Associate Dean, Teaching, Learning and Scholarship

3 months ago


Red Deer, Canada Red Deer Polytechnic Full time

Position Information

**Position Title**
- Associate Dean, Teaching, Learning and Scholarship**Position Summary**
- In an entrepreneurial and team focused environment, the Associate Dean is responsible for academic leadership within their school or division and promotes excellence within a learner
- centred environment.
- Leading a comprehensive learner-focused team, the Associate Dean has overall responsibility for the development/redevelopment, delivery and assessment of programs and curriculum to contribute to the institutional reputation as a hub of innovation and incubation for lifelong learning programming. The Associate Dean is responsible for key decision making in relation to program and course development at the institutional level, and for achieving strategic and financial targets.
- The Associate Dean is responsible for the Centre of Teaching, Learning and Scholarship, including strategic direction related to Program Quality Assurance, the Teaching Common, the Research Common, Research Ethics Board, and the Canadian Council of Animal Care. The Associate Dean is responsible to advance the Academic Plan in collaboration across the academic portfolio while enhancing/developing/facilitating a culture of innovation and scholarship across the institution. The Associate Dean utilizes flexibility and creativity to execute the programming goals of the institution to meet community needs while meeting fiscal targets.
- The Associate Dean provides support and mentorship to staff, faculty, and instructors including work plans, professional development, and scholarly activity and scholarship to ensure delivery of a high-quality learning experience for learners.
- The Associate Dean works with the Associate Vice President, Academic, Deans, Associate Deans, and other colleagues to establish and implement School/Division and program goals and objectives to enable an institutional culture of life-long learning and academic excellence in a learner-centered environment.**Position Responsibilities**

**Academic Leadership**
- Promotes academic excellence in the development, delivery, assessment, and review of programs within the learner-centered environment
- Promotes excellence in research and scholarship across the academic portfolio and in collaboration with Schools and divisions
- Advances research and scholarship as aligned with the Strategic Research Plan and program mix
- Creates new pathways for 21st century academic standards and assessment of student learning
- Manages projects related to new and reimagined programming directions and opportunities
- Facilitates the approval of curriculum in compliance with the applicable policy (credit or non-credit) and ensures design of laddering and stacking to credit programs where appropriate
- Promotes progressive learner-centered delivery models in the development and revision of curriculum
- Fosters broad relationships and partnerships to facilitate creative & strong academic programming
- Resolves issues related to learner success
- Supports and facilitates research collaborations, visiting researchers, and other initiatives that allow RDP researchers to excel
- Supports the operation, collaboration, and success of Centres, Institutes, and other collaborative research ventures

**Teaching Excellence within a Learner Centered Environment**
- Within the School and Divisions, provides collaborative leadership, guidance, and support to initiatives in support of faculty and students in a learner-centered environment
- Leads the culture and brand of the Division for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, signature student experience and strong record of student success, either in endpoint learning or in learning pathways
- Ensures alignment of and compliance with policies and procedures and any regulatory body where applicable that contributes to and supports a strong culture of teaching excellence and academic integrity in the learning environment
- Provides leadership and support to faculty and staff in the integration of appropriate technology in the teaching and learning environment
- Ensures responsible and effective use of resources to support staff development and excellence in the teaching and learning environment
- Facilitates the exploration, development and growth of work integrated learning into the course and program level
- Facilitates a structure and process for laddering and stacking micro-credentials into traditional certificates, diplomas and degree programs
- Facilitates the generation of resources (funds, facilities, equipment, partnerships, etc.) to support engagement of staff and students in developing alterative pathways for new and reimagined programs

**Research, Creative/Scholarly Activity and Scholarship**
- Facilitates the growth and development of a culture of research and scholarship across RDP in support of continuous innovation for our region and the economic, social and cultural growth of our communities
- Accountable to maintain complia



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