Associate Dean of Undergraduate & Career Education

Who is Saint Louis University? Founded in 1818, Saint Louis University is one of the nation's oldest and most prestigious Catholic universities. SLU, which also has a campus in Madrid, Spain, is recognized for world-class academics, life-changing research, compassionate health care, and a strong commitment to faith and service.

As an administrative leader at the Chaifetz School of Business (CSB) at Saint Louis University (SLU), the Associate Dean of Undergraduate & Career Education provides strategic leadership, administration, and continuous improvement of undergraduate education, including all aspects of "the Chaifetz Way within the CSB. Reporting to the Dean, this role advances the School's mission to help individuals imagine who they can be and accelerate their journey of personal and professional leadership formation.

The Associate Dean works across academic departments and with university leadership to ensure alignment of undergraduate programs with labor market needs, accreditation standards, and institutional policies, while delivering a cohesive, student-centered academic experience.

Key Responsibilities:

Undergraduate Academic Leadership & Operations

• Lead undergraduate education strategy, including course scheduling, enrollment planning, and program delivery.

• Partner with the Dean, associate deans, department chairs, and faculty (including those at SLU's campus in Madrid) to align undergraduate programs with institutional priorities and workforce expectations.

• Support recruitment, retention, and student success initiatives in collaboration with enrollment management, CSB Business Programs Office, marketing, and academic advising.

• Partner with department chairs on course scheduling and room assignments, continuously aligning offerings with actual enrollment to ensure efficient operations and clear student pathways to graduation.

• Contribute to continuous improvement of undergraduate programs and the overall student experience.

Curriculum Governance & Academic Policy

• Facilitate undergraduate curricular initiatives from development through approval, including coordination with CSB's Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, Faculty Assembly, and university governance processes.

• Interpret, implement, and ensure compliance with university and CSB academic policies and AACSB standards.

• Serve as liaison between CSB faculty and university policymakers, representing CSB perspectives and ensuring faculty awareness.

Student Support & Academic Coordination

• Advise faculty and students on academic policies, program requirements, and curricular pathways.

• In conjunction with Department Chairs, evaluate and render decisions on student petitions and exceptions to academic policies presented by Academic Advising, advocating on behalf of students to university committees, as appropriate.

• Support resolution of complex or escalated academic issues.

• Promote consistency and equity in academic decision-making across departments, serving as a central point of coordination across CSB units to ensure consistent student experience.

• Coordinate transfer articulation appeals for Madrid students, determine course equivalencies for BIZ offerings, and serve as a point of coordination for business course articulations when departmental ownership is unclear.

• Provide leadership and coordination for undergraduate components of the BIZ Department.

• Collaborate with enrollment management on admission screening and application processes for the Accounting and Business Scholars programs; coordinate Business Scholars program benefits, including the administration of scholarships awarded to eligible participants in their third (final) year.

Experiential Learning & Career Education Leadership

• Support the Manager of Career Education & Cooperative Learning by providing strategic leadership and direction for experiential learning and career education initiatives, including cooperative education (Co-op3- the School's six-month, full-time, paid cooperative education program), internships for credit, and other career development programming.

• Serve as a member and leader of the CSB Co-op3 Operating Committee:

  • Facilitate candidate evaluation including eligibility assessment, orientation, instruction, and assessment of Co-op3 participants.

  • Act as instructor of record for a portion of the participants

  • Contribute to the planning and execution of the Co-op3 end-of-semester symposium.

• Lead the Internship-for-Credit program for graduate business students across fall, spring, and summer terms. This includes coordinating faculty sponsors, ensuring compliance with registrar and Career Services policies, collecting workplace performance evaluations and tracking enrollment.

• Ensure compliance with federal regulations for international students participating in Curricular Practical Training (CPT) and with institutional requirements for out-of-state internships.

• Cultivate and sustain relationships with employers, alumni, and external partners to expand experiential learning and career pathways.

• Teach one or more sections of BIZ 3000-Career Foundations each semester and coordinate with the Manager of Career Education on alignment of course content, managing Canvas course sites, networking event integration, enrollment coordination, and course scheduling.

• Support and coordinate with the work of the Hub for Community Engagement within the business school while enabling a high degree of independence.

Data, Accreditation & Outcomes

• Ensure that necessary outcomes data (e.g., First Destination Surveys for CSB master's programs and undergraduate experiential learning assessments) is collected and use insights to inform strategic improvements.

• Manage processes related to national rankings, including data submission and narrative development.

• Serve as a key contributor to accreditation reviews, self-study reports, and program reviews.

• Translate data into actionable insights to inform program improvements and strategic decisions.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Characteristics:

• Demonstrated knowledge of undergraduate education, career development, experiential learning, and teaching.

• Commitment to Jesuit educational values, including personal growth, ethical leadership, inclusion, justice and student-centered education.

• Familiarity with current pedagogical practices, including experiential and technology-enhanced learning.

• Authentic and trust-centered administrator with proven ability to lead, collaborate, and influence horizontally and vertically across faculty, staff, students and corporate partners.

• Strong organizational and data management skills, with a disciplined approach to ensuring data accuracy and using data to drive informed decision-making.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic academic environment.

• Commitment to innovation and continuous improvement.

• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.

• All other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Master's degree in any field from an accredited institution.

Function

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Saint Louis University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for the position applied for without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, gender identity, or other non-merit factors. If accommodations are needed for completing the application and/or with the interviewing process, please contact Human Resources at 314-977-5847.