Assistant Dean for Graduate Student Success

Category:: Professional
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Department:: Graduate School
Locations:: Binghamton, NY
Posted:: Apr 21, 2025
Closes:: Open Until Filled
Type:: Full-time
Ref. No.:: 03021
Position ID:: 187429
About Binghamton University:

Binghamton University is a premier public R1 research institution in the State University of New York (SUNY) system that unites more than 130 broadly interdisciplinary educational programs with some of the most vibrant research in the nation. Our unique character - shaped by our mission, outstanding academics, facilities, and community life - promotes extraordinary student success, research, and service; Binghamton University is where our students, faculty and staff thrive.

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Binghamton merges rigorous academics, distinguished faculty who value cutting-edge, and community-engaged research, teaching and service, exceptional staff, and ultramodern facilities to engage and challenge its 18,000+ students. Our high-achieving student body represents diverse experiences from first-generation college-goers to international students. Beyond their talent, these classmates share a desire to shape the future through technology, insight, intellectual exploration, and community service.

We are an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, and in keeping with this commitment, we welcome all to apply, including veterans and persons with disabilities.

Job Description:

Budget Title: Assistant Dean (SL-5)

Salary: $95,000 - $105,000

The Graduate School seeks a creative and forward-looking individual to serve as the primary coordinator of graduate student success initiatives. The Assistant Dean for Graduate Student Success will be responsible for supporting the academic and professional success of graduate students at Binghamton University-SUNY. This individual will contribute to the development and implementation of a strategic plan for improving graduate student retention and completion rates, developing mechanisms to reduce time-to-degree, and tracking outcomes for doctoral graduates. In addition to having a student-centered approach, the successful candidate will collaborate with faculty, staff, and campus departments to support best practices in graduate education at the individual, programmatic, and university-level. The successful applicant should have outstanding communication skills, the ability to work both independently and in teams to achieve goals/deadlines, and the willingness to engage the national and international discourse on the future of graduate education. The ability to work with data extraction, organization, and analysis is crucial for this role.

Duties will include but are not limited to:

• Develop proactive training resources for academic colleges, departments, programs, and other key stakeholders to enhance graduate student success
• Monitor and assess individual student progress, identifying at-risk students and offering proactive support and intervention
• Build systems that are transparent and sustainable for communication by drawing on technology-enabled solutions
• Develop and automate academic alerts and communication of critical information regarding academic status, program milestones, and deadlines
• Develop and implement evidence-based strategies and programs that support graduate student engagement, success, and persistence
• Provide regular reports to university leadership, including recommendations to improve graduate student success, identify programmatic trends, and build programmatic interventions as necessary
• Track outcomes for graduate students post-graduation, including data summaries and metrics necessary to support external training grant and fellowship applications
• Assists with the coordination of graduate student awards, such as the Graduate Student Excellence Awards, and the orientation for new graduate students
• Coordinate responses to national surveys pertaining to graduate education such as the NSF Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED) each Fall, Spring and Summer
• Collaborate with, and effectively communicate complex materials to, a diverse group of individuals including students, faculty, staff, senior administrators, community and industry partners, donors, and visitors

Requirements:

• Master's Degree (or higher)
• Relevant experience and growing leadership, with proven office administration and stakeholder engagement skills
• Experience working with confidential information
• Experience with business management tools including spreadsheets, word processing, calendar tools, and presentation software
• Familiarity with a range of social media platforms
• Ability to work on and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously
• Detail oriented with excellent oral and written communication skills

Preferred:

• PhD or equivalent doctoral degree (i.e. EdD)
• Professional experience in a college or university setting

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position

Additional Information:

Offers of employment may be contingent upon successful completion of a pre-employment background check and verification of degree(s) and credentials.

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Application Instructions:

All applicants must apply via Interview Exchange:

Deadline for Internal Applicants:

Deadline for External Applicants: Open until filled

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the vacancy is filled.

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1. Resume,
2. Cover letter, and
3. Contact information for three professional references

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