South Texas College of Law Houston seeks an Assistant Dean of Academic Success. Submit resumes here.
South Texas College of Law Houston invites applications for the position of Assistant Dean of Academic Success (“ADAS”). The ADAS’s responsibilities will include creating, coordinating, and supervising the law school’s Academic Support services for students in their first and second years of law school. Specifically, the ADAS will teach skills based classes for first and second year law students as well as assist in creating programs to provide students with additional opportunities to practice and hone skills. The ADAS will also participate as a member of the administrative team that continues to revise the law school’s current Academic Success programs into a comprehensive curricular and extracurricular program that focuses on preparing students for success in law school, on the bar exam, and in practice. Additionally, the ADAS will counsel students, assess and grade written work, manage data systems, supervise instructors teaching 1L/2L Academic Support curricular courses, and develop curricula. This is a full‐time, twelve‐month, administrative position.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned. Comply with all aspects of the law school’s Customer Service Standards.
Oversee the development and implementation of mandatory and voluntary academic support programming for 1L and 2L students including, but not limited to, curricular and extracurricular classes, and workshops,
Coordinate and supervise any Academic Support involvement in 1L Orientation.
Consult with students required to enroll in 1L/2L Academic Support curricular courses and develop a plan for each student’s future success.
Teach a number of semester-long courses related to 1L/2L Academic Support.
Prepare problems and grade assignments relevant to 1L/2L Academic Support curricular courses.
Create and maintain teaching and curriculum development resources for instructors of 1L/2L Academic Support curricular courses.
Assist with the law school’s Academic Advising Program and counsel students regarding course selection and planning.
Manage student assessment data and plan and execute responsive individual advising and programming to address areas of concern.
Supervise instructors teaching 1L/2L Academic Support curricular courses.
Provide updates and feedback regarding activities, programming, and student performance to the Associate Dean of Academic Support and Bar Preparation, faculty, and the law school administration.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
Departmental Staff
QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Must possess superior leadership skills and the desire to lead and motivate a team of instructors. Must possess the ability to mentor and train other instructors in teaching methods and curriculum development. Must possess positive interpersonal communication skills, both oral and written. Must be proactive and possess a positive customer service oriented attitude (creativity and positive leadership skills are mandatory). Must respond professionally to inquiries and provide services to students requiring academic counseling and advising. Must be computer literate with proficiency in MS Office applications (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) with ability to learn new programs as necessary. Must be able to travel and to work evenings and weekends. Must be able to make use of student learning data resulting from regular formative and summative assessments. Must be able to work under pressure, to adjust to constant changes, to handle multiple tasks and to coordinate the work of others. Must be able to conceptualize, plan, and organize complex projects. Must be able to exercise tact and discretion when handling sensitive and confidential matters. Must be able to foster a culture with faculty, staff, and students that is professional, inclusive, collaborative, and positive.
Must be professional and confidential of all department data and correspondence. The person must have a poised and professional image; strong ability to multi-task and prioritize in a fast paced environment, excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to interact effectively and efficiently with all employees, visitors and students while projecting a positive image for the area and college. Service oriented with ability to make all visitors feel welcome. Must be detail oriented and able to work in a fast-paced multi-tasking environment.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Juris Doctor required. Prior experience teaching students in a law school environment,
particularly in the area of academic support, is strongly preferred. Student counseling experience, or other type of experience providing academic support to students in a law school environment is preferred. Prior experience in management or leadership positions is preferred. Prior experience in curriculum development is preferred. Prior experience in the practice of law is preferred. Prior experience in data management, analysis and predictive modeling is preferred.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Proficient in both spoken and written English. Ability to interpret and explain complex data. Ability to effectively and professionally communicate in one-on-one and small group situations to students, alumni, clients, and other employees of the organization.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to perform basic to intermediate math essential. Must possess the ability to analyze numerical data and detect patterns, errors and trends.
REASONING ABILITY
Ability to define routine problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions to solve routine problems and/or deal with a variety of variables in situations, especially when department head may be out of office or unavailable. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
Admission to the State Bar of Texas is preferred.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is regularly required to stand and walk. Ability to lift up to 20lbs. is required. Lifting from floor level, at waist, and above shoulders required. Infrequent bending and stooping necessary. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision in order to accurately input data and proofread; distance vision in order to recognize and assist visitors to the department.
WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Extremely fast paced, multi-tasking, non-smoking work environment. Must be able to work the general business schedule of the College (9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.) plus occasional evenings and weekends as necessary.
