Position Title: Dean of Instruction - close October 25, 2024 at 5:00pm

Department: Academic Affairs

Reports Directly to: Vice President of Academic Affairs

Status: Exempt; Full-time

Salary: $65,000 -Annual

Summary of Duties:

• Coordinate with the directors, department chairs and faculty to develop and support processes that promote academic innovation and improved service to all students, campus-based, online and dual credit.
• Analyze and evaluate instructional areas and foster a culture of continuous improvement to ensure curriculum and instructional integrity.
• Work with department chairs and faculty to support culturally responsive instructional strategies and indigenized pedagogy with a focus on American Indian and Alaskan Native content.
• Onboarding of new staff, orientation of academic affairs policies, compliance forms, paperwork, mentorship and support, and follow-ups.
• Collaborate with department chairs to ensure faculty work schedules comply with policy.
• Mentor faculty in effective academic advising strategies, including ensuring the implementation of the Thunder Alert System.
• Serve as ex-officio member of the Curriculum Committee and Assessment of Student Learning Committee.
• Serve on the Retention Management Team to monitor the Early Alert System, provide feedback to faculty and advisors, and revise and provide guidance as an administrator in the retention module.
• Ensure assessment of student learning activities are completed by faculty in a timely manner and according to the recommendations of the Assessment of Student Learning Committee.
• Collaborate with the Vice President of Academic Affairs on staff professional development opportunities for faculty and staff.
• Employ appropriate techniques and strategies to resolve disputes and to enhance communication and cooperation among the personnel in the assigned departments.
• Evaluate the performance of assigned department chairs, faculty, adjuncts and other personnel in conformance with appropriate policies and procedures.
• Collaborate on preparation of fall, spring and summer course schedules and faculty assignments for all areas.
• Maintain membership on the Institutional Effectiveness Committee.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities: Assigned department chairs • Administrative Assistant • CTE and WIOA Coordinator

Working Conditions:

• General office conditions
• Normal working hours are from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday
• One-hour lunch break
• Position requires occasional travel that includes weekends.

Physical Demands: 

• Move about inside an office and classroom.
• Operate a computer and other office/classroom equipment.
• Occasionally move, transport, or position up to 20 pounds.
• May need to ascend/descend stairs.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction, educational psychology, or secondary education from an accredited institution required.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in administration at a tribal school or college/university required.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Distance learning methodologies and management.
• Teaching and learning strategies.
• Adult learning methodologies as well as evaluation of instructional quality and outcomes.
• Effectively communicate both orally and in writing.
• Handle sensitive and complex employee/employer issues consistently and professionally.
• Coordinate and facilitate meetings.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships.

Required Documents:

• UTTC Application
• Cover Letter
• Resume
• Unofficial Copies of College Transcripts
• Valid Driver’s License (must submit a copy)

Opening Date: August 8, 2024

Closing Date: October 25, 2024 10:00 pm

Additional Information: 

United Tribes Technical College (UTTC) does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religious preference, age, handicap, marital status, political preference, or membership or non-membership in an employee organization, except as allowed by the Indian preference provision of the civil rights act of 1964, as amended.

A conviction record will not necessarily be a bar from employment. This information will only be used for job-related purposes and only to the extent permitted by applicable law. Federal laws require that employers hire only individuals who are authorized to be lawfully employed in the United States. In compliance with such laws, UTTC will verify the status of every individual offered employment with UTTC. UTTC will not sponsor work-related visas.

Applicants are responsible for providing proof of enrollment in a federally recognized tribe if Indian preference is claimed. Applicants are responsible for providing a copy of his/her United States Government Form DD214 or his/her honorable discharge certificate from any branch of the military service if veteran’s preference is claimed. Failure to provide proof will result in loss of Indian or veteran preference in employment.

Application and required documents can be completed and submitted online at https://uttc.edu/careers/, via email to jckillsplenty@uttc.edu, or mail to Human Resources Department, United Tribes Technical College, 3315 University Drive, Bismarck, ND 58504. Applications and Required Documents received after the closing date and time of a job posting will NOT be considered.

Upon selection, the applicant is responsible for obtaining and completing a Transcript Request Form from the last institution attended. The applicant will submit the completed form to the Human Resources Department. The Human Resources Department will cover any fees required to obtain official transcripts.