Associate Dean for Academic Programs

NC State University; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 115,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

NC State University’s Poole College of Management seeks an Associate Dean for Academic Programs to lead undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and certificate offerings, reporting to the Dean and guiding curricular strategy, budgeting, and accreditation efforts.

The role emphasizes collaboration with department heads, faculty, and staff to ensure rigorous, financially sustainable programs and to advance student success, experiential learning, and global partnerships.

Qualifications

• Requires a doctoral degree in a business-related field with at least three years of academic leadership experience.
• Experienced faculty member with a research record suitable for a tenured full professor in a business discipline.
• Terminal business degree and ability to attain tenured status in the college.
• Significant experience in academic-program leadership or administration.
• Understanding of faculty governance and curricular processes.
• Strong judgment, integrity, collaboration, and communication skills.
• Commitment to academic quality and student success.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic planning for undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and certificate programs.
• Oversee enrollment planning, student outcomes, and program reviews.
• Coordinate across the college’s academic portfolio and supervise leaders.
• Partner with career relations to integrate experiential learning and outcomes.
• Represent the College on committees and drive curricular innovation.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Enrollment planning

Budgeting

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Doctoral degree in business-related field

Job description

Please see Special Instructions for more details.

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship.

Posting Information

Posting Number

PG194926EP

Internal Recruitment

No

Working Title

Associate Dean for Academic Programs

Anticipated Hiring Range

Commensurate with education and experience.

Work Schedule

Monday - Friday, evenings and weekends as needed

Job Location

Department

About the Department

The Poole College of Management actively engages with industry and academia to create an innovative and collaborative intellectual environment that fosters learning, scholarship, and service. We’re deeply rooted in NC State’s history as a university that excels at science, technology, engineering, and math.

Our college’s diverse student body — over 4,000 students — hails from across North Carolina, the United States, and the world. Our faculty are thought leaders and field-tested experts with enduring ties to the world of business.

Poole College of Management has six academic departments: Accounting, Economics, Finance, Information Techology Analytics and Operations ( ITAO ), Marketing, and Management, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship ( MIE ). We offer bachelor’s degrees in accounting, business administration, economics; master’s degrees in accounting, business administration ( MBA ), economics, management (including specialized degrees); as well as a joint doctoral degrees in economics and operations research. Among our non-degree programs, we offer Executive Education and graduate certificates.

The college houses six initiatives fostering research, learning, and corporate engagement: Business Analytics Initiative, Business Sustainability Collaborative, Enterprise Risk Management Initiative, Entrepreneurship Clinic, Entrepreneurship Collaborative, and Supply Chain Resource Cooperative. The college is fully accredited by the AACSB .

To learn more about our College, visit: https://poole.ncsu.edu

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The Associate Dean for Academic Programs provides strategic leadership for Poole College of Management’s undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and certificate programs. Reporting directly to the Dean and serving as a member of the Dean’s executive leadership team, the Associate Dean is responsible for the quality, relevance, coordination, performance, and continuous improvement of the College’s academic portfolio.

Working in partnership with department heads, program directors, faculty, staff, students, and University partners, the Associate Dean ensures that academic programs remain rigorous, distinctive, financially sustainable, and responsive to evolving student and workforce needs. Departments and faculty retain primary responsibility for their degree programs and curricula through established faculty-governance processes.

The Associate Dean provides College-wide leadership for academic portfolio strategy, enrollment and student success, curricular innovation, career readiness and experiential learning, graduate-program marketing, global programs, and academic program review. The position also contributes to College-wide strategy, resource allocation, accreditation, and organizational decision-making, while delegating routine academic operations to assistant deans, program directors, and professional staff.

Academic Portfolio Strategy and Innovation

• Lead strategic planning for undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and certificate programs.
• Evaluate programs based on academic quality, demand, outcomes, capacity, and financial performance.
• Lead development of new programs, credentials, and delivery formats and recommend expansion, revision, consolidation, or discontinuation when appropriate.
• Promote curricular innovation, including integration of AI, analytics, experiential learning, and durable skills.
• Ensure program and curricular planning incorporates findings from Assurance of Learning and other assessment processes.

Program Leadership and Performance

• Provide leadership and coordination across the College’s academic portfolio.
• Supervise undergraduate and graduate academic leadership and establish expectations for program planning and performance.
• Partner with department heads and faculty program directors to support departmentally owned and jointly administered programs.
• Lead enrollment planning and monitor recruitment, enrollment, retention, completion, and student outcomes.
• Oversee University-required academic program reviews and ensure findings inform program and resource decisions.

Academic Resources and Student Success

• Provide strategic oversight of academic-program budgets, resource allocation, and financial performance.
• Align program growth with faculty, instructional, financial, and student-support capacity.
• Lead College-wide strategy for advising, retention, progression, completion, and the student academic experience.
• Oversee academic policies, exceptions, and appeals, addressing complex or precedent-setting matters.
• Represent the College with the Graduate School, Division of Academic and Student Affairs, and other relevant University offices.

Career Readiness and Experiential Learning

• Partner with Career and Corporate Relations to integrate career readiness, employer perspectives, and professional competencies into academic programs.
• Support expansion of internships, practicums, applied projects, and other experiential-learning opportunities.
• Use employer, alumni, and career-outcome feedback to inform academic planning and curricular improvement.

Marketing and Global Programs

• Supervise the Director of Marketing and align graduate-program marketing with enrollment and program priorities.
• Supervise the Director of Global Programs and align global opportunities and partnerships with College priorities.
• Evaluate marketing and global initiatives based on effectiveness, quality, strategic value, feasibility, and financial sustainability.

College Leadership

• Serve on the Dean’s executive leadership team and contribute to College strategy, budgeting, accreditation, and organizational decision-making.
• Lead cross-functional academic initiatives and use evidence and outcomes to guide investment, expansion, modification, or discontinuation.
• Represent the College on relevant University committees and leadership groups.
• Undertake other responsibilities assigned by the Dean.

Reporting Relationships include:

The Associate Dean reports directly to the Dean.

Direct reports

• Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs
• Assistant Dean for Jenkins Graduate Programs
• Director of Marketing
• Director of Global Programs

Dotted-line relationships

• Faculty directors of undergraduate programs
• Faculty Director of the MBA Program
• Faculty Director of the Master of Management
• Faculty Director of the Master of Accounting
• Faculty Director of the PhD program
• Other faculty program directors as assigned

Faculty program directors also have a dotted-line relationship to the Associate Dean for Faculty, Research and Engagement solely for Assurance of Learning.

The Director of Career and Corporate Relations reports directly to the Dean and has a dotted-line relationship to the Associate Dean for Academic Programs for career readiness, employer-informed curriculum, and experiential learning. Annual priorities and performance expectations are jointly established by the Dean and both associate deans.

Indicators of Success include:

• A coherent and differentiated academic portfolio.
• Strong enrollment, retention, completion, and career outcomes.
• Timely development and revision of programs.
• Effective university program reviews and follow-through.
• Strong coordination across programs and departments.
• Effective graduate-program marketing and global programming.
• Expanded experiential-learning opportunities.
• Effective curricular responses to Assurance of Learning findings.

The Associate Dean for Academic Programs plays a central role in shaping the academic direction and long-term success of Poole College of Management. Through strategic leadership of the College’s academic portfolio, the Associate Dean ensures that programs remain rigorous, relevant, innovative, and sustainable while supporting student success and responding to evolving educational and workforce needs.

Working collaboratively with the Dean, department heads, faculty, academic leaders, and professional staff, the Associate Dean connects College-wide strategy with academic priorities and helps position Poole College to deliver distinctive, high-quality educational experiences across its undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and certificate programs.

Other Responsibilities

• Represent Poole College, as needed, at College and University events.
• Regularly engage with key external stakeholders including prospective students, parents, alumni, corporate partners, Poole College Board of Advisors and community leaders.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Dean.

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience

• Requires a doctoral degree in a business-related field with a minimum of three (3) years or greater of academic leadership experience.
• Experienced faculty member with a research record commensurate with that of a tenured full professor in a business discipline.

Other Required Qualifications

• A terminal degree in a business discipline or closely related field.
• A record sufficient for appointment as a tenured professor in the college.
• Significant experience in academic-program leadership or administration.
• Understanding of faculty governance and curricular processes.
• Strong judgment, integrity, collaboration, and communication skills.
• A commitment to academic quality and student success.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience as an associate dean, assistant dean, department head, or program director.
• Experience overseeing multiple academic programs.
• Experience with enrollment planning, budgeting, or program review.
• Experience developing new programs or leading curricular change.
• Experience with student success, experiential learning, or career readiness.
• Experience managing professional staff in a research university.

Required License(s) or Certification(s)

N/A

Valid NC Driver's License required

Valid NC Driver's License required

Valid NC Driver's License required No

Commercial Driver's License required

Commercial Driver's License required

Commercial Driver's License required No

Recruitment Dates and Special Instructions

Job Open Date

10/01/2026

Anticipated Close Date

10/15/2026; if posting is still active we are accepting and reviewing applications.

Position Number

00000962

Position Type

EPS/SAAO

Full Time Equivalent (FTE) (1.0 = 40 hours/week)

1.00

Appointment

12 Month Recurring

Mandatory Designation - Adverse Weather

Non Mandatory - Adverse Weather

Mandatory Designation - Emergency Events

Non Mandatory - Emergency Event

Department ID

200101 - Dean's Office - Poole College Of Management

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