Assistant Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs

Responsible to the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs for supporting the functions, development, activities, and oversight of Academic Affairs, specifically in the areas of teaching and learning, instructional quality, faculty onboarding and development, academic support services, assessment support, academic integrity processes, accreditation readiness, and selected Academic Affairs operations. Represents the Vice Chancellor in assigned academic areas of the College.
This position provides direct leadership for assigned academic support areas, including the Learning Resource Center and Testing Center, and works collaboratively with academic deans, chairs, faculty, Educational Technology, K-14/dual credit partners, the statewide Teaching and Learning group, the statewide Assistant Vice President for Teaching and Learning, and other campuses as appropriate.

Pay: $95,000 - 105,000 per year

Location: primary office location will be in Gary or East Chicago with frequent travel between the Gary, East Chicago, and Crown Point. Some statewide travel will be required.

Major Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate strong student, faculty, and staff advocacy through a positive attitude of approachability, adaptability, problem-solving, and commitment to student, faculty, and staff success.

• Engage in behaviors that create an inclusive environment in which all people are valued and supported.

• Provide strategic leadership for assigned academic support areas, including but not limited to the Learning Resource Center, tutoring and learning support, Testing Services, and Teaching and Learning initiatives.

• Lead and support campus-level systems that promote high-quality learning experiences, excellence in teaching, consistent learning expectations, faculty excellence, accessibility, academic integrity, student success, and continuous improvement.

Essential Leadership Functions

• Work with the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, academic deans, chairs, faculty, and other campus leaders to support the College’s mission, strategic planning, and College development initiatives.

• Link the College’s Strategic Plan with campus strategies, objectives, and initiatives, with particular emphasis on Academic and Instructional Quality, Student-Centered Journey, and Innovation and Future Readiness.

• Maintain current knowledge of trends and innovations in post-secondary education, teaching and learning, academic support, assessment, accessibility, and emerging instructional technologies, including generative artificial intelligence.

• Promote excellence in learning-centered teaching and support faculty engagement in professional learning, scholarly activity, and continuous improvement.

• Collaborate with the statewide Assistant Vice President for Teaching and Learning, statewide Teaching and Learning groups, and other campuses on selected initiatives, resources, and professional development efforts as appropriate.

• Ensure compliance with applicable policies, accreditation standards, legal requirements, and College expectations in assigned areas.

Teaching, Learning, and Instructional Quality

• Lead campus-level initiatives to improve instructional quality, student engagement, course clarity, accessibility, academic integrity, and teaching effectiveness.

• Develop and coordinate processes for reviewing and improving syllabi, course expectations, instructional materials, and student-facing academic communication.

• Work with deans, chairs, faculty, and Educational Technology to identify common instructional challenges and develop coordinated responses.

• Support effective instructional practices across campus-supported course formats and learning environments, while coordinating with appropriate statewide partners where responsibilities intersect.

• Use student success data, course outcomes, faculty feedback, assessment results, and academic support data to identify opportunities for instructional improvement.

• Support faculty and academic leaders in responding to emerging instructional technologies, including generative artificial intelligence, with attention to teaching effectiveness, academic integrity, accessibility, digital literacy, and responsible student use.

Faculty Onboarding, Mentoring, and Professional Development

• Design, implement, and continuously improve a comprehensive onboarding model for new full-time faculty.

• Coordinate structured onboarding touchpoints throughout the first semester and first academic year.

• Develop onboarding resources related to instructional expectations, academic policies, student support, classroom technology, accessibility, assessment, academic integrity, and campus culture.

• Coordinate a faculty mentoring model in partnership with deans, c