Dean of English

Position Summary: To manage and support the faculty/staff and academic programs in the English Department

Number of Positions: 1

Position #: 350790

Type of Appointment: Tenure/Tenure Track

FLSA Status: Exempt

Department: English

Location of Position: Hardin Valley Campus

20% Ensure continued quality and integrity of department programs and courses. Facilitate accreditation, program review, and academic audit activities; provide required reports/responses. Oversee the curriculum development process, including facilitating the development and maintenance of course syllabi and updating departmental curricula

15% Recruit, select, orient, supervise, observe, and evaluate performance of faculty and staff; make recommendations for retention and/or promotion/tenure of departmental personnel.

15% Ensure classes are scheduled and staffed in departmental program areas on all campuses to meet student needs.

15% Mediate and address student, faculty, and staff concerns and conflicts.

3% Facilitate advising process by evaluating/resolving issues for faculty/staff/students and interacting with advising office.

5% Evaluate transfer credit, course substitutions, credit for life experience, credit by exam, and prior learning assessment.

10% Perform varied administrative duties as necessary, including attending meetings, holding meetings, and interacting with other departments and divisions of the College, TBR, and the community

5% Provide leadership and support for relevant professional development. Participate in professional organizations as relevant.

3% Provide leadership in budget development, grant procurement and implementation, resource management and strategic and operational planning and assessment.

2% Serve as facilitator for department faculty/staff and as a liaison between faculty/staff and administration to maintain a communication system that involves faculty in the decision-making process.

2% Assess and make recommendations for facilities, equipment, software, supplies, labs, and library holdings. Maintain adequate control and verify annual inventories of equipment and software.

5% Teach one class per year.

Note: The College reserves the right to change or reassign job duties, or combine positions at any time.

·  Master’s degree in English or related discipline with 18 graduate hours in ENGLISH from an accredited institution.

·  A minimum of five years’ teaching experience at the college level. Prior supervisory experience a plus.

Part-time work experience is calculated at 50% credit of full-time work experience.

Special Skills/Application of Knowledge:

·   Ability to work with departmental faculty and other constituents of the community and college on matters of curriculum development and evaluation.

·   A commitment to excellence in teaching, lifelong learning, and the community college philosophy of providing education and service for a culturally diverse student population. 

·  Ability to maintain an environment of respect among students, faculty and staff.

·  Demonstrated evidence of the administrative, leadership, and interpersonal skills needed to manage a department.

·  Maturity and initiative required to lead department through necessary changes in delivery and technology in response to TBR mandates and student needs.

·  No second language is required.

Course sections scheduled and staffed each semester. Student learning outcomes assessed and adjustments made to curriculum. Full-time faculty members recruited, hired, evaluated, promoted and tenured; adjunct faculty members recruited, hired, evaluated, and integrated into the department. All faculty members participate in professional development activities. Curriculum modified as necessary; reports completed and sent to appropriate recipients. Conflicts between students and faculty addressed. Information communicated as needed. TBR-required annual reports submitted in timely fashion, academic audits completed, multiple dual enrollment sections created and hundreds of dual-enrollment students enrolled each semester, all of the preceding activities contribute to college funding. Completion and retention of students monitored and encouraged in order to lead toward graduation.

Pay Rate: $76,970 - $97,510.00/per year. Pay will be determined based on related work experience above required. To be considered in determining pay, all related work experience must be listed on the application. This is an exempt level position.

Special Instructions to Applicants: To be considered for a position at Pellissippi State, you must create an on-line application. Your skills, abilities, qualifications, and years of experience will be evaluated using only what is recorded on your application. Work experience that is not listed on the application will not be considered towards compensation. Please note: attaching a resume does not substitute for completion of the application form. Part-time work experience is calculated at 50% of full-time experience. Please note: to scan, upload, or attach documents, a computer and scanner are available at the Hardin Valley Campus Educational Resources Center, if needed.

Pellissippi State Community College is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA employer

If you have any problems or questions please contact Human Resources at Pellissippi State Community College’s Human Resource Office at 865-694-6607 or by email at recruiting@pstcc.edu.

A summary of our benefits can be found at http://www.pstcc.edu/hr/benefits