Associate Dean, STEM
Department: STEM
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
The Associate Dean supports the School of STEM through innovative, collaborative, and student-focused leadership to help shape the future of student success, academic excellence, and community impact at GRCC. The Associate Dean of the School of STEM is responsible for the management and day-to-day operations of the STEM programs including Biological Sciences, Computer Information Systems, Mathematics, Mechanical and Architectural Design, Physical Sciences, and Psychology. The Associate Dean of the School of STEM will foster a working environment that demonstrates a spirit of collaboration, innovation, access, and inclusion. The successful candidate will be a strategic leader with strong organizational skills and a deep understanding of and experience with education in STEM. The Associate Dean will work in cooperation with Department Heads and Program Directors to develop class schedules, determine instructional workloads, and support the implementation of the curriculum development process. This role also provides leadership and oversight of faculty professional development, evaluations, and tenure and promotion activities. To successfully achieve these results, the Associate Dean will need to cultivate effective and mutually beneficial relationships with faculty and administrators.
Requisition ID: 560
Department: School of STEM
Group: https://www.grcc.edu/faculty-staff/human-resources/employee-groups-resources/employee-groups/professional-management-administration
Schedule: 40 hours/52 weeks
Compensation: AM5 - $90,468.00
Benefits:https://www.grcc.edu/faculty-staff/human-resources/benefits-insurance/medical-plans/new-hire-benefit-enrollment
Reports to: Dean, School of STEM
Posting Opens: 12/05/2024
Posting Closes: Open until filled. Initial candidate review begins 01/13/2025
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
School Scheduling and Section Management
• In collaboration with Department Heads and Program Directors, schedule classes and manage section offerings.
• Assign baseloads for full-time faculty and coordinate overload selections for full-time faculty.
• Administer adjunct availability and course assignment process.
• Manage room scheduling and facility needs for departments.
• Ensure accuracy of Faculty Information Forms and contractual correctness of faculty loads.
Office Oversight, Process Development, and Administration and Resource Management
• Participate in the supervision and evaluation of appropriate School office staff.
• Supervise adjunct faculty evaluations.
• Propose, create, implement, and review operational procedures and processes that impact the work of the School, in accordance with those in Academic and Student Affairs (ASA).
• Conduct mid-year and annual performance reviews for direct reports; review and approve evaluations for academic support staff for departments in the School.
• Approve payroll and leaves for staff direct reports.
Program/Curriculum Review and Support
• In collaboration with Department Heads and Program Directors, implement approved new/revised courses and programs.
• Support the Dean in disseminating and utilizing data relevant to School departments/programs
• concerning student success, retention, completion, transfer, or other trends.
• Assist the Dean in identifying fundraising and grant development opportunities related to academic departments/programs, including Perkins (if applicable).
• Collaborate with and support the Dean on curricular processes and decision-making.
• Collaborate with and support ASA leaders (Provost direct reports, Associate Provost's Office, Associate Dean colleagues, Registrar's Office, Institutional Research, and Teaching, Learning, and Distance Education (TLDE) staff/faculty) on college-wide curricular processes and decision-making.
Faculty Administration and Support
• Approve faculty leaves of absence.
• Administer contract provisions for faculty.
• Monitor the relationship between the School and the bookstore, particularly as it relates to the availability of educational resources used to support classroom instruction.
• Serves as point of contact to address day-to-day faculty operations issues within the School.
Faculty Hiring
• Establish and maintain processes for hiring new faculty and staff, and regularly review hiring processes to ensure maximum effectiveness, collaborating with the Dean and Human Resources, as appropriate.
• In collaboration with the Dean, make recommendations for new hires to the Provost.
• In collaboration with the Department Heads and Program Directors, hire adjunct faculty.
• In collaboration with the Department Heads and Program Directors, form and lead hiring committees
for full-time faculty and staff.
• Implement agreed-upon hiring standards.
Faculty Evaluation
• Supervise adjunct and full-time faculty in their respective areas.
• Create Performance Improvement Plans (PIP) for faculty and staff and take disciplinary action when needed, collaborating with the Dean and Human Resources as needed.
• Lead and administer the Faculty Performance Evaluation (FPE) and tenure and promotion system for the School.
• This includes collaborating with colleagues to provide orientation and training for faculty and working with other college leaders to ensure the effective operation of these systems.
• In collaboration with the Department Heads and Program Directors, form and facilitate tenure and promotion committees; make tenure and promotion recommendations to the Dean.
• Conduct faculty classroom observations and provide constructive written and verbal feedback as part of the evaluation process.
Faculty Professional Development
• In collaboration with the Dean, Department Heads or Program Directors, and TLDE to onboard and orient new School faculty around professional development and first-year expectations.
• Collaborate with the Dean, Department Heads or Program Directors, and TLDE to identify professional development needs for School faculty and staff.
• Serve as a member of the TLDE faculty professional development committee.
JOB SPECIFICATIONS
Education Credentials
• Master's degree from an accredited institution is required.
Work Experience
• At least three years' experience in a role responsible for leadership and oversight of educational programming or related experience is required.
• At least three years' teaching in a college or university setting is required.
• Demonstrated experience with developing and moving forward initiatives that advance equity, access, and inclusion in a collaborative environment is required.
• Supervisory experience of instructional staff is preferred.
• Experience leading STEM programs and accreditation in a higher education setting is preferred.
• Experience in a community college is preferred.
• Experience working in a collective bargaining environment is preferred.
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