Posted: May 20, 2026
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Dean of the Kania School of Management

The University of Scranton - Scranton, PA
Full-time
Salary: Annually
Application Deadline: N/A
Education

The Dean of the School of Management is the principal administrator of the School of Management, responsible to the Provost/Academic Vice President for the operation of that school.

Essential Duties:

- Maintain AACSB accreditation and participation in University accreditation efforts

- Review and indicate support or non-support of curricular proposals

- Supervise the implementation and closure of academic programs

- Supervise the periodic review and evaluation of both academic and non-academic programs

- Review and approve or reject course offerings

- Determine the need for new or replacement faculty positions

- Oversee faculty hiring and orientation

- Facilitate faculty development within available budget

- Participate in KSOM faculty and staff evaluations

- Make recommendations concerning faculty status, rank and tenure

- Establish and monitor faculty workload

- Allocate research release time for faculty as appropriate

- Manage and support advising center staff

- Oversee the monitoring of students’ academic status, student advising and school support for student success and retention

- Help students address problems with courses and/or faculty when appropriate

- Facilitate student placement where appropriate

- Work with faculty to create a strategic plan, and review the plan and its KPI’s annually

- Serve as the college budget administrator; review, approve or reject departmental and program budget requests

- Facilitate revenue growth and innovation

- Supervise the staff of the dean’s office and oversee staff supervision throughout the school

- Oversee the work of departmental chairpersons

- Appoint and oversee the work of Program Directors and Program Coordinators

- Serve as chair of the KSOM Dean’s Conference

- Represent the school to external constituencies

- Develop and maintain relationships with the business community

- Maintain a Business Advisory Council and a Student Advisory Board

- Engage in securing external funding for projects and programs as appropriate

- Responsible for planning, development, supervision, and budgeting of non-curricular programs including the Small Business Development Center

- Supervise the Business Leadership Program, the Business Honors Program and the Kania Center for Professional Development

- Coordinate appropriately with deans of the other colleges

- Chair or serve on committees as appointed by the Provost or President
 
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