belonging and value. Aside from racial identity, people with lived experience across all intersectional identities and faiths or non-faiths add to the vibrancy of our campus environment and welcoming institutional climate.

The Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs & Excellence will have the following primary responsibilities:

1. Strategic leadership for faculty development and advancement processes and initiatives in alignment with College and University directions and priorities to foster scholarly productivity, effective instruction, impactful service, all contributing to elevating institutional reputation.
2. Lead in collaboration with other College and University administrators in handling faculty-related human resource matters, including but not limited to:
   • Ensuring compliance with policies and procedures.
   • Facilitating faculty performance review processes.
   • Coordinating faculty personnel planning, recruitment, hiring, appointment, promotion, tenure, and emeritus status processes.
   • Providing information and guidance regarding workload, leaves, retention, and retirement.
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   • Oversee initiatives and processes that promote faculty excellence and productivity, such as:
     • Distinguished faculty appointments (i.e., endowed professorships).
     • Submission of intramural and extramural funding proposals.
     • Sabbatical applications.
     • Nominating faculty for internal and external awards and recognitions.
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     • Collaborate with relevant faculty committees and other campus units to assist with education and understanding of the faculty role to meet faculty performance expectations, implement faculty welfare efforts, and promote institutional mission values and tradition.
     • Assist with the completion of tasks to assure compliance with accreditation standards and regulatory requirements in relation to faculty affairs.