Montana State University Billings
Job Overview
The Dean of the College of Education serves as the college’s chief academic officer, reporting directly to the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. The Dean provides academic and administrative leadership for faculty, staff, and students, stewarding resources strategically and responsibly. The Dean fosters faculty and staff professional growth, strengthens accreditation processes, expands student success initiatives, and builds strong community partnerships. The successful candidate is a collaborative visionary prepared to lead teacher preparation into a rapidly‑changing future, advocate for educational values, and serve as the public face of the college.
Key Responsibilities
Provide visionary, collaborative leadership that honors the College’s history and builds upon ongoing successes and internal strengths.
Champion shared governance and inclusive decision‑making.
Lead strategic planning, budgeting, and personnel/resource management.
Expand student success initiatives focused on recruitment, retention, and graduation.
Forge strong partnerships with urban, rural, and tribal schools, as well as community colleges and state agencies.
Support faculty scholarship, creative activity, and grant‑seeking efforts.
Ensure successful accreditation and program review processes, including CAEP and State of Montana requirements.
Recruit, evaluate, and retain faculty and staff.
Provide strategic oversight of all academic programs, ensuring best practices and healthy enrollment numbers.
Advocate for the College and the education profession at state and national levels.
Build donor, alumni, and community support through effective fundraising.
Required Qualifications
A terminal degree (Ph.D. or Ed.D.) in a discipline represented within the College of Education.
Impactful leadership experience at or above the level of department chair or director, including strategic planning and resource management.
Record of teaching, scholarship, and service worthy of appointment as associate professor.
Successful experience with educator preparation program accreditation (CAEP preferred).
Evidence of shared governance and fruitful collaboration with faculty, staff, and students.
Experience with academic program development, assessment, and improvement.
Successful teaching experience at the P‑12 and college level.
Excellent communication, listening, and interpersonal skills.
Preferred Qualifications
Demonstrated ability to be a good steward of people—cultivating a culture of trust and collaboration.
Experience with faculty recruitment, promotion, and tenure processes.
Demonstrated success and experience teaching in multiple modalities including face‑to‑face, hybrid, and online.
State or national‑level leadership in education organizations.
Experience in fundraising, donor cultivation, and alumni engagement.
Experience engaging with P‑12 education systems.
Demonstrated commitment to serving diverse learners.
Position Details Position Number:
Staff‑VA‑2600027P
Department: Dean – College of Education
Division: College of Education
Appointment Type: Administrative
FTE: 1.0
Compensation: Salary commensurate with experience, education, and qualifications
Open Date: 11/25/2025
Close Date: 01/31/2026
Number of Vacancies: 1
Desired Start Date: 07/01/2026
Acting: This position has supervisory duties: Yes
EEO Statement Montana State University Billings is committed to providing a working and learning environment free from discrimination. The University does not discriminate in the admission, access to or conduct of its educational programs and activities nor in its employment policies and practices on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, creed, service in the uniformed services, veteran status, gender, age, political beliefs, marital or family status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation or preference. In support of the University’s mission to be inclusive and diverse, applications from qualified minorities, women, veterans, and persons with disabilities are highly encouraged. MSU Billings makes accommodation for any known disability that may interfere with an applicant’s ability to compete in the hiring process or an employee’s ability to perform the duties of the job. In compliance with the Montana Veteran’s Employment Preference Act, MSU Billings provides preference in employment to veterans, disabled veterans, and certain eligible relatives of veterans. To claim veteran’s preference or request accommodation, contact the Human Resources Office, Montana State University Billings, 1500 University Drive, Billings, MT 59101-0298, 406-657-2278, employment@msubillings.edu.
MSU Billings Non‑Discrimination Policy and Discrimination Grievance Procedures can be located on the MSU Billings Website: http://www.msubillings.edu/humres/eeos.htm
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Key Responsibilities
Provide visionary, collaborative leadership that honors the College’s history and builds upon ongoing successes and internal strengths.
Champion shared governance and inclusive decision‑making.
Lead strategic planning, budgeting, and personnel/resource management.
Expand student success initiatives focused on recruitment, retention, and graduation.
Forge strong partnerships with urban, rural, and tribal schools, as well as community colleges and state agencies.
Support faculty scholarship, creative activity, and grant‑seeking efforts.
Ensure successful accreditation and program review processes, including CAEP and State of Montana requirements.
Recruit, evaluate, and retain faculty and staff.
Provide strategic oversight of all academic programs, ensuring best practices and healthy enrollment numbers.
Advocate for the College and the education profession at state and national levels.
Build donor, alumni, and community support through effective fundraising.
Required Qualifications
A terminal degree (Ph.D. or Ed.D.) in a discipline represented within the College of Education.
Impactful leadership experience at or above the level of department chair or director, including strategic planning and resource management.
Record of teaching, scholarship, and service worthy of appointment as associate professor.
Successful experience with educator preparation program accreditation (CAEP preferred).
Evidence of shared governance and fruitful collaboration with faculty, staff, and students.
Experience with academic program development, assessment, and improvement.
Successful teaching experience at the P‑12 and college level.
Excellent communication, listening, and interpersonal skills.
Preferred Qualifications
Demonstrated ability to be a good steward of people—cultivating a culture of trust and collaboration.
Experience with faculty recruitment, promotion, and tenure processes.
Demonstrated success and experience teaching in multiple modalities including face‑to‑face, hybrid, and online.
State or national‑level leadership in education organizations.
Experience in fundraising, donor cultivation, and alumni engagement.
Experience engaging with P‑12 education systems.
Demonstrated commitment to serving diverse learners.
Position Details Position Number:
Staff‑VA‑2600027P
Department: Dean – College of Education
Division: College of Education
Appointment Type: Administrative
FTE: 1.0
Compensation: Salary commensurate with experience, education, and qualifications
Open Date: 11/25/2025
Close Date: 01/31/2026
Number of Vacancies: 1
Desired Start Date: 07/01/2026
Acting: This position has supervisory duties: Yes
EEO Statement Montana State University Billings is committed to providing a working and learning environment free from discrimination. The University does not discriminate in the admission, access to or conduct of its educational programs and activities nor in its employment policies and practices on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, creed, service in the uniformed services, veteran status, gender, age, political beliefs, marital or family status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation or preference. In support of the University’s mission to be inclusive and diverse, applications from qualified minorities, women, veterans, and persons with disabilities are highly encouraged. MSU Billings makes accommodation for any known disability that may interfere with an applicant’s ability to compete in the hiring process or an employee’s ability to perform the duties of the job. In compliance with the Montana Veteran’s Employment Preference Act, MSU Billings provides preference in employment to veterans, disabled veterans, and certain eligible relatives of veterans. To claim veteran’s preference or request accommodation, contact the Human Resources Office, Montana State University Billings, 1500 University Drive, Billings, MT 59101-0298, 406-657-2278, employment@msubillings.edu.
MSU Billings Non‑Discrimination Policy and Discrimination Grievance Procedures can be located on the MSU Billings Website: http://www.msubillings.edu/humres/eeos.htm
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