Department Chair, Industrial and Engineering Technology

Job title: Department Chair, Industrial and Engineering Technology

About the Role The Department Chair for Industrial and Engineering Technology (IET) oversees full-time and adjunct faculty, departmental staff, and student assistants, and manages day-to-day operations for the IET Department. This exempt role supports the College's mission and contributes to long-term planning with a focus on student success outcomes (retention, graduation, transfer, and job placement) while ensuring program goals are achieved. The position reports to the Dean of Technology.

What You'll Do

• Support the College President, Shared Vision, TSUS goals, and THECB plans
• Understand and use data to expand day, evening, weekend, and online course offerings, including dual credit offerings
• Provide and improve two-way communication between faculty and administration
• Develop program recruitment strategies for each program as well as individual faculty
• Analyze recruitment strategy results and provide a monthly report to leadership
• Schedule faculty training at the Teaching and Learning Center (TLC), and other available resources, for professional development
• Manage departmental budgets, limit institutional risks, and assist in security awareness
• Create an environment of inclusion for adjuncts, provide mentorship for all staff/faculty (including dual credit instructors), encourage innovation, and uphold accountability
• Oversee day-to-day administrative activities and operational functions: payroll and HR related paperwork, leave submissions, time sheets, purchasing, textbook orders, etc.
• Responsible for recruiting adjunct faculty
• Personnel management tasks, including monitoring work assignments, classroom observations and evaluations, delivering contracts, proposing new position requests, making termination recommendations (when needed), maintaining an adjunct candidate pool, and regulating faculty office hours
• Resolve conflicts including student-to-student, student-to-faculty, faculty-to-student, and faculty-to-faculty
• Participate in conferences/seminars and evening college functions, galas, advisory committees, and civic events, including travel, as needed
• Other related duties and responsibilities, as assigned

What We're Looking For

• Minimum Qualifications: MS/MA/MBA degree
• At least 3-5 years teaching experience in higher education
• Appropriate state or agency licensure or certificate
• Preferred Qualifications: A doctoral degree from a regionally accredited university
• Working experience at a two-year college
• Five years of experience in a leadership role
• Advanced skills in Banner, Argos, Microsoft Office applications

Nice to Have

• Doctoral degree (regionally accredited)
• Five years of leadership experience
• Experience with Banner, Argos, and Microsoft Office applications