Who We Are

With three campuses along Colorados Front Range, Front Range Community College is the states largest community college. We enroll close to 28,000 students annually from our diverse service area, which offers a variety of cultural and recreational activities.

Each year approximately 5,000 FRCC students transfer to four-year universities. FRCC offers more than 36 career training programs that prepare students for immediate employment and rewarding careers. Last year, more than 5,000 high school students took concurrent enrollment classes with us, earning college credit without having to pay college tuition. And we were recently ranked as one of the Top Online Colleges in the country byNewsweek.

One of FRCCs main goals is to offer educational excellence foreveryone.The colleges strong commitment to student success means we start by creating an inclusive and equitable environmentone where both students and employees feel they belong and are supported. FRCCs focus on diversity, equity and inclusion is woven into the fabric of our college conversations and decision-making processes. We are actively seeking to hire a workforce that reflects the diversity of our student body.

The college is also an emerging Hispanic Serving Institution. For us, becoming an HSI is an intentional commitment to being a college where our Latinx (and other historically marginalized) students thrive.

FRCC employees and leaders work hard to create a culture of collaboration, innovation and pride. Were looking to hire people who share these valuesalong with our commitment to student success, equity and excellence.

Who You Are

As the Academic Dean of Mathematics and Engineering, you will report to the Vice President of Academic Affairs (VPAA) and engage in energetic, visionary, and inclusive leadership to advance the Colleges mission and strategic goals and ensure academic excellence. You will demonstrate a strong commitment to student success and completion while supporting a fully diverse and inclusive educational environment.

As the Dean, you will provide leadership to faculty and staff, set direction for programs and provide overall direction of program curricula and operations for Engineering Transfer Programs and the Mathematics program.

You will provide forward-thinking and inclusive leadership for faculty and staff to help them achieve excellence and innovation in teaching and learning, student success, faculty and staff development, and community engagement. As a key member of the VPAAs Senior Leadership Team, you will help set the direction for college programs and initiatives to ensure instructional quality and student success. Along with the other Academic Deans, you will provide leadership on initiatives, serve on the Academic Leadership Council and interact frequently with local school, business, and community partners.

This position has the opportunity for occasional remote work opportunities, and there will be a substantial on-campus presence needed for our Larimer, Boulder County and Westminster Campuses.

Please note: You need to be a Colorado resident on your first day of employment.

SALARY:$104,550 - $109,777 annually

BENEFITS:Please click here to find more information about APT & Faculty Benefits

SELECTION PROCESS:Position will remain open until filled with a priority deadline of November 3, 2024.This posting may be used to fill multiple or similar positions.

Preliminary screening will be made on the basis of completed application package submitted by candidate. In your application, please include a resume and cover letter that specifically addresses how your background and experience align with requirements, qualification and responsibilities of theDean of Mathematics & Engineering.

Primary Duties:

Instructional Leadership and Program Development

• Provides instructional leadership for academic departments across all three FRCC campuses while honoring the unique communities each campus serves.
• Supports department chairs in educational planning to include curriculum and program development, course scheduling, and program reviews.
• Leads department chairs and faculty in ongoing assessment of course materials, placement strategies, and delivery practices.
• Guides enrollment management and retention efforts and assesses the effectiveness of the schedule in contributing to student success through guided academic pathways.
• Works with faculty and deans to incorporate a variety of delivery methods into the curriculum, including online, hybrid, videoconference, compressed, and competency-based modalities.
• Collaborates with Student Affairs departments to ensure student success in engineering and mathematics, including appropriate placement in mathematics courses.

Collaboration and Partnerships

• Works collaboratively as a member of the VPAAs Senior Leadership Team and Academic Leadership Council to develop and implement a shared vision and plans to ensure that the educational needs of students and the community are met.
• Collaborates with other Deans and faculty to develop instructional policies and practices, coordinates academic programs to ensure efficiency and effectiveness, addresses key workforce needs, and ensures that all programs and services offered provide outstanding service to students.
• Represents the campus and the college to individuals and groups from the community to promote programs within the college. Builds and maintains partnerships with universities, businesses, industries, and community partners to ensure that academic programs are current and responsive.
• Fosters and promotes concurrent enrollment with high schools, in collaboration with the Associate Vice President (AVP) overseeing concurrent enrollment.
• Collaborates with colleagues from multiple areas of the college to develop, support, and promote opportunities for student engagement, including experiential learning, service learning, co-curricular activities, internships, and apprenticeships.
• Serves on committees, task force groups, and other working groups and teams designed to address key instructional issues, regularly taking leadership roles on specific college work teams.

Resource Management and Faculty Development

• Develops and administers the assigned budget by collaborating with department chairs, faculty, and staff to determine funding needs and priorities to support projects to accomplish teaching and learning goals.
• Supports department chairs and program leads in ensuring compliance with State of Colorado and Colorado Community Colleges System (CCCS) procedures and policies. Provides leadership on CCCS initiatives including support of CCCS consortial online program Colorado Online, and Engineering pathways.
• Leads the recruitment, evaluation, and professional development of faculty, instructors, and staff in engineering and mathematics.
• Actively contributes to a work environment that embraces inclusiveness and diverse perspectives, building constructive working relationships.
• Facilitates a cooperative and committed culture that supports efforts to establish and accomplish individual, department, campus, and college goals.

Required Competencies:

• Commitment to Values: Articulates a thorough understanding, appreciation, and commitment to the comprehensive community college experience.
• People Leadership and Team Building: Demonstrates the dedication to recruitment, retention, and success of faculty, staff and students. Hires appropriate faculty and staff, supports and mentors department chairs, builds a chair team that innovates and collaborates, and directly addresses conflicts and poor performance. Cultivates a culture that promotes student success through actively seeking feedback, recognizing employee successes, and communicating effectively.
• Workforce, Community Relations and Partnership Development: Has an on-campus presence at all FRCC campuses and is visible in the community through participation on committees and/or associations. Participates in partnerships with school districts, universities, businesses, cities, economic development agencies, and non-profits to develop and maintain non-credit and for-credit academic programs that meet key workforce needs and support students.
• Communication: Demonstrates clear and persuasive written and oral communication skills; commits to transparency and dialog with college constituents. Provides regular written updates to areas supervised; presents at college in-service meetings and community events, gives presentations to project teams and to Cabinet. Ensures timely sharing of key information to college constituents.
• Collaboration: Demonstrates collaborative leadership across faculty, student, staff, administrative, and community groups. Collaborates to develop instructional plans, policies, and practices that support academic excellence and student success.
• Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity:Champions equity through reducing or eliminating barriers within department practices, policies, and processes. Supports department chairs in engaging faculty in developing inclusive pedagogy and works with Human Resources to develop increased diversity in staff and faculty.
• Innovation and Initiative: Promotes the viability of programs within areas of responsibility. Develops new programs and partnerships with a strong focus on curriculum design and instructional pedagogy; supports program-specific accreditation processes as applicable to areas of responsibility. Helps the college create new ways of approaching workforce development (e.g. competency-based learning, micro-credentials, apprenticeships, condensed programs) and incorporates a variety of delivery methods including mobile labs, online and video conferencing.
• Planning and Budgeting: Collaborates to develop college annual and strategic plan and academic affairs implementation plans, including program development plans; creates and monitors yearly departmental budgets.
• Student Success Focus: Makes decisions that support a student-first culture.
• Project Management: Leads project teams for program development and other strategic initiatives.
• Integrity:Demonstrates academic and personal integrity in advocating for students, faculty and staff.

Qualifications:

Required Education/Training & Work Experience:

• Masters degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of two years college teaching experience or related training experience.
• Minimum of three years leadership experience in higher education, a related field, in business/industry, or any combination of the three areas.
• Basic knowledge of computer applications (e.g., Microsoft Office) to accomplish managerial tasks.

Preferred Education/Training & Work Experience:

• Experience teaching or leading STEM-related departments such as mathematics, science, technology or engineering departments.

Welcoming. Respectful. Inclusive. Together, we are FRCC.