Assistant Dean, Humanities, English, & Social Sciences

Prince George's Community College•Largo, MD

About The Position

The assistant dean is responsible for key academic processes in the academic division, including course scheduling and staffing, liaising with the Office of the Provost, the Office of the Registrar, and academic coordinators to meet this responsibility. More generally, the assistant dean provides support for academic coordinators in their work with faculty to ensure teaching excellence at a departmental level and has dedicated responsibilities to this end, including planning and leading departmental meetings and trainings. Additionally, the assistant dean provides support to the associate dean in key functional areas of that role including onboarding of part-time faculty, curriculum development and assessment processes, and academic program review. Finally, the assistant dean is the primary point of contact for students, both supervising student workers and managing communication with students around inquiries, concerns, and complaints.

Requirements

Master’s degree from a regionally accredited institution in one of the fields/disciplines represented in the division, or a related field: English: English and English as a Second Language Social Sciences: Psychology, Sociology, Human Services, History, Anthropology, Geography, Political Science. Humanities: Art, Theatre, Music, Dance, Mass Communications and Public Relations and Journalism, Language Studies, Visual Communications, Philosophy.
Three years of experience in program administration, program evaluation, and/or post-secondary teaching, all of which must be in a college or university setting.
A minimum of three years of supervisory experience, including progressively responsible administrative leadership in planning, managing, and overseeing curriculum and instructional programs.