Associate Dean-Advanced Manufacturing & Industrial Technologies

Position summary:
With approximately 6,000 students, Kilgore College is a student-centered, residential community college,
characterized by excellence in teaching and learning. The Associate Dean of Industrial Technologies provides academic leadership and administrative support to the division’s faculty and staff. Some of the areas within the AMIT division include Manufacturing, Automotive and Diesel Technology, Process Technology, Welding and others. Kilgore College is seeking an innovative leader who will work in support of the mission and goals of the College, with an entrepreneurial mindset. The programmatic scope of the division includes educational options from short term certifications to Associate’s Degrees.

Position responsibilities:

• Provides leadership for employees by exhibiting exemplary work habits, fiscal responsibility and personal professional development.
  • Contributes to the development of institutional goals, policies and direction as related to instruction.
  • Oversees faculty and staff evaluations, budgeting, course scheduling, and daily functioning of the division.
  • Serves as the primary liaison between the faculty and administration.
  • Is responsible for continuous quality improvement and institutional effectiveness of division programs and departments.
  • Establishes and maintains collaborative working relationships with business and industry partners, community organizations and educational institutions.
  • Hiring faculty and staff with the necessary qualifications to perform the functions identified in documented job descriptions.
  • Proactively promotes innovative partnerships to meet workforce and transfer needs.
  • Travels to various campuses and additional locations to ensure and oversee academic operations and functions.
  • Responds to and resolves academic faculty/student problems and concerns.
  • Other duties as assigned.

• An Associate’s degree and relevant work experience that align with an area of the division.
  • A minimum of three (3) years full time teaching in a related discipline or the equivalent part-time teaching in a related discipline.
  • A minimum of two (2) years of progressive leadership experience in higher education
  • Must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Must have a broad understanding of academic and workforce education.
  • Be able to work with little supervision and to work professionally and courteously with a diverse student and employee population.

• 4 Full-Time Direct Reports    0 Part-Time Direct Reports

• Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office and classroom environment.
• No or very limited physical effort required; however, the employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds.
• No or very limited exposure to physical risk.

• Provide resources for safe operation of units. Create and support workplace safety.
   

Benefits and Perks

• 36-hour work week for a healthy work life balance as well generous paid leave time.
• Health, life, and income protection insurance are provided.
• An excellent retirement program through the Teacher Retirement System or Optional Retirement Plan ‘ORP’ for eligible positions.
• Full Time employees have free use of the college’s recreational/fitness facilities.
• Tuition scholarships are for the employee and dependent children. 
• Compensation for this 12-month position is commensurate with experience.

Kilgore College does not participate in the federal Social Security program. As a result, employees/retirees of the college are subject to the federal Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and possibly the Government Pension Offset (GPO) laws. For information on the WEP and the GPO, visit the Social Security Administration's website at http://www.ssa.gov/gpo-wep.

Kilgore College is a two-year, comprehensive public community college with a campus in Kilgore