Dean for Instructional Excellence

Northampton Community College•Bethlehem, PA

20h•Onsite

About The Position

The staff and faculty of Northampton Community College share a single goal: to help students transform their lives through education. Employees at Northampton receive competitive compensation and an array of benefits while working on campuses located in a region with a very high quality of life. NCC is strongly committed to increasing the diversity of the college community and the curriculum. Candidates who can contribute to that goal are encouraged to identify their strengths or experiences in this area. The Dean for Instructional Excellence serves as the College’s primary expert on Online Learning trends, best-practice pedagogy, and provides operational leadership for faculty development and quality assurance for instructional excellence across all course modalities, with special emphasis on online modalities. This role also participates as an effective member of the Academic and Student Affairs team.

Requirements

Masters or doctorate in an appropriate discipline a degree from an institution of higher education recognized by an institutional accreditor approved by the U.S. Department of Education (USDE)
Record of teaching excellence in high education
Proficiency in using LMS to deliver high impact teaching strategies and knowledge of instructional design principles
Track-record of developing and implementing professional development offerings
Strong commitment to quality academic experiences for students
Ability to assess and evaluate programs and offerings with an eye to improvement and effectiveness
Skill at prioritizing and managing multiple tasks and projects
Ability to cultivate and maintain positive working relationships with people of diverse backgrounds and communities
Proven success managing successful teams
3 years faculty experience
3 years of people management experience in higher education or a related field as an administrator with a documented record of success
Demonstrated competence to serve in an administrative capacity

Nice To Haves

Faculty experience, preferably at a community college

Responsibilities

Plan and facilitate course quality improvement across all course modalities
Provide supervision and oversight to instructional designers
Design and implement evidence-based professional development for pedagogical excellence with focus on online modalities
Develop and administer course improvement priorities including quality assurance processes, Blueprint shells, Accessibility Upgrades
Collaborate with academic deans to develop strategies for growing and supporting online and hybrid programs of study
Advocate for appropriate availability and delivery of virtual student support services
Collaborate with academic deans and faculty to plan and offer professional development workshops and resources including annual Summer Institute event
Promote the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)
Align faculty excellence initiatives with student success goals
Collaborate with academic affairs leadership and faculty on AI literacy and ethical use, and OER implementation
Collaborate with academic affairs on new faculty induction and mentoring program
Collaborate with academic leadership and faculty on assessing ongoing faculty development needs and creating programming to fulfill identified needs
Manage part-time faculty fellows
Oversee adherence to compliance requirements and necessary memberships for online learning (MSCHE, NC-SARA, etc)
Develop and administer budgets for faculty development, payment to faculty for course improvement
Collaborate with Instructional Services and Technology on issues regarding LMS and other educational technologies
Collaborate with Learning Commons on issues related to faculty professional development
Serve as a member of President’s Cabinet and the Academic and Student Affairs Leadership Teams
Contribute to the College’s planning, assessment, and institutional effectiveness goals
Serve on selected College committees
Implement special responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor