Associate Dean (Natural and Physical Sciences) SAC - req14154

About the role

The Associate Dean provides academic and administrative leadership for programs within the Natural and Physical Sciences departments, serving as the College's operational leader for assigned departments. This role translates College and District academic strategy into day‑to‑day department delivery by executing approved curriculum, coordinating faculty and staff, managing course scheduling and staffing, supporting student progression and completion, stewarding resources and operational readiness, and ensuring quality, assessment, and applicable compliance across assigned departments and their instructional offerings. The Associate Dean operates within frameworks set by the College and District and provides clear administrative authority for faculty evaluation, resource stewardship, and operational decision‑making. Depending on assignment, the role may support Transfer discipline, Workforce/CTE programs, or a combination of department portfolios, with additional responsibilities as described. Reports to the appropriate Dean, as assigned.

If you are a TRS or ORP retiree, please contact Employment at employment@alamo.edu for clarification on eligibility of this position.

Responsibilities

• Translate College and District academic strategy into day‑to‑day department delivery by executing approved curriculum.
• Coordinate faculty and staff.
• Manage course scheduling and staffing.
• Support student progression and completion.
• Steward resources and ensure operational readiness.
• Ensure quality, assessment, and applicable compliance across assigned departments and instructional offerings.
• Provide clear administrative authority for faculty evaluation, resource stewardship, and operational decision‑making.
• Support Transfer discipline, Workforce/CTE programs, or a combination of department portfolios as assigned.
• Report to the appropriate Dean as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum: Educational completion as required for faculty status; experience in college teaching, instructional administration, and program planning and development with a record of increasingly broad responsibilities.
• Preferred: Advanced degree in relevant field of study.
• Preferred: Five years of experience leading academic departments in a higher education institution.
• Preferred: Seven or more years of experience as a faculty member at a higher education institution.
• Licenses or certifications may be required depending on programs managed (e.g., Registered Nursing license).

Pay

Annual salary: $124,141.00 (salaried position).

Schedule

40 hours per week; some evening or weekend hours may be required outside the standard M‑F 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. schedule.

Benefits

Benefits eligible: Yes.