Primary Duties of the Senior Associate Dean

Here is a list of some of the main duties of the Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, Research, and Graduate Education. The Senior Associate Dean:

• supervises and administers the APT (Appointments, Promotions and Tenure) process in the College.
• reviews and approves all research grant proposals emanating from CMPS staff, before they are forwarded to ORAA, the university grants office; helps to identify funding opportunities for CMPS faculty.
• is the chief equity officer for the College.
• acts as a resource for graduate students in the College, and assists departments in such matters as graduate student recruitment, orientation, advising, training, retention, and placement.
• supervises the unit review and chair review processes in the College.
• provides accurate and timely advice, counsel, assistance and information to the Dean.
• stands in for the Dean when needed.
• helps to coordinate the meetings and workings of the Administrative Council.
• helps the Dean to coordinate various College outreach efforts.
• is responsible for overall management of CMPS facilities; supervises the College's Director of Facilities.
• coordinates the College's post-tenure review and teaching evaluation processes, as well as faculty outside professional activities and faculty workload reports.
• is responsible for the documentation of the College's plan of organization, strategic plan, and other policies and procedures.
• tracks nominations and selections of faculty for national awards and prizes; maintains rosters of awards and prizes for which faculty are eligible.
• acts as the chief IT officer in the College; supervises the College's Technology Officer.
• collects and presents data pertinent to College operations.
• coordinates various searches carried out in the College.
• represents the College on various campus-wide committees.
• does ARS approvals for the College's faculty appointments.
• acts as an informal mentor for junior faculty in the College; runs the Associate Dean's Junior Faculty Seminar Series.
• assists the Dean to develop and maintain external research partnerships and ventures.
• acts as the College point person in high profile College publicity efforts (lab tours, scientific presentations to donors, special events for dignitaries).