Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Nursing

About the role

The Associate Dean of Academic Affairs plays a key leadership role in driving day-to-day academic operations, supporting faculty excellence and ensuring strong student outcomes on the Tinley Park Chamberlain campus. Working in partnership with the Dean, the role helps execute the strategic vision for the BSN program and fosters a high-performing, student-centered academic environment. It is a campus-based position within the Academic Leadership department.

Key responsibilities

• Execute academic strategy with the Dean to achieve BSN program goals and support curriculum changes and program expansion
• Recruit, select, onboard and retain faculty; supervise assigned faculty and manage their schedules, workload and performance
• Ensure curriculum delivery meets institutional standards and accreditation requirements, using student success data to improve labs, simulations and workshops
• Support clinical placements and remove barriers to student success
• Manage faculty and SLS scheduling, workload models and resource allocation, and coordinate with other ADAAs, DAAs and campus leadership
• Help plan budgets and capital requests, and act as a liaison to boards, communities and internal stakeholders
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards and embed Chamberlain Care and Covista culture

Required profile

• Master's degree in Nursing (required); doctoral degree preferred
• 2+ years in nursing education at the bachelor's level or higher (required)
• 2+ years in simulation and/or clinical experience development (required)
• 2+ years of leadership experience (required)
• 2+ years in acute patient care (preferred); 3-5 years considered a plus
• Unencumbered professional nursing license (required)

Required skills

• Leadership, organizational and time management skills
• Communication and customer service orientation
• Recruiting, onboarding and faculty development
• Budget planning, resource management and change leadership
• Interpretation of policy and data, conflict resolution, multi-priority management

What we offer

• Expected salary range of $90,000 to $105,000, adjusted for experience, location and other factors
• Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
• 401k retirement program with 6% employer match
• Flexible Time Off policy and 12 paid holidays
• Annual incentive program eligibility