Department Chair, Industrial and Engineering Technology

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The Department Chair for Industrial and Engineering Technology’s (IET) responsibilities include, but are not limited to, directly overseeing full-time faculty, adjunct faculty (including those employed by dual credit partners), departmental staff, and student assistants; and managing the day-to-day departmental operations for the IET Department. This individual is essential to supporting the College’s mission and contributes to long-term institutional planning while focusing on student success outcomes (e.g., retention, graduation rates, transfer, and/or job placement) while ensuring institutional and program goals are achieved. This is an exempt position, and reports directly to the Dean of Technology.

Duties/Responsibilities

Support the College President, Shared Vision, TSUS goals, and THECB plans

Understand and use data to expand day, evening, weekend, and online course offerings, including dual credit offerings

Provide and improve two-way communication between faculty and administration

Develop program recruitment strategies for each program as well as individual faculty

Analyze recruitment strategy results and provide a monthly report to leadership

Schedule faculty training at the Teaching and Learning Center (TLC), and other available resources, for professional development

Manage departmental budgets, limit institutional risks, and assist in security awareness

Create an environment of inclusion for adjuncts, provide mentorship for all staff/faculty (including dual credit instructors), encourage innovation, and uphold accountability

Oversee day-to-day administrative activities and operational functions: payroll and HR related paperwork, leave submissions, time sheets, purchasing, textbook orders, etc.

Responsible for recruiting adjunct faculty

Responsible for personnel management tasks, including but not limited to: monitoring work assignments, performing classroom observations and evaluations, delivering contracts, proposing new position requests, making termination recommendations (when needed), maintaining an adjunct candidate pool, and regulating faculty office hours

Resolve conflicts including, but not limited to, student-to-student, student-to-faculty, faculty-to-student, and faculty-to-faculty

Participate in conferences/seminars and evening college functions, galas, advisory committees, and civic events, including travel, as needed

Other related duties and responsibilities, as assignedMinimum/Preferred Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

MS/MA/MBA degree

At least 3-5 years teaching experience in higher education

Appropriate state or agency licensure or certificatePreferred Qualifications

A doctoral degree from a regionally accredited university

Working experience at a two-year college

Five years of experience in a leadership role

Advanced skills in Banner, Argos, Microsoft Office applicationsSupplemental Information

Physical Requirements

This position requires the ability to: remain in a stationary position for most of the time; occasionally move about inside an office to access documents, office equipment, etc.; constantly operate a computer or other office equipment, such as a printer or copy machine. The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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