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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Assistant Dean for Student Affairs

🇺🇸 Chapel Hill, NC

🕑 Full-Time

💰 TBD

💻 Other

🗓️ August 7th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is hiring an Assistant Dean for Student Affairs for its School of Social Work. The role involves leading student affairs to support up to 1,000 graduate students, overseeing advising, student engagement, dispute management, student organizations, and coordinating communications and school-wide events. The Assistant Dean collaborates with various academic leaders and supervises staff to implement comprehensive student affairs programs and continuous improvements.

Highlights
  • Lead student outreach, advising, engagement, and conflict resolution for graduate social work students.
  • Manage and supervise registrars, student success coaches, and administrative staff.
  • Oversee dual degree programs, maintain accreditation compliance, and coordinate policy implementation.
  • Develop initiatives to promote student success, well-being, retention, and job placement.
  • Collect and analyze data to inform student affairs decisions and improve programming.
  • Serve on multiple leadership committees to advance the School’s academic mission.
  • Requires an earned terminal degree, at least three years of student affairs leadership experience, and strong communication and organizational skills.
  • Preferred candidates have experience in social work education or professional schools and familiarity with UNC Chapel Hill.
  • Position may include a secondary fixed-term clinical faculty appointment.
  • Compensation is dependent upon experience and qualifications.