All interested applicants should email resumes to: employment@stratford.edu with "Stratford University Employment" as the subject of the email.

 Dean of Health Science

Reports to the Chief Academic Officer (CAO) and is responsible for managing the Department of Health Sciences. The Dean provides leadership in recruiting and retaining students, maintaining, evaluating, improving, and marketing already existing programs, and actively creating and promoting new programs to meet the community's educational and training needs. The Dean strengthens existing programs in terms of improving quality of academic standards and services to the students. Works collaboratively with instructional faculty and academic support programs to facilitate student success and student retention. Strengthens the national reputation of the university and promotes excellence in student service, advocacy, and outreach.

1. Essential Functions:

• Provides dynamic and innovative leadership of the department of Health Sciences and supports the CAO initiatives for student recruitment, retention and development in the department.
  
• Creates Advisory Committees, Program Development Committees and creates on-going community outreach mechanism.
  
• Grows the Department of Health Sciences student enrollment to sustain financial viability and to provide classroom opportunities for student interaction.
  
• Leads accreditation and reaccreditation activities for the department of health sciences, inputs into the University accreditation self study, and provides site visit support.
  
• Provides academic advising and counseling, special services for students with disabilities, student retention, student success services and activities, career and job placement, and community outreach for the health sciences career fields.
  
• Serves as the change agent for the department of health Sciences curriculum growth and innovation.
  
• Promotes the health sciences department faculty excellence and achievement to include the development and management of faculty training and development, faculty hiring, evaluations, and development plans.
  
• Develops, recommends, and manages the health sciences department budget.
  
• Supervises the collection of data on learning outcomes assessment for those enrolled into the allied health programs, and provides analysis for outcomes measures and accreditation reports.
  
• Works collaboratively with other university officials to ensure consistency of policy implementation.
  
• Represents the department of health sciences on appropriate committees and task forces.
  
• Cultivate and maintain positive relationships with businesses, industry, schools, and community based organizations.
  
• Resolves allied health student/faculty issues.
  
• Builds and maintains relationships with the local, state and national education community including accrediting bodies.
  

2. Critical Skills and Job Complexity (not addressed in Section 2):

• Implements University short- and long-range strategic goals, objectives, policies, and operating procedures; assesses program effectiveness; effects changes required for improvement.
  
• Conducts needs analysis to identify, create, promote, deliverer, and evaluate new allied health programs which meet business, industry, and community needs.
  
• Maintains adequate allied health academic staffing that meets accreditation requirements and student needs.
  
• Develops and implements articulation and cross-town agreements that facilitate transfer credit and University enrollment growth.
  
• Ensures health sciences programs reviews are complete and conducted in a timely manner.
  
• Develops and implements retention strategies for those enrolled in the department of health sciences.
  
• Evaluates health sciences department staff.
  
• Represents the university externally to media, government agencies, funding agencies, students, and/or the general public/local community.
  
• Performs periodic cost and productivity analyses for the Health Sciences department.
  
• Handles emergency and crisis situations that pertain to the department of health sciences students’ academic life.
  
• Serves as student disciplinarian as needed.
  
• Recommends and participates in the development of university policies and procedures.
  
• Serve on university planning and policy-making committees.
  
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  
• Possesses exceptional listening skills, analytical, and diplomatic skills.
  

3. Required Education and Experience:

• Earned Doctorate preferably in the health or related field, from an accredited institution of higher education. If the terminal degree is acquired outside the U.S., an external evaluation will be required to prove equivalency to U.S. terminal degree.
• 10 years management experience in higher education or administration.
  
• Five years field experience in the health sector.
  
• Teaching, research, and community service experience.
  
• Must be able to obtain a nursing license from the Virginia Board of Nursing.
  
• Substitutable experience may include: working in a hospital, clinic, research/simulation setting as a RN, Pharmacist, running a clinical Nursing Laboratory
  

4. Work Environment and Physical Demands:

• Office environment
• Involves some traveling between campuses and other areas
  
• Air travel may be required
  

5. Competencies Critical to this Position:

• Acquires information and understands the for-profit university business.
• Strong service and student success orientation.
• Strategic thinking, change, and innovation.
• Performance management orientation.
• Planning and monitoring for results.
• Rational decision-making
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Proven skills to manage conflicts and reduce tensions among related parties if the occasion arises.

Campus Director - Woodbridge, VA

The Campus Director is responsible for fostering a culture of growth and sustainability among students, faculty, and staff. The Director has overall responsibility for all divisions of the assigned campus to include: budgets, cost control, building, maintenance, student services, marketing, and admissions. More specifically, the Director is responsible for identifying and prioritizing areas for institutional growth and sustainability efforts, planning and developing long and short range programs and engaging with other institutional leaders. Additionally, the Director oversees university accounts and is held accountable for successfully driving new and returning student enrollments in university programs. The Director will work in a collaborative manner to develop productive relationships with all variety of campus and external constituencies as necessary in order to fulfill job responsibilities. The Director ensures campus compliance with annual reporting requirements, responds to incidents including emergency medical incidents, hazardous incidents, and potentially violent incidents. The Director will implement University policies and provide students with a physical learning environment that is conducive to academic and personal development. The Director has P&L responsibility and is expected to meet enrollment goals and retention goals. 

Essential Functions:

• Campus Leadership
• Campus Planning, Building, and Operations
• Program Development, Implementation and Management
• International Communications
• External Relationships and Communications

Required Education and Experience:

• Master's degree or equivalent required, in an appropriate field
• Minimum of five years experience in leadership positions in higher education
• Performs periodic cost and productivity analysis.

Director of ESL Programs:

Required Qualifications:

1. Must possess a Master’s Degree in ESL (English as a Second Language) from an accredited institution of higher education.
2. Must be able to obtain licenses as an ESL Director/Administrator and as an Instructor, from the state of Virginia, Department of Education.

 Persons, who have a minimum of a Master’s Degree in a related field, must meet the above cited qualification (#2) in order to be eligible to apply.

Professional Qualifications:

1. Minimum 5 years of ESL teaching experience, at the undergraduate college or university level
2. Minimum of 3 years of developing, monitoring and directing ESL programs in a college setting

Special Skills Set Required:

• strong leadership, organizational, and interpersonal skills
• excellent communication skills – written and oral
• accurate and detail oriented
• student-centric, self-motivated, and able to work independently with minimal supervision
• diplomatic with diverse populations and multicultural groups including students, staff, and faculty members
• be a critical thinker and able to incorporate technology into the ESL program
• must support the Stratford University strategic plan and able to recruit, retain, train, and help transition their student into full mainstream Undergraduate / Gradate level studies
• must be able to schedule and present courses of varied intensity and duration that meet the ESL needs of international students who want to study in the USA

Salary Range:

Range is dependant upon the past earning history, credentials, and demonstrated success in directing ESL programs. 
 

Dean of Business & Graduate School

This Dean of Business and Graduate School reports to the Chief Academic Officer (CAO). The Dean is responsible for the successful management of all graduate and undergraduate business administration academic programs within the university. Specific responsibilities include enhancing the University’s standing as a provider of degree granting business administration related curriculum; developing new curriculum; creating an environment that attracts talented faculty and staff and promotes excellence in teaching.

The Dean also is expected to work collaboratively with instructional faculty and academic support programs to facilitate student success and strengthens the reputation of the university by promoting excellence in student service, advocacy, and curriculum.

Essential Functions:

• Provide functional oversight of all undergraduate and graduate business administration related programs.
• Attract, mentor, provide advice, and retain students and faculty members.
• Guide curriculum development as internal and external needs evolve, submit new programs, and successfully gain accreditation/ approval of new programs.
• Ensure all activities related to the accreditation/reaccreditation of all business related programs meet or exceed standards.
• Manage graduate and undergraduate business faculty to include: evaluations, appointments, compliance and discipline.
• Oversee all revenues and expenditures of the business department and ensure expenses are kept within target levels.
• Foster and develop interdisciplinary collaborations to enhance Stratford University business education.
• Use the Campus Management System as a tool to register students and resolve issues.
• Provide leadership in exploring, recommending, and evaluating emerging business administration curriculum.
• Effectively address the academic concerns of students and faculty.
• Attract, motivate, and inspire students, faculty, and staff from diverse backgrounds.
• Create an environment of trust, integrity, and accountability while fostering a positive climate for learning and development within the business department.
• Create a culture and work ethic that will maximize efficiency and performance in the organization.
• Conduct regular meetings with faculty and document discussions.
• Ensure business degree programs are optimized to meet the needs of business and industry.
• Keep the CAO informed and aware of operational and other activities in the department and participate on committees and working groups as necessary.
• Teach a minimum of 20 students per calendar year.

Critical Skills and Job Complexity

• Strong commitment to high academic standards, and ability to provide leadership in maintaining and strengthening academic excellence and enhancing the University’s national standing.
• Ability to articulate the role of a School of Business Administration in a major university serving the broader community.
• Communicate information and ideas clearly, and concisely, in writing; read and understand information presented in writing.
• Speak clearly, concisely and effectively; listen to, and understand, information and ideas as presented verbally.
• Communicate business administration academic strategy, goals, and priorities to outside visitors and evaluators.
• Support the University vision with respect to programs.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Education and Experience:

• Earned Doctorate in a business related field (e.g. business, administration, management/leadership).
• Significant management and leadership experience in a university with demonstrated ability to lead academic programs.
• Record of successful working relationships with internal and external constituencies, including faculty, students, alumni, and the larger professional information management community
• Ability to work with external constituencies including business and industrial partners.
• 5 years experience in education and/or business administration.
• Teaching, research, and community service experience.

Work Environment and Physical Demands:

• Office environment

Competencies Critical to this Position:

• Understanding of principles of fiscal management and budgeting within a university setting.
• >Strong service and student success orientation.
• Strategic thinking, change, and innovation.
• Performance management orientation.
• Planning and monitoring for results.
• Rational decision-making.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of superior customer service standards and practices.

Campus Director - Richmond, VA Campus
The Campus Director is responsible for fostering a culture of growth and sustainability among students, faculty, and staff. The Director has overall responsibility for all divisions of the assigned campus to include: budgets, cost control, building, maintenance, student services, marketing, and admissions. More specifically, the Director is responsible for identifying and prioritizing areas for institutional growth and sustainability efforts, planning and developing long and short range programs and engaging with other institutional leaders. Additionally, the Director oversees university accounts and is held accountable for successfully driving new and returning student enrollments in university programs. The Director will work in a collaborative manner to develop productive relationships with all variety of campus and external constituencies as necessary in order to fulfill job responsibilities. The Director ensures campus compliance with annual reporting requirements, responds to incidents including emergency medical incidents, hazardous incidents, and potentially violent incidents. The Director will implement University policies and provide students with a physical learning environment that is conducive to academic and personal development. The Director has P&L responsibility and is expected to meet enrollment goals and retention goals. 

Essential Functions:

• Campus Leadership
• Campus Planning, Building, and Operations
• Program Development, Implementation and Management
• International Communications
• External Relationships and Communications

Required Education and Experience:

• Master's degree or equivalent required, in an appropriate field
• Minimum of five years experience in leadership positions in higher education
• Performs periodic cost and productivity analysis.

Closing Date: February 15, 2010

Nursing Faculty - Full Time
Minimum MSN to teach fundamentals and nursing skills. Responsibilites include teaching, as well as course management and course development.

 Nursing Skills Lab Coordinator - Part Time
RN with an MSN with experience teaching nursing skills.  Experience with simulation is a plus. Overseeing and coordination skills labs and courses.

Student Account Specialist
Needed to maintain student accounts. Bachelor's degree required.

Admissions Officer
This Admissions Representative is responsible for meeting intake enrollment goals for new students for the Falls Church and Woodbridge campuses. The representative is expected to achieve and convert as many productive candidate contacts as possible. The representative is responsible for completing appropriate follow-up to assure quarterly and annual enrollment and start rate goals are met. The representative is also responsible for conducting such activities in accordance with state and federal accreditation and University policies and regulations, consistent with the highest ethical standards. The Admissions Representative ensures interviews are scheduled and conducted and vigorously pursue candidates for enrollment. The representative consults with the University Deans to ensure the appropriateness of candidates for admission and accurately and completely portrays University educational programs, expected outcomes, student services, and financial consideration to students, parents and educators.


All interested applicants should email resumes to: employment@stratford.edu with "Stratford University Employment" as the subject of the email.