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Closing date: September 1, 2026

Title: ASSOCIATE DEAN ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

Employee Type: Faculty

Department: LSUNO A/H-Administration 

Campus Location: ALLIED HEALTH - ADMINISTRATION

Job Summary/Basic Functions

The associate dean for academic affairs provides leadership and oversight for academic programs within the College/School, ensuring excellence in curriculum, accreditation compliance, and student learning outcomes. The role includes responsibility for accreditation oversight across nine (9) academic programs, shared curriculum management, curriculum review and approval processes, and academic policy oversight, while maintaining an active faculty role in teaching, research/scholarship, and service. Maintenance of the faculty manual and related academic policies and procedures.

Minimum Qualifications

Required Education: Doctorate

Required Field of Study: Earned terminal degree in an appropriate discipline.

Number of years required to perform the job: Five

Type of experience required to perform the job: Eligibility for appointment at the rank of associate professor or professor. Demonstrated excellence in teaching and record of scholarly or professional achievement. Experience with accreditation, curriculum development, and academic assessment. Strong organizational and communication skills.

Additional Information About Our School/Department

Established in 1970, by the Board of Supervisors, the School of Allied Health Professions comprises both undergraduate and graduate programs. Baccalaureate degrees (Bachelor of Science) are offered in Cardiopulmonary Science and Medical Laboratory Science. The Department of Communication Disorders offers a Master of Communication Disorders degree in Speech and Language Pathology and a Doctor of Audiology (AuD) in hearing. The Department of Occupational Therapy offers the Master of Occupational Therapy Degree, the Department of Physical Therapy offers a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree, and the Department of Counseling offers the Master of Health Sciences degree. The SAHP also includes the Human Development Center, which provides programs to increase the capacity of healthcare providers for individuals with developmental and acquired disabilities. The SAHP provides multidisciplinary outpatient services to achieve diversity of patient objectives that include diagnostic, therapeutic, and restorative services to enable patients to achieve as much functional, social, and occupational independence as is reasonably possible. The School of Allied Health Professions is committed to providing quality education, leadership, research, and public service through direct patient care and community outreach by clinical healthcare professionals.

Comprehensive benefits are available to eligible employees and their dependents including health, life, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; generous annual and sick leave; 14 paid holidays per year; and an employee health primary care clinic. See following link for more details on our benefits offerings: LSUHSC, New Orleans - Benefits

Other employee benefits include a full-service credit union, wellness benefits featuring complimentary fitness center membership for employees and their spouses, employee assistance program, campus assistance program, and pet insurance option. More information about these benefits can be found on this webpage:  Additional Benefits