Associate Dean (Sanchez School of Business)

Location: Laredo, Texas, United States; regular on-campus, face-to-face interactions required

Company

Texas A&M International University is a public university whose A.R. Sanchez, Jr. School of Business offers AACSB-accredited undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs, three centers, and a Banking Academy serving more than 1,800 students.

What you will do

• Lead and coordinate the implementation of School initiatives, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities, timelines, and accountability requirements.
• Develop organizational systems and operational processes that improve efficiency, communication, accountability, and long-term effectiveness.
• Lead AACSB accreditation activities, including assurance of learning and preparation for Continuous Improvement Reviews.
• Build and maintain accreditation dashboards, reporting systems, performance monitoring, and continuous improvement mechanisms.
• Coordinate complex initiatives involving faculty, staff, administrators, students, university leadership, and external stakeholders.
• Support faculty recruitment, development, evaluation, academic policies, and other administrative responsibilities assigned by the Dean.

Requirements

• Terminal degree in Business Administration or a closely related discipline suitable for a tenured appointment in one of the School's academic programs.
• Demonstrated experience with accreditation, assessment, institutional effectiveness, continuous improvement, academic administration, or related academic quality processes.
• Scholarly achievement consistent with appointment as a tenured associate professor or professor within the Sanchez School.
• Knowledge of AACSB accreditation standards and continuous improvement processes.
• Ability to build organizational systems, implement priorities collaboratively, solve complex organizational challenges, and communicate effectively.
• Regular on-campus, face-to-face work is required; evening, weekend, and local, in-state, or out-of-state travel may occasionally be required.

Nice to have

• Experience implementing complex organizational initiatives involving multiple stakeholders, competing priorities, and firm deadlines.
• Experience developing workflows, accountability processes, or organizational systems that improved operational performance.
• Experience leading AACSB accreditation activities, assurance of learning, strategic planning, or Continuous Improvement Reviews.
• Experience as an associate dean, assistant dean, department chair, program director, or comparable academic leader.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative academic environment involving faculty, staff, students, university leadership, and external stakeholders.
• General office environment with reasonable accommodations available for qualified individuals with disabilities.
• Position supervises assigned personnel.
• Employment is subject to a criminal history investigation and credential verification.

Hiring process

• Submit a completed employment application with a cover letter, curriculum vitae, three professional references, and unofficial transcripts.
• The cover letter should provide examples of accreditation, assessment, academic operations, or continuous improvement work, including measurable outcomes and sustained organizational impact.
• All application data and documents must be submitted together; changes or additional documents are not permitted after submission.