Associate Dean Cover Letter Examples

Dear Mr. Wood:

Upon learning of your posting for the position of associate dean, I felt compelled to submit my resume for your review. As an accomplished, visionary leader with comprehensive operational, planning, and program development experience in the academic sector, I am well prepared to significantly contribute to your university’s goals and objectives.

My expertise lies in contributing to the oversight of strategic planning initiatives, budget administration, and program development to improve organizational performance and academic standing. From conceptualizing and introducing forward-thinking plans and services to recruiting, training, and mentoring outstanding faculty and staff, I excel at driving strategic enhancements to drive university goal achievement while communicating openly and routinely with staff and management teams.

Highlights of my experience include the following:

Skillfully managing day-to-day operations of the academic departments at Beynard College and Santa Fe University, respectively, over the last 16 years; guiding and shaping decisions regarding curriculum, faculty, capital and non-capital budgets, scheduling, course delivery, and facility improvements to support students, faculty, and staff

Working directly and collaboratively with academic deans to spearhead policy and procedure development and implementation, campus program initiation, training and leadership, and overall operational tasks to facilitate optimal academic performance and ranking

Presiding over the coordination of academic quarter schedules for all program areas, assigning classrooms, and tracking enrollment throughout the scheduling process

Developing policies and procedures to inform academic and student conduct and behaviors

Analyzing extensive data from student and faculty satisfaction surveys, identifying areas for improvement, innovating improvements and ideas to reach goals, and resolving concerns

Supervising program chairs and adjunct faculty as well as student services, registrar, libraries, and disability services offices

Demonstrating superior organizational, interpersonal, and communication talents

My skills in operational oversight and directional leadership have been finely honed, and I am confident my additional strengths will readily translate to your environment at Mission University. The chance to offer more insight into my qualifications would be most welcome. Thank you for your consideration; I look forward to speaking with you.

Sincerely,

Robert K. Johnson