Dean of Arts and Social Sciences

Salary: $123,000.00 - $128,000.00 Annually
Location : Main Campus (Liberty Heights)
Job Type: Full-Time Staff
Job Number: 202500027
Department: Academic Affairs
Opening Date: 01/24/2025
FLSA: Exempt
Bargaining Unit: N/A

About Baltimore City Community College
Founded in 1947, Baltimore City Community College (BCCC) is comprehensive, urban institution accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The College's campus is located in West Baltimore and courses are offered throughout the City. With its broad range of degree, certificate, and continuing education programs, affordable tuition, and extensive outreach, BCCC offers educational opportunities to the citizens of Baltimore City and throughout the state of Maryland. BCCC serves over 7,500* students annually, providing credits that transfer to four-year colleges and universities as well as workforce training leading directly to job placement. The College is proud of the fact that over 50 nations are represented within the student body.

* Based on the annual unduplicated credit and non-credit headcount for FY 2023.
Description/Job Summary
The Dean of the School of Arts and Social Sciences reports to the Vice President of Academic Affairs at Baltimore City Community College. The Dean will be responsible for the realignment and growth of the current School of Arts and Social Sciences. As part of the realignment the Dean will work collaboratively to create pathways between external partners and the academy. The Dean is responsible for leadership, curriculum, assessment, program development, scheduling, personnel management, and financial accountability for the academic areas within the Division.

The Dean will provide leadership and will develop in collaboration with Associate Deans and program administrators the day, evening, weekend, inter-session, and summer programs with a student's first focus. Within the Division he/she will have oversight and work collaboratively on program development, program review, instructional design, and course and program assessment. The Dean works with the VPAA, other administrators, faculty, and staff to deliver integrated instructional programs to promote student success in accordance with the mission, vision, and goals of the College. The Dean will promote shared governance and the integration between Academic and Student affairs as it relates to advising, the Pre 100 course (Orientation) and student enrollment functions. The Dean fosters, develops and maintains strong relationships with local high schools, four- year institutions and public and community agencies.
Responsibilities/Duties

• Oversee the coordination of personnel, schedules, resources, and data to meet the needs of the division and enhance the educational effectiveness of programs and services,
• Recommend instructional and general policies, conduct meetings to facilitate planning, data analysis and collegial decision-making.
• Maintain current knowledge of new trends and innovations in community colleges and higher education.
• Provide leadership for accreditation and program review, including the assessment of student learning outcomes.
• Promote excellence in teaching and innovation in curriculum development.
• Facilitate partnership with high schools to expand the dual enrollment program.
• Develop guided pathways between workforce and the academy.

• Work with faculty to plan for curriculum expansion, modifications, and deletions; and set priorities for resource needs.
• Facilitate academic partnerships among program faculty and four-year transfer institutions.
• Ensure compliance with accreditation and regulatory requirements.
• Work with faculty to identify grant resources to support program development and special projects.
• Collaborate with the Associate Deans to manage full-time and part-time faculty evaluations.
• Supervise and evaluate the performance of assigned professional and support staff.
• Collaborate with the Associate Deans to recruit adjunct faculty and review credentials.
• Provide oversight into the course schedule and the assignment of faculty to courses; and monitor workloads.
• Collaborate with the Associate Deans and Student Affairs to manage content for the college catalog.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Education:

• Doctorate or terminal degree in a related discipline (Arts and Social Sciences).

Experience:

• 5 years of experience in academic administration including roles such as Dean, Associate Dean, or Department Chair.
• Minimum of 5 years of college-level teaching experience in a related discipline in a college or university setting.
• An earned faculty rank at the Assistant Professor level or above.
• Experience in planning and coordinating for the improvement of curriculum and instruction.
• Working knowledge and implementation of assessment activities at the course and program levels.
• Experience in course and program review.
• Demonstrated effectiveness in developing and fostering transfer opportunities and relationships with 4-year colleges and universities.
• Demonstrated effectiveness in ensuring implementation of student learning outcomes and assessment of student learning.

Preferred Qualifications

• At least 7 years of experience in academic administration including roles such as Dean, Associate Dean, or Department Chair.
• Experience monitoring or overseeing funds provided through grants and contracts with external agencies.
• Experience in developing public and/or private partnerships and securing external funding.
• Experience collaborating with high schools to develop dual enrollment programs.

BCCC is the only community college in Baltimore City, one of 16 community colleges in Maryland, and both a higher education institution and a State of Maryland agency.

As a state agency, the College is able to offer full-time, permanent PIN employees a host of benefits including a competitive salary and tuition remission. New College PIN employees will be invited to discuss benefit options with a personnel officers.

Benefits extended to all full-time PIN employees are as follows.

(Click on medical and retirement plans for more detailed information)

• : (PPO, EPO, and/or HMO medical plans), vision and dental plans (PPO or DHMO)
  
• : include the State Employees' Pension, Teachers Pension Systems, Optional Retirement Programs (ORP) and the Law Enforcement Officer Pension System.
  
• Supplemental Retirement Plans - 401(k), 403(b) and 457
  
• Leave: 22 days of Annual Leave, 15 days of Sick Leave, 3 Personal Leave days, Leave Bank membership opportunities, 9 Holidays and a Winter Holiday break (5 days) observed between the Christmas and New Year's Day holidays
  
• Tuition Remission to institutions within the University System of Maryland (USM)
  
• Professional Development opportunities

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