Chair, Arts & Sciences (26:138) INTERNAL POSTING

Northern Lights College; Fort St. John; On-site; CAD 2,700 - 3,600; Full time

Job summary

Northern Lights College seeks an academic leader to serve as Chair of Arts and Sciences. Under the direction of the Dean, the Chair will oversee curriculum, teaching quality, and student advising across campuses.

The role fosters excellence in teaching, scholarship, service, and student advising and coordinates department matters including curriculum, planning, and regulatory oversight. This position requires close collaboration with the NLC Chair team to ensure year-round departmental coverage.

Qualifications

• Must have completed a relevant graduate degree (Master's or PhD).
• Strong leadership and communication capabilities.
• Proven ability to lead teams and collaborate across departments.

Responsibilities

• Provide educational leadership for Arts and Sciences across campuses.
• Lead curriculum planning, assessment, regulatory oversight, student advising.
• Coordinate department coverage and staff deployment, especially during June–August period.

Skills

Educational leadership

Communication

Team-building

Collaboration

Education

Master's or PhD

Job description

Term of App't: Two-year term until approx. August 31, 2028 (75% release time)

Start Date: September 1, 2026

Reporting to: Dean, Academics

Salary:

An annual stipend of $3,127.00, in accordance with BCGEU Faculty Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Description:

Under the direction of the Dean, the successful candidate will be responsible for educational leadership within the Arts and Sciences, and related, programs for all campuses. The Chair will have responsibility for maintaining excellence in the department and for taking appropriate, timely action to foster the highest possible standards of teaching, scholarship, service, and student advising. The Chair also provides focus and direction to ensure the quality of programs, with responsibilities for leading the department in matters of curriculum, planning, assessment, regulatory oversight, student affairs, and adherence to college policy. The Chair coordinates and supports the personal and professional talents of the department members and assists them in functioning as an effective team.

This role requires close collaboration with the NLC Chair team to ensure year-round departmental coverage.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Must be a current regular employee of Northern Lights College
• Completion of a relevant graduate degree (Master's or PhD)
• Minimum of five years of instructional experience at the post-secondary level in relevant programs
• Demonstrable commitment to educational leadership
• Proven excellence in written and verbal communication
• Strong team-building and consultative leadership skills

Preferred:

• Not currently receiving course release for another appointed position
• Willingness to coordinate vacation time to ensure Chair coverage throughout the period of June - August, including academic year start-up (to be determined in collaboration with the successful candidate)

To support employment equity and diversity in the workplace, we encourage all qualified applicants, including Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women, persons of diverse sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (LGBTQ2S+), and others that may contribute to diversity at Northern Lights College.

In the spirit of reconciliation, we are committed to increasing Indigenous Peoples' representation throughout the institution and encourage applicants to self-identify as Indigenous--First Nation, Metis, or Inuit within cover letters.. ...