POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

Position: DEAN OF SCIENCES & HEALTH

Responsibilities:

· Provides leadership in the teaching program of the college, including the maintenance of high quality teaching and student advisement activities, professional development activities, and the integration of the curricula within the college.

· Provides leadership and coordination for professional creative activities within the college in cooperation with the Vice President of Academic Services.

· Represents the college faculty in administrative matters.

· Prepares budget requests for the college and, in cooperation with the institutional administration, allocates the available among the various departments.

· Recommends faculty hiring, duties, advancement in rank, and award of tenure.

· Recommends, in consultation with department faculties, the appointment, retention, or termination of department chairs.

· Arranges for adequate and suitable faculty office, laboratory, and classroom space.

· Advises and counsels department chairs on all matters pertaining to their responsibilities.

· Explores and develops interdisciplinary programs with other deans or administrators and recommends such programs to the administration.

· Coordinates with the vice president of student services regarding student activities in their academic units. Coordinates with the vice president of college services regarding business and physical facilities programs in their academic units.

· Represents the institution on state, regional, and national assignment where appropriate.

Qualifications:

· Terminal degree in a discipline of the division is required.

· A minimum of two to five years of progressively more responsible experience as an academic administrator is preferred.

· Successful leadership in accreditation and program development.

· Classroom teaching experience in higher education is required.

· Highly developed communication and planning skills required.

· Skills in initiating, directing, managing, and performing activities that fully impact a department, the division, the school, and the college.

· Effective organizational skills and the ability to provide leadership for faculty and staff in new program development and activities.

· Understanding of instructional technology and its impact on curricula.

· Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing with students, faculty, staff and administrators.

Terms of Contract: Executive position, full-time (12 months). Salary is nationally competitive. Excellent benefit package included.

Application Procedures: Application review begins March 25, 2008, open until filled. Submit a College application, resume, and three letters of recommendation to: Office of Human Resources, Dixie State College, 225 South 700 East, St. George, UT 84770. For more information please call (435) 652-7520 or fax: (435) 656-4001.

Location. St. George, home of Dixie State College, is located in southwestern Utah 300 miles south of Salt Lake City and 110 miles northeast of Las Vegas. The area is noted for its mild year-round climate and enjoys clean air, palm trees and stunning red rock vistas. With a population of nearly 70,000 (and over 100,000 in Washington County), St. George is currently the fastest growing city in the state of Utah. The region is a tourist mecca with a close proximity to such scenic wonders as Zion, Bryce, and Grand Canyon National Parks, Cedar Breaks National Monument, and Lakes Mead and Powell.

Dixie State College is a state-supported institution with two interdependent tiers. Dixie State College offers associate degrees and certificate programs and also offers baccalaureate degrees in high demand areas and in core or foundational areas consistent with four-year colleges; the enrollment is over 7,000 students.

Dixie State College's mission is to help students achieve their academic, career, and life goals, including goals related to basic skills, core content knowledge and knowledge that broadens and enriches students' lives. With a lower-division, open-door admission policy, the College welcomes students, young and old, who represent diverse educational, ethnic, national, and economic backgrounds. The college is fully accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges at both the baccalaureate and the associate levels.