associate dean

Deputy faculty leader

An associate dean is an administrative position in a college or university, ranking below the dean and typically overseeing a specific area within a school or faculty: the associate dean of student affairs, associate dean for research.

Large institutions may have several associate deans handling different functions while the dean manages the broader operation.

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Senior academic administrator

provost · university president · chancellor · assistant dean · department chair

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Pursuing initial college degree

graduate student · freshman · teaching assistant · research assistant · lecturer

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Senior university teacher

lecturer · researcher · teaching faculty · tenured professor · postdoctoral fellow

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