Faculty Affairs Professional III (UPDATED)

Note: The department has added when it will start its review of applicants in the Special Instructions to Applicants section.

The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS) at the University of Arizona invites applicants for the position of Manager of Faculty Affairs within the SBS Dean's Office. The SBS Dean's Office Faculty Affairs team supports a diverse, innovative, engaged and large College with more than 500 career track, continuing and tenure-track faculty members. SBS values, supports and advocates for a culture of diversity, equity, access, inclusion, belonging and innovation.

This position manages college level processes, provides collaborative support for a number of administrative processes and procedures and works closely with the Dean and Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs and Inclusion. The Faculty Affairs team oversees Promotion & Tenure procedures and processes, workshops, professional development and recognition of faculty, faculty-oriented programming, special projects and other faculty affairs related initiatives.

We are looking for a team member who has diverse skillsets and expertise in faculty affairs who has interest in interacting with administrators, deans, directors, heads, managers, coordinators, other staff and constituencies in the College, across campus and off campus.

Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; state and optional retirement plans; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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This position administers college level processes, provides
collaborative support for a number of administrative processes and procedures
and works closely with the Dean and Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs. The
Faculty Affairs team oversees Promotion & Tenure procedures and processes,
workshops, professional development and recognition of faculty,
faculty-oriented programming, special projects and other faculty affairs
related initiatives.

Faculty Affairs Administration

• Administers college-level faculty affairs processes including promotion and
  tenure reviews, continuing status and Career Track faculty promotions,
  retention/third-year reviews, annual performance reviews, and the Post-Tenure
  Review/Dean's-Level Audit and other faculty matters.
• Coordinates Sabbaticals and leaves including related reporting.
• Researches data and analyzes it to generate reports for representatives in
  the Dean's Office.
• Designs and updates guides including committee charges, dossier preparation
  guides, electronic system user guides, and timelines with assignments.
• Acts as the college-level administrator for UA Vitae and RPT (Review,
  Promotion and Tenure). Facilitates case/template set-up, workflow, and
  provisioning.
• Provides procedural guidance to faculty, department heads, committee chairs,
  and staff to ensure compliance with faculty affairs processes.
• Audits and makes suggested edits for faculty promotion dossiers.
• Stays informed of university policies, participates in focus groups, and
  makes recommendations for improving efficiency in alignment with institutional
  guidelines.
• Solicits and tracks external evaluations for college promotion reviews.
• Maintains promotion clock delay lists, faculty lists, mandatory promotion
  schedules, post-tenure audit schedules, and sabbatical schedules.
• Reviews, interprets, writes, and implements policy changes.
• Coordinates the Mentor Match program to connect faculty at the start of each
  semester.
• Coordinates college faculty awards and events including workshops, trainings
  and mixers.
• Updates and maintains faculty affairs-related websites.
• Participates in search committees as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's
  degree or equivalent advanced learning attained through professional level
  experience required.
• Minimum
  of 5 years of relevant work experience is required.

• Experience in Faculty Affairs.
• Experience with UA Vitae, RPT, UAccess, Analytics, and document sharing platforms (e.g., Box, Google Drive).
• Experience with policy and procedure interpretation and implementation.
• Experience with training and supporting users with business systems.
• Experience managing workflow to strict timelines.