Briar Cliff University  is a Smokefree campus and complies with the Iowa Smokefree Air Act.

Please send letter of application, resume, and the names of three
professional references to Ms. JoAnn Peterson, Director of Human Resources, Briar Cliff University, 3303 Rebecca Street, Sioux City, IA 51104 or email to  joann.peterson@briarcliff.edu AA/EOE

Administrative/Staff Openings

Software Developer

Briar Cliff University is seeking a Software Developer/Administrator.  The successful candidate's resume should include at least 2 years programming experience preferably in .NET, some database administration experience preferably in Microsoft SQL Server 2005/2008, knowledge of T-SQL, and some experience administrating/implementing/supporting mission critical software such as ERP or LMS systems. Prior experience with Datatel Colleague and Angel LMS are a plus.

Our candidates must possess good team skills, good organizational and time management skills, be able to handle and prioritize multiple projects, and be able to work under pressure. Critical thinking skills are a must.  All candidates must have a strong customer service orientation and a set of solid interpersonal and communications skills, both oral and written.   This is a full-time position with benefits. 

Faculty Openings

 Chair of the Division of Education

The division chair is responsible for providing strategic leadership for the division and facilitating communication within the division and with appropriate persons outside the division.  The chair should delegate duties as appropriate for the effective functioning of the division.  It should not be expected that the division chair will do all the work of the division, but rather will bear the responsibility to see that the work is done.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following.

• Provide strategic leadership on academic programs within the division, including new program development, and student recruitment and retention

• Ensure the implementation of divisional action plans based on the university strategic plan

• Communicate and collaborate within the division, among programs, and with the vice president

• Prepare and oversee budgets for division

• Collaborate on determining faculty loads, committee work, technology usage, assessment implementation, and general education

• Coordinate course schedules within the division and collaborate across divisions in preparing the master course schedule

• Prepare and deliver yearly reports on the division and programs

• Assist with divisional responses for accreditation and external reporting requirements

• Implement professional development opportunities for divisional faculty

• Mentor new faculty members and monitor their needs

• Confront dysfunctional behaviors within the unit

• Identify fundraising opportunities for the division and collaborate with the institutional advancement area in securing external funding

• Provide divisional leadership for building relationships with alumni and external benefactors

• Assure that the academic curriculum is aligned with the university’s mission, values, and strategic plan

• Coordinate the recruitment, hiring, and evaluation of new faculty members within the division

• Recommend faculty members for rank, tenure, hiring, renewal, non-renewal, and dismissal.

Please send letter of application, curriculum vitae, graduate transcript(s), and the names of three professional references to Ms. JoAnn Peterson, Director of Human Resources, Briar Cliff University,
3303 Rebecca Street, Sioux City, IA 51104 or email to  joann.peterson@briarcliff.edu  AA/EOE