Assistant Dean for Graduate and International Programs

Summary of Position

The Assistant Dean for Graduate and International Programs provides strategic, administrative, and managerial leadership for the University of Illinois College of Law's graduate degrees and international education initiatives. The role focuses particularly on growing enrollment, expanding study-abroad and visiting-scholar opportunities, and increasing the geographic diversity of the College's graduate and international student body. The College offers the LL.M., with seven optional subject-matter concentrations; the M.S.L.; and the J.S.D. Its non-degree offerings include student exchanges, visiting-scholar initiatives, and training and certificate courses.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Student Experience and Enrollment Management:
  Oversee the full student lifecycle, from recruitment through graduation, including marketing, enrollment management, admissions, orientation, academic support and advising, curricular and extracurricular planning, career services, and bar support. Develop and execute strategies to increase enrollment across the College’s graduate and international offerings and recruit students from a broader range of countries and regions.
• Strategic Program Leadership:
  Working with the faculty, provide strategic direction and leadership to the Graduate and International Programs staff in setting priorities for graduate legal education and international programming, developing sustainable offerings, ensuring strong learning outcomes, and managing resources in light of relevant trends. The Assistant Dean is expected to assume leadership of the College’s online M.S.L. degree program within three to five years.
• Staff and Budgetary Management:
  Oversee a staff of dedicated and experienced professionals who advance the mission of Graduate and International Programs. Work with the Dean and the Senior Director of Finance and Human Resources to manage the Graduate and International Programs budget responsibly and ensure that it contributes to the College’s broader resource-management objectives.
• Institutional Leadership:
  Serve on the Dean’s leadership team and collaborate with the Associate Deans, Assistant Deans, and Directors to advise and support the Dean on organizational and strategic initiatives affecting graduate and international programs.
• Campus Partnerships:
  Collaborate with the Graduate College, Illinois International, and other relevant campus units on graduate and international student matters, study-abroad programs, and visiting-scholar initiatives.
• Global Partnerships and Reputation:
  Develop and maintain partnerships with current and prospective universities, funding organizations, and international legal networks around the world, including by negotiating memoranda of understanding, exchange agreements, and related agreements. Use these relationships to attract international talent to the College, broaden the geographic diversity of the graduate student body, and enhance the College’s international reputation.