Full-time
Dean, General Studies

Description: THIS POSITION WILL BE HIRED DURING THE FALL 2008 SEMESTER. This position provides leadership and guidance to faculty, staff, and students in the Sciences, Mathematics, Physics, English, Communications, and Social Sciences departments. The Dean position reports to the Provost and is responsible for strategic planning, financial and administrative management, leadership in program planning, development, and implementation and advancement of practices that ensure student success. The Dean maintains college and programmatic accreditations and further develops TAGS, the transfer module, and fosters articulation agreements resulting in baccalaureate degrees with other institutions of higher learning. The Dean is involved with community outreach at all levels and figures prominently in the College’s Mission of catalyzing regional economic growth.

Requirements: The qualified candidate must have an earned doctorate or the commitment to earning same from a regionally accredited institution; a commitment to continuous improvement and AQIP; instructional experience at the higher education level; experience recruiting and managing full- and part-time faculty; working knowledge of curriculum development, experience with learning assessment; demonstrated management experience in budgeting, strategic and operational planning in a post-secondary, shared governance environment; experience with E-Learning as an institutional strategy for a teaching/learning modality; ability to research, direct and implement emerging technologies; and a commitment to diversity.

Stark State College is committed to student access and success. Applicants must have the same commitment and value to our mission and vision for the future.

Send cover letter, resume, college transcripts, and three letters of professional reference to:

Stark State College of Technology
Human Resources – 2008-26
6200 Frank Avenue N.W.
North Canton, OH 44720
Email to: hr@starkstate.edu

Review of candidates will begin immediately and continue through the summer.
Resumes will be accepted until the position is filled.

Stark State College is an Equal Opportunity Employer