Academic Dean - Technology

Posting Number: 85-2024
Department: Academic Affairs - Dept
Employee Group: Supervisory & Managerial
Status: Full-time
Starting Salary Range: High $80's to Low $100's
Compensation Details: Excellent benefits package. Click here to view our benefits summary.

Position Summary
Who we are:Mott Community College is student-centered and mission-driven to ensure that all our students thrive and reach their fullest potential. As an institution, we are action-oriented and intentional in dismantling every systemic barrier that prevents the excellence of students from underrepresented communities.

As Mott Community College deepens its commitment to equity, it is of the highest priority that we focus our hiring process to seek individuals with the expertise to lead our institution in serving students from underrepresented communities. This is an opportunity for the college community to continue to act upon our values but more importantly for the empowering of our students' self-efficacy, for cultivating a sense of belonging, and for the diversity of our entire student body being reflected in a position of power in the classroom.

Purpose, Scope & Dimension of Job:The Dean is a front-line learning leader of the college, a member of the Academic Affairs executive staff, and a member of the college management team. The Academic Dean is responsible for promoting academic, administrative and fiscal leadership in accordance with Mott Community College's Strategic Plan and for exercising holistic judgment when executing the duties of this position.

Supervisory Responsibility:The Academic Dean supervises division staff and division faculty. The Technology Division includes the Automotive Technology, CADD, Electronics and Electrical Technology, HVAC, Information Technology, Mechanical Operations Technology, and Welding programs.

Minimum Requirements
Minimum Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

1. Master's degree from a regionally-accredited institution.
2. A minimum of 3 years of teaching experience at the college level.
3. A minimum of 2 years in academic leadership roles or administrative experience such as managing budgets and/or resources, committee leadership, coordination, special project assignments, quality initiatives or similar work (can be concurrent with #2).
4. An understanding of and vision for the division.
5. Budget experience that encompasses the management of resources and the reconciliation of competing needs in excess of available resources.
6. High energy level, sense of humor, diplomatic/tactful, and passionate about the dimensions of this position.
7. Excellent organizational and problem solving skills including the ability to anticipate needs and concerns of stakeholders.
8. History of being open-minded, supportive, trustworthy, and fair.
9. Demonstrated project planning and management, time management, and priority setting skills. Ability to work successfully in a high stress environment, handling multiple tasks and projects simultaneously. Demonstrated history of on-time delivery of projects; project coordination; and anticipation of issues.
10. A commitment to and understanding of the mission of a comprehensive community college
11. Embraces the community college mission; follows the basic tenets of Mott Community College's Foundational Beliefs: Employee Success, Student Success, Civility, and Compliance, and provides excellent customer service.
12. Good interpersonal skills, including listening, with demonstrated ability to work with diverse groups of people. Must have the ability to work as a team member, foster a cooperative work environment and maintain effective relationships.
13. Ability to appropriately use and demonstrate proficiency with standard office productivity software and tools.

Additional Desirable Qualifications

1. Teaching and or administrative experience in a community college environment
2. Experience working in a unionized environment
3. Two years of budget experience encompassing grant development and management experience.

Preferred:

1. MCC DEI credential

Physical Requirements/Working Conditions

1. With or without accommodation, the employee in this position needs to move about and position him/herself to access files and operate office productivity machines. The employee must be able to work at a desk for long periods of time and operate a computer workstation and telephone. It is necessary to communicate both in person, over the telephone, and computer email with a large variety of people each day. It is also essential to occasionally transport up to 10 pounds. The employee must, with or without accommodation, have the ability to detect information on a computer screen, for example checking email or creating spreadsheets.
2. The minimum reasoning skills necessary for this position include the ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
3. The minimum language skills necessary for this position include the ability to read and interpret documents such as technical and business reports and procedure manuals. The person must also have the ability to write complex reports and correspondence and be able to communicate effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.
4. The minimum mathematical skills necessary for this position include the ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, and percentages. The person must also have the ability to apply concepts of algebra.
5. Must be able to remain in a stationary position frequently (approximately (20-30%) of the time.

Work Schedule

1. Willingness and ability to work the hours necessary to meet the needs of our customers and achieve departmental goals, including work outside of the standard office hours and weekends
2. Hiring of part-time faculty each semester involves recruiting/staffing efforts similar to that of seasonal business activity.
3. Additional hours may be required to accommodate presentations, deadlines, meeting schedules, etc.

Additional Information
First consideration given to internal candidates.

Degree must be conferred by start date.

Visa sponsorship is not available.

Selected candidates must submit to a drug test and criminal background check.

The College reserves the right to cancel the search at any time

Application Deadline
Internal Deadline April 1, 2026

Additional Application Deadline Information
The College reserves the right to close the recruitment process once a sufficient applicant pool has been identified.

Equal Opportunity Statement
As an equal opportunity institution, the College encourages diversity and provides equal opportunity in education, employment, all of its programs, and the use of its facilities. The College does not discriminate in educational or employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, gender, national origin, veteran's status, age, disability unrelated to an individual's ability to perform adequately, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law. Title IX Coordinator Contact Information: 1401 E. Court St., Prahl College Center (PCC- 2030G), Flint, MI 48503, (810) 762-0024. Title II, ADA, Coordinator Contact Information: 1401 E. Court St., Curtice-Mott Complex (CM-1024), Flint, MI 48503, (810) 762-0373. Section 504 Coordinator Contact Information: 1401 E. Court St., Prahl College Center (PCC- 1130), Flint, MI 48503, (810) 762-0191.

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