Associate Dean

San Diego Community College District

Closing Date: 1/3/2023

Position Number: 00120089

Location: San Diego Mesa College

Position Type: Academic

The Position:
From San Diego Mesa College President Ashanti Hands:

San Diego Mesa College seeks energetic and dedicated candidates to apply for academic positions. The College is committed to academic excellence and diversity, equity and inclusion among its faculty, classified professionals, staff, and students. As the “Leading College of Equity & Excellence”, we take responsibility for equitable outcomes and successful pathways for all of our students.

As the largest college in the San Diego Community College District, the institution enjoys a solid financial standing, state of the art facilities, and a world class faculty, classified professionals, and staff. For 58 years, Mesa College has been on the leading edge, from offering a Community College Bachelor's Degree, to being a lead California Community College in graduating students with an Advanced Degree for Transfer. We embrace the mission of community colleges, and are committed to empowering our students to maximize their potential, leading to healthy and thriving communities.

We are adding new staff, classified professionals, faculty, and administrators who, alongside our stellar colleagues, will lead us into the future. If this opportunity sounds like the right fit for you, I encourage you to file an application for employment.

Applications are now being accepted for the position of Associate Dean of Research and Innovation, beginning March 1, 2023, at San Diego Mesa College.

Major Responsibilities:

• Mentor, supervise, and evaluate personnel through a lens of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility.
• Support, facilitate, or provide opportunities for the team to engage in equity-minded and innovation-oriented professional learning to foster growth and development.
• Assist in employee recruitment and selection processes that aligns with the values of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility.
• Supervise and coordinate the College’s institutional research functions in support of the College’s Vision of being the Leading College of Equity & Excellence.
• Provide leadership in the development of College policy directives in research.
• Design and maintain a Project Management system to assign, review, and track requests.
• Through ongoing collaboration with requestors, design, develop, implement, and disseminate research projects and reports guided by short and long term planning priorities.
• Review and analyze external research related to policy and practice in higher education and bring forward recommendations to relevant Campus committees, programs, and services.
• Collaborate with districtwide research personnel to evaluate and provide feedback around our ability to build and sustain information capacity.
• Design systematic and sustainable practices that foster innovation and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with local, regional, and statewide practitioners regarding trends and innovations in research and assessment projects and capacity improvements.
• Support, through research and evaluation, the Colleges pursuit and allocation of internal and external resources that align with our strategic plan.
• Develop and deploy a system to support strategic integration of new initiatives, projects, and funding sources.
• Provide leadership around the integration of Learning outcomes assessment into research and evaluation efforts.
• In collaboration with the Faculty Outcomes Coordinator, support the development of professional learning around authentic learning assessment
• Supervise the maintenance of technology that supports the Learning Outcomes process
• Serve as member, chair, or advisor to College committees as needed.
• Serve on SDCCD Institutional Review Board.

Qualifications:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
In compliance with policies adopted by the Board of Trustees, applicants for this position must show evidence of the following minimum qualifications:

1. Possession of a Master’s degree from a regionally accredited institution AND one (1) year of formal training, internship, or leadership experience reasonably related to the administrator’s assignment; OR,
2. Possession of a lifetime California Community College Supervisor Credential.

Desired Qualifications:
Knowledge or preparation:

• Broad knowledge of Community College operations, organization, policies, and objectives.
• Local, state, and federal laws governing community colleges.
• Principles and behaviors aligned with values of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility.
• Philosophy around leadership, mentoring, and professional development of teams.
• Principles, techniques, and methodology used in research.
• Strategies to engage a campus in effective use of research to inform and assess strategic and integrated planning.
• Common higher education data structures including common data sources and information flow.
• Strategies to foster and sustain a culture of innovation.
• Use systematic improvement models in an educational context.
• Assessment techniques related to teaching and learning outcomes.
• Effective use of authentic learning assessment to improve learning and student success.
• General guidelines around shared governance and decision-making in California community colleges.
• Federal laws and ethical practices governing research.

Skills & Abilities:

• Interpersonal skills including effective and courageous oral and written communication.
• Work independently with little direction.
• Work collaboratively with other colleges and the district.
• Navigate common technology used in learning outcome data collection.
• Coordinate College evaluation efforts and activities.
• Project planning and management.
• Plan, organize, and supervise the work of others.
• Analyze data and recommend improvements in operations, systems, procedures, policies, and methods.
• Proficient in the use of data systems, survey tools, analytics software, and visualization programs.
• Prepare and present clear and concise reports, recommendations, and analyses.
• Facilitate data-informed discussions and decision-making.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrate creativity in problem solving.
• Design and develop tools and processes to manage new ideas from ideation to action.
• Identify underlying systemic issues and propose solutions.
• Connect with other institutions to identify best practices and apply to local context.
• Proficient in taking advantage of technology to improve effectiveness and efficiency.

Training & Experience:

• Any combination of training and experience equivalent to a Master’s degree.
  
  

The following are also required for this academic/educational administrator assignment:

• 1) One (1) year of formal training, internship, or leadership experience reasonably related to the administrator’s assignment,AND
• 2) Demonstrated cultural competency, sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students and staff.

OR

• 1) Possession of a lifetime California Community College Chief Administrative Officer Credential, AND
• 2) Two (2) years of recent management experience in an institution of higher education,AND
• 3) Demonstrated cultural competency, sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students and staff.

Licenses:


Pay Information:
Range 16 ($8,130.06- $13,003.86) per month based on the current Management Salary Schedule.

Initial salary placement is commensurate with related experience and promotional rules. The District offers a comprehensive fringe benefit package including employer paid: medical, dental, and vision plans; sick and vacation leave; and opportunities for professional development. Initial Salary Placement, Promoted or transferred employees will be placed as specified in the Management Employees Handbook. This position is FLSA Exempt and may not accrue overtime. A temporary probationary period will be applied to the employee entering this assignment. The SDCCD Employment Web Page provides a link to employee collective bargaining agreements and handbooks, and more information about terms and conditions of employment to include salary and benefits.



To apply, visit: https://www.sdccdjobs.com

All applicants must have demonstrated cultural competency and sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students and staff.







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