Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,484 full-time undergraduates and 5,250 graduate and professional students.  Ranked 35 among national universities, Boston College has 888 full-time and 1,281 FTE faculty, 2,711 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.5 billion.

Job Description

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Graduate School Boston College – Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
This is a full-time, twelve-month position. Review of application materials will begin in mid-March 2024 and continue until the position is filled. We anticipate a summer 2024 start date. Competitive salary commensurate with relevant experience.

The Graduate School of the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences at Boston College invites applications and nominations for the position of Associate Dean for Graduate Academic Affairs.  Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university that strives to integrate research excellence with a foundational commitment to formative liberal arts education.  The Graduate School of the Morrissey College offers the Ph.D. and the Master’s degree in more than a dozen disciplines in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences.  

The Associate Dean is responsible for the academic administration of the Graduate School and reports directly to the Dean of the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences.  Working closely with the Dean, department Chairs, and Graduate Program Directors, the Associate Dean for Graduate Academic Affairs will articulate and implement a shared strategic vision for graduate education at Boston College, strengthening its distinctive identity and enhancing opportunities for all graduate programs across the College. 

Responsibilities:

• Implement Graduate School policies and procedures
• Chair the Graduate Educational Policy Committee (new program development)
• Serve as a resource for Morrissey College departments on the administration of graduate programs and policies, including creative problem solving around issues as they present themselves to students and programs
• Coordinate all Graduate School programs and awards
• Advise graduate students regarding academic policies
• Represent the Graduate School internally and externally
• Maintain all data and preparing reports for internal and external constituencies
• Manage all Graduate School institutional financial aid programs and budgets

Salary commensurate with relevant experience

Requirements

• Ph.D. in a discipline represented among the Morrissey College graduate programs
• Experience in academic administration, and a demonstrated ability to work with faculty members and administrative colleagues in an academic leadership role
• Evidence of innovation and creativity in supporting and developing academic programs at the graduate level, and an understanding of the interplay between academic priorities and resource requirements
• Graduate teaching and advising experience
• Familiarity with national issues in graduate education in the arts and sciences
• Quantitative skills to collect, measure, and analyze data in support of program and policy recommendations
• Excellent leadership, management, and interpersonal skills

Closing Statement

Boston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits depending on your job classification eligibility:

• Tuition remission for Employees
• Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements
• Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Low-Cost Life Insurance
• Eligibility for both University-Funded 401k and Employer-Sponsored 403b Retirement Plans
• Paid Holidays Annually
• Generous Sick and Vacation Pay
• Additional benefits can be found on https://www.bc.edu/employeehandbook

Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process.

Boston College is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. In concert with our Jesuit, Catholic mission, Boston College is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications for women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and covered veterans. To learn more about how BC supports diversity and inclusion throughout the university please visit the Office for Institutional Diversity at https://www.bc.edu/diversity .

Boston College's Notice of Nondiscrimination can be viewed at https://www.bc.edu/nondiscrimination .