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Department Acad Prog / Student Aff (LCB) Position Title Administrator 2-Rank Assoc Dir Job Title Division Head (Internal Employment Opportunity) Appointment Type Professional Faculty Job Location Bend Benefits Eligible Full-Time, benefits eligible Remote or Hybrid option? Job Summary

Oregon State University Cascades is seeking a Division Head. This is a part-time (0.50 FTE), 12-month, professional faculty position.

The Division Head will work closely and collegially with the faculty and staff within their division to pursue the University's mission and strategic plan, effectively manage resources, ensure high quality educational experiences for students, faculty development and success, and ensure efficient Division operations.

The Division Head will work closely with the Senior Associate Dean, Associate Deans, Chancellor and Dean, and the OSU-Cascades leadership team on an ambitious growth agenda and will provide organizational and administrative expertise.

Why OSU?

Working for Oregon State University is so much more than a job

Oregon State University is a dynamic community of dreamers, doers, problem-solvers and change-makers. We don't wait for challenges to present themselves - we seek them out and take them on.

We welcome students, faculty and staff from every background and perspective into a community where everyone feels seen and heard.

We have deep-rooted mindfulness for the natural world and all who depend on it, and together, we apply knowledge, tools and skills to build a better future for all.

FACTS:

• Top 1.4% university in the world
• More research funding than all public universities in Oregon combined
• 1 of 3 land, sea, space and sun grant universities in the U.S.
• 2 campuses, 11 colleges, 12 experiment stations, and Extension programs in all 36 counties
• 7 cultural resource centers that offer education, celebration and belonging for everyone
• 100+ undergraduate degree programs, 80+ graduate degrees plus hundreds of minor options and certificates
• 35k+ students including more than 2.3k international students and 10k students of color
• 217k+ alumni worldwide
• For more interesting facts about OSU visit:

Locations:

Oregon State has a statewide presence with campuses in Corvallis and Bend, the OSU Portland Center and the Hatfield Marine Science Center on the Pacific Coast in Newport.

Oregon State's beautiful, historic and state-of-the-art main campus is located in one of America's best college towns. Corvallis is located close to the Pacific Ocean, the Cascade mountains and Oregon wine country.

Nestled in the heart of the Willamette Valley, this beautiful city offers miles of mountain biking and hiking trails, a river perfect for boating or kayaking and an eclectic downtown featuring local cuisine, popular events and performances.

Total Rewards Package:
Oregon State University offers a comprehensive benefits package with benefits eligible positions that is designed to meet the needs of employees and their families including:

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Basic Life. OSU pays 95% of premiums for you and your eligible dependents.
• Free confidential mental health and emotional support services, and counseling resources.
• Retirement savings paid by the university.
• A generous paid leave package, including holidays, vacation and sick leave.
• Tuition reduction benefits for you or your qualifying dependents at OSU or the additional six Oregon Public Universities.
• Robust Work Life programs including Dual Career assistance resources, flexible work arrangements, a Family Resource Center, Affinity Groups and an Employee Assistance Program.

Future and current OSU employees can use the Benefits Calculator to learn more about the full value of the benefits provided at OSU.

Key Responsibilities

90% Leadership and Administration

University and College

• Represent the division and its programs to the university (Bend and Corvallis campuses) and local community. Maintain service to the university (Bend and Corvallis campuses), and profession through service on committees.
• Serve as the division liaison with the associated colleges in Corvallis and other OSU administrative offices.

Campus

• Strive to enrich OSU-Cascades' community of faculty, staff, and students.
• Contribute to academic leadership team(s) or councils for the campus.

Faculty Leadership

• Recruit, support, supervise, and evaluate instructional faculty in a portfolio of programs within the Division. Oversee promotion processes for instructional faculty.
• Develop and assign workload distribution and teaching assignments for instructional and professorial faculty.
• Partner with Associate Dean(s) in recruiting, supporting, supervising, and evaluating professorial faculty. Contribute to promotion and tenure processes for professorial faculty in collaboration with schools/colleges in Corvallis.
• Support faculty professional development, mentoring, and advancement in teaching, research, and service.

Division

• Maintain and enhance educational undergraduate and graduate programs and curricula within the division.
• Provide fiscal management and strategic planning for the division and its programs.
• Oversee division committees and lead division meetings.
• Make division-level decisions regarding fixed-term appointment renewals.
• Strive to identify and implement methods to increase enrollment, student retention and graduation rates within the division.
• Identify and resolve problems; adjudicate disputes in partnership with the Office of the Chancellor and Dean.
• Oversee physical resources within the division in collaboration with OSU Operations, including laboratories and other physical assets needed to safely deliver programs.
• Advance relationships with industry, community, government, alumni, and/or other partners.

10% Other responsibilities as requested by the Office of the Chancellor and Dean.

What You Will Need

• Relevant Master's Degree
• Current appointment at Oregon State University as a tenured Associate or full Professor; clinical-track Associate or full Professor; Senior Instructor I or II; or Associate or full Professor of Practice.
• Strong potential to demonstrate leadership in a higher education or academic setting.
• A demonstrable commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, such as a record of mentoring and supporting students from diverse backgrounds, fostering positive and affirming faculty interactions across differences, or challenging structural/cultural barriers that limit movement towards socially just science education and practice.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated success in building strong interpersonal relationships internally and externally and promoting a collaborative culture.
• Experience providing mentoring and/or professional development to others.
• Experience with or understanding of academic faculty recruitment, retention, and promotion.
• Demonstrated excellence in teaching, mentoring, advising and service commensurate with rank.

This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a criminal history check and be determined to be position qualified as per

University Standard:
et seq.

Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in youth programs may have additional criminal history checks every 24 months.

What We Would Like You to Have

• A terminal academic degree from an accredited university.
• Experience working within the OSU-Cascades organization structure.
• Demonstrated success in leadership, team building, and management of complex programs, teams, or initiatives.
• Past experience with university procedures involving promotion and tenure of academic faculty.
• Supervision experience in an academic environment.
• Established history of successfully mentoring undergraduate and graduate students, including those from populations that are underrepresented in higher education.
• Demonstrated success in building relationships across Cascades and Corvallis campuses of OSU.
• Demonstrated success in academic program growth (new programs and/or expanding existing programs).
• Past experience with fiscal management and/or academic strategy.

Working Conditions / Work Schedule

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Pay Method Salary Pay Period 1st through the last day of the month Pay Date Last working day of the month Recommended Full-Time Salary Range Starting salary will commensurate with skills, education, and experience.

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Posting Detail Information

Posting Number P08028UF Number of Vacancies 4 Anticipated Appointment Begin Date 07/01/2024 Anticipated Appointment End Date Posting Date 05/01/2024 Full Consideration Date 05/16/2024 Closing Date 05/23/2024 Indicate how you intend to recruit for this search Competitive / Internal Special Instructions to Applicants

This is an Internal Employment Opportunity.

To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by May 9, 2024.

Applications will continue to be accepted after the full consideration date, until a sufficient applicant pool has been achieved or the position is filled.

The closing date is subject to change without notice to applicants."

When applying you will be required to attach the following electronic documents:
1) A resume/CV

2) A cover letter indicating how your qualifications and experience have prepared you for this position.

3)

Diversity Statement:
After reviewing the OSU mission statement at and the emphasis on diversity, please state how your background and experience has prepared you to be effective in an environment that values diversity

You will also be required to submit the names of at least three professional references, their e-mail addresses and telephone numbers as part of the application process.

For additional information please contact:
Dr. Christine Pollard

Telephone #

OSU commits to inclusive excellence by advancing equity and diversity in all that we do.

We are an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer, and particularly encourage applications from members of historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, women, individuals with disabilities, veterans, LGBTQ community members, and others who demonstrate the ability to help us achieve our vision of a diverse and inclusive community.

OSU is a fair chance employer committed to inclusive hiring. We encourage applications from candidates who bring a wide range of lived experience including involvement with the justice system. This job has "critical or security-sensitive" responsibilities.

If you are selected as a finalist, your initial job offer will be contingent upon the results of a job-related pre-employment check (such as a background check, motor vehicle history check, sexual misconduct reference check, etc.).

Background check results do not automatically disqualify a candidate. Take a look at our Background Checks website including the for candidates section for more details. If you have questions or concerns about the pre-employment check, please contact OSU's Employee and Labor Relations team at

OSU will conduct a review of the National Sex Offender Public website prior to hire.

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