Administrative Faculty - Dean - School of Advanced Manufacturing, Engineering & Applied Scence

Leadership

Work with the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Workforce Vice President and their teams to support the College's mission, strategic planning and College development initiatives. It is critical to work collaboratively with the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, who oversees Ivy+ Career Link, and their staff to solve workforce problems related to the school. Recommend instructional and general policies, conduct meetings to facilitate planning and collegial decision-making and to keep staff informed about issues and projects for the overall College instructional program. Maintain current knowledge of trends and innovations in post-secondary education. Participate in scholarly activities related to the discipline/focus. Provide leadership for program improvement and development; review and recommend changes to maintain relevance of academic programs; and to meet student, industry, workforce, and community needs. Promote excellence-in-learning-centered teaching and promote faculty engagement in scholarly activities. Link the College's Strategic Plan with School strategies, objectives, and initiatives. Ensure School’s compliance with applicable policies, accreditation standards, and legal requirements.

Instruction

Deliver assigned classes in accordance with college loading policy and course objectives. Develop and maintain course outlines, syllabi, lesson plans, assignments, tests, and other course materials. Maintain student records, attendance, grades, and other documentation as required. Maintain a safe, quality classroom/ lab, including equipment, supplies, inventory and maintenance.

Curriculum and Program Development

Work with individual program and department chairs and other faculty to plan for curriculum development, modifications, and deletions; set priorities for resource needs; and provide program analysis. Ensure linkage of programs and curricula to needs of applicable economic sector(s) and current and future workforce needs. Facilitate maintenance of relevant curriculum appropriate to the college mission. Work with faculty to identify and implement Student Learning Outcomes.

Enrollment Management

Coordinate Student Affairs and Marketing & Communications activities for student recruitment, advising, registration, retention, graduation and other promotional activities. Develop secondary and post-secondary linkages, including working collaboratively with the Executive Director for K-14 Initiatives to facilitate high school-based dual credit initiatives. Facilitate the development of course schedules conducive to student enrollment. Participate in career services and alumni activities.

Resource Management

Develop and manage the school budget consistently with college policy and sound financial management principles. Facilitate data-driven analysis of information regarding curriculum related matters. Facilitate program review processes in a timely manner. Identify and prioritize School needs, secure available funding, and strategically allocate and re-allocate resources. Confer with faculty regarding ideas for program improvement to find resources for development through grants, College development initiatives, and special projects. Work with the Campus Development Office to identify specific fundraising opportunities that support the priorities and needs of the school.

Staffing

Interview and participate in selecting employees; orient, train, supervise, develop, evaluate, mentor, counsel, discipline, and recommend termination of personnel according to established policies and procedures. Facilitate assignment of faculty to classes, monitor schedules and workload for accuracy throughout the semester.

Advising and Student Success

Work with faculty and staff to assess and continuously monitor student progress for success. Ensure compliance with College policy to resolve student issues and assist faculty and staff to refer issues (student behavior, grade changes, etc.) to appropriate departments. Provide student advising support as applicable.

Institutional and Professional Service

Participate in department, campus, and college-wide committees. Serve discipline by providing leadership and participation in appropriate professional associations and organizations. Attend and actively participate in commencement ceremonies and other required College events, which may occur outside of normal business hours, as an essential function of the position.

Compensation

$95,000-$100,000 annually based on education and experience.

Qualifications

• Master's degree required; with evidence of professional and community service, and college service outside of teaching and administrative assignments.
• Must be credentialed to teach within the School of Advanced Manufacturing, Engineering & Applied Science.

Preferred Qualifications

• Doctorate, minimum of 5 years related teaching experience with at least 2 years full-time equivalency teaching in higher education, and 2 years of academic administrative experience at the Department Chair level or above preferred.