| Location: Moorhead Campus Full/Part Time: Full Time Employment Condition: Limited Job Description: Position Summary:
The Dean for the School of Business, Engineering, Technology and Trades is a front-line leader of the College, a member of the Academic Leadership Team, and a member of the College management team. Academic leaders are the facilitating link among faculty members, staff, students, and the President's Cabinet and external constituencies. All activities and roles of the School Dean aim at furthering the best interests of M State students. School Deans play four essential roles, serving as:
1.academic leaders of their faculty, schools, divisions, and programs;
2.representatives of their faculty, schools, divisions, and programs;
3.representatives of College leadership to their colleges;
4.managers of college resources. The School Dean is responsible for promoting academic, administrative, and fiscal leadership in accordance with the Minnesota State Community and Technical College strategic and academic plans and for exercising holistic judgment when executing the duties of this position. The position involves significant discretion and substantial involvement in the development, interpretation and implementation of Minnesota State and M State policies. Characteristic Duties and Responsibilities:
Manage credit and hourly course/program offerings.
Provide strategic instructional leadership for the college.
Faculty/Staff Leadership/Management.
General Administrative Duties.
Enforce and implement equal opportunity and affirmative action policies, procedures, and programs as appropriate to academic leadership.Required Qualifications: Required Qualifications:
Education:
Master's Degree required, Doctorate preferred
(from regionally accredited college/university)Required Leadership Attributes and Experiences:
Appreciation for and understanding of, liberal arts education.
Leadership experience required, preferably in higher education.
Career, trade or technical program or industry experience.
Demonstrated knowledge of teaching or training excellence.
Dynamic and innovative leadership experience required.
Ability to build authentic relationships with stakeholders.
Demonstrated experience in building and developing high performing teams.
Documented success in building partnerships and collaborative agreements.
Demonstrated ability to work successfully with individuals of diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
Extensive communicating skills with the demonstrated ability to communicate authentically and directly.
Demonstrated passion for community and technical college student success.
Established reputation for celebrating and appreciating successes.
Demonstrated ability to work successfully with individuals of diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
Demonstrate working knowledge and implementation of assessment activities at the course and program levels.
Documented teaching experience in a community college or university setting.
Demonstrate understanding of and commitment to the mission of a comprehensive community and/or technical college.Preferred Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications:
Academic leadership in a community and/or technical college or university setting.
3 years of experience at the academic dean or department chair level.
Working knowledge of higher education policies, practices, and procedures.
Experience in working with collective bargaining.
Experience in fiscal planning and budgeting.
Experience in delivery course and programs through various teaching modalities (e.g. online, hybrid, etc.).
Experience in course and program development and review.
Experience in guided learning pathways, transfer pathways, or alternative
Experience in institutional and/or programmatic accreditation.Other Requirements: Qualifications for appointment:
Knowledge, skills and abilities required to perform duties and responsibilities:
Highly effective communication skills.
Thorough understanding of a regional approach to building and delivering higher education.
Ability to develop, implement and monitor long and short-term plans.
Knowledge of diverse teaching and learning methodologies.
Experience assessing varied systems that promote learning and delivery of exceptional customer service.
Knowledge of liberal arts, transfer, career and technical education curriculum.
Willing to take risks and provide visionary plans for growth.
Desire and ability to effect change.
Knowledge of course and program outcomes and assessment models.
Ability to effectively supervise, evaluate, motivate, and develop professional employees.
Problem solving skills required to manage diverse and complex situations.
Ability to establish and maintain productive, collegial, and professional working relationships with both internal and external customers of the college.
Demonstrated commitment to ethical behavior, honesty and integrity.
Knowledge of alternative instructional and student support methodologies.
Knowledge of accreditation processes.
Commitment to professional development and growth of others and self.
Effective stewardship of funds.
Desire to work in a team based environment.Benefits Info: A comprehensive benefit package offered by the State of Minnesota, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, and the bargaining unit contract of the position. Benefits may include: Holidays, vacation and sick leaveRetirementMedical and dental insuranceLife insuranceAccidental Death and DismembermentDisability insuranceMedical/Dental Expense AccountDependent Care Expense AccountHealth Reimbursement Account (eligibility based on bargaining unit contract)Tuition Waiver (eligibility based on bargaining unit contract) |
