Dean, Aerospace, Industrial Arts & Applied Technologies

Antelope Valley College; Lancaster (CA); On-site; USD 163,000 - 203,000; Full time

Job summary

Antelope Valley College seeks a Dean for Aerospace, Industrial Arts & Applied Technologies to provide strategic leadership across division programs, workforce initiatives, and college partnerships.

The role emphasizes equity-driven curriculum, program development, accreditation, and collaboration with industry, government, and community partners to meet student and regional workforce needs.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university.
• One year of formal training, internship, or leadership experience related to the administrative assignment.
• Commitment to equity-based leadership and programming to address disproportionate impact gaps.
• Sensitivity to diverse backgrounds and DEI principles in organizing and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for the Aerospace, Industrial Arts & Applied Technologies Division.
• Lead program development and equity-based curriculum planning with faculty and chairs.
• Manage division budget requests, personnel, and resource allocation.
• Foster partnerships with community, industry, and government for program relevance.
• Oversee accreditation, grants, and externally funded initiatives.
• Supervise and evaluate staff; promote staff development.
• Collaborate across multiple instructional sites and stakeholders.

Skills

Plan & organize

Curriculum equity

Diversity & inclusion

Staff supervision

Regulatory interpretation

Budgeting

Grant writing

Partnerships

Education

Master’s degree

Leadership experience

Equity-based leadership

DEI sensitivity

Job description

Antelope Valley College

Dean, Aerospace, Industrial Arts & Applied Technologies

Salary: $162,595.85 - $203,059.94 Annually

Deadline: 11/8/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

DESCRIPTION

Under the direction of the Assistant Superintendent/Vice President of Academic Affairs, the Dean provides strategic leadership and administrative oversight for the Aerospace, Industrial Arts & Applied Technologies Division, including Career Technical Education, workforce, apprenticeship, baccalaureate, and advanced technical programs operating across multiple instructional sites. The Dean is responsible for the development, implementation, supervision, and continuous improvement of instructional programs; personnel and enrollment management; curriculum and program review; budget development and resource allocation; scheduling; specialized facilities, laboratories and instructional equipment; regulatory and accreditation compliance; grants and externally funded initiatives; and industry and community partnerships. The Dean works collaboratively with faculty, department chairs, staff, industry, government, military, educational, and community partners to ensure programs remain responsive to student, workforce, community, and regional economic needs.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES

• Provides leadership for program development. Works directly with faculty and department chairs to plan equity-based curriculum and program additions intentionally designed to eradicate disproportionate impact gaps, modifications, and deletions to maintain relevance of divisional programs to meet and promote student and community needs; sets priorities for resource needs, provides program analysis and multi-year instructional plans, and participates in strategic and long-range instructional planning for the district. (E)
• Demonstrates commitment to fulfill the comprehensive mission of the California community college system as well as Antelope Valley College. (E)
• Promotes the assessment of learning outcomes to eradicate disproportionate impact gaps, promote equitable participation in programs and courses of study, and determine the effectiveness of student learning within the division and throughout the college. (E)
• Stays current regarding national trends and innovations applicable to assigned disciplines, community colleges, and higher education, including alternate modes of assessment, hiring practices, academic freedom, and the role of technology in the classroom, course design, and prerequisites. Promotes the needs of the division to the campus and community. (E)
• Cultivates and sustains a positive culture of care for all levels of division staff and works cooperatively with other campus personnel to integrate and coordinate programs and services across the curriculum. (E)
• Prepares budget requests that emphasize funding of priorities that promote eradication of disproportionate impact gaps as well as equity-driven initiatives with input from department chairs; allocates funds; and prioritizes division financial needs, including new hires, program funding, technology and instructional equipment; and communicate those priorities clearly to the appropriate departments. (E)
• Forges and maintains essential partnerships with community, business, and legislative constituents. Leads in needs assessments for our industry partners and responsive program development. (E)
• Establishes and maintains advisory councils for all Perkins and Strong Workforce Funded programming, including industry partners, local employers and experts, as well as faculty to ensure program and curricular relevance. These advisory councils will meet regularly to contribute to continuous quality improvement of the programs. (E)
• Manages fiscal and contractual elements of workforce and extended learning programs including operations, contract negotiation/approval, and space planning and management. (E)
• Participation and/or leadership in the accreditation process. (E)
• Experience in the promotion of college programs beyond the campus community. (E)
• Effectively supervise and regularly evaluate staff. (E)
• Support staff development and professional growth.
• Serves on campus organizations and committees and effectively participate in meetings. (E)
• Serves as liaison with leaders in the private and public sectors and in educational agencies, including but not limited to State and regional consortia such as South-Central Coast Regional Consortium (SCCRC) and California Adult Education Program (CAEP), to determine needs for new courses and programs; in conjunction with department chairs and faculty, establishes advisory committees, as appropriate. (E)
• Works to effectively resolve conflicts and issues within the division and between divisions in the spirit of collegiality and due process, adhering to collective bargaining agreements as appropriate. (E)
• Anlyzes staff hiring requests to meet short-term and long-term needs and makes recommendations to the Vice President of Academic Affairs; assists in developing equity-informed job descriptions for new positions.
• Maintains an effective working knowledge of computer and related technologies that affect office management including electronic spreadsheets, word processing, data collection, and internet/intranet capabilities.
• Coordinates the program review process within the assigned division. (E)
• Monitors and enforces compliance with local, state and federal regulations.
• Be available for day, evening or weekend assignments, participating in the rotating responsibility of Administrator on Duty.(E)
• Participates actively at multiple educational sites.
• Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Master’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university
• One year of formal training, internship, or leadership experience reasonably related to the administrative assignment (Title 5, section 53420. Minimum Qualifications for Educational Administrators).
• Commitment to equity-based leadership and programming that grows access and support to address disproportionate impact gaps.
• Sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, differing abilities, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, passion for the pursuit of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility principles and how that positively impacts the organization, and how positive leadership successfully promotes achievement of all students’ educational goals.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:

• Three (3) or more years of progressively responsible leadership experience in higher education, Career Technical Education, workforce development, military, government, aerospace, advanced manufacturing, skilled trades, industry, or a related technical environment.
• Demonstrated leadership experience managing complex organizations, programs, projects, or operations, including responsibility for personnel, substantial budgets, resources, and competing organizational priorities.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, and serving diverse populations, including experience working with justice-involved populations.
• Experience using data, labor-market information, operational metrics, or other evidence to support strategic planning and organizational decision-making.
• Experience with grants, contracts, externally funded programs, workforce initiatives, apprenticeship, or other large-scale program development and implementation.
• Demonstrated experience developing collaborative partnerships among education, industry, military, government, labor, workforce, and/or community organizations.
• Experience using data, labor-market information, operational metrics, or other evidence to support strategic planning and organizational decision-making.
• Knowledge of California Community Colleges, Career Technical Education, accreditation, participatory governance, curriculum, or related higher-education practices.

KNOWLEDGE OF:

• Equity-based principles and leadership in higher education
• Higher education in community colleges, including the mission of the California Community Colleges.
• Participatory governance within the California Community College System.
• Local, state, and federal laws governing programs and services.
• Pedagogy, Andragogy, and current instructional successful practices in all modalities.
• Disciplines within the assigned division(s).
• Applicable laws, codes, regulations, policies, procedures, standards, and requirements pertaining to assigned division.
• Collective bargaining agreements and varied evaluation procedures for staff and faculty.
• Oral and written communication skills.
• Equity-informed, culturally informed Curriculum development.
• Budget preparation and management that sustains the mission of the college and student success.
• Principles and practices of administration, supervision, and training.
• Interpersonal skills using compassion, patience, and courtesy.
• District organization, operations, policies, and goals.
• Institutional Learning Outcomes, Program Learning Outcomes, and Student Learning Outcomes.
• Effective collaboration, communication, and consensus-building techniques.
• Computer and related technologies for instruction.

ABILITY TO:

• Plan, organize, develop, and evaluate the programs, activities, and curriculum of college instructional programs.
• Equitably develop and modify curriculum, policies and procedures to meet student, staff, and community needs.
• Work effectively with students, faculty, and staff from diverse backgrounds to promote equitable access to all programs and certificates.
• Effectively train, supervise, and evaluate personnel.
• Interpret, apply, and explain rules, regulations, requirements, and restrictions.
• Approach challenges as opportunities and in an objective, analytical manner work to create equitable solutions that meet multiple ends.
• Plan, organize work, and meet schedules and deadlines.
• Evaluate and support faculty and staff recommendations for program improvements and new programs.
• Identify resources and develop grant or special project applications
• Develop and control budgets.
• Effectively communicate orally, electronically, and in writing across various and diverse audiences and constituent groups.
• Interpret, apply, and explain laws, codes, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others.
• Operate a computer and assigned office equipment.
• Analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action.
• Meet schedules and timelines.
• Work independently with little direction.
• Direct the maintenance of a variety of reports, records, and files related to assigned activities.
• Demonstrate sensitivity to, and respect for, a diverse population.
• Develop and control budgets.
• Be available for day, evening, or weekend assignments.
• Effectively and innovatively use data to inform decision-making.
• Identify resources and complete grant writing and/or program development.
• Prepare and administer large and complex budgets; allocate limited resources in a cost-effective manner.
• Travel to multiple educational sites to fulfill duties.
• Promote and develop partnerships with educational and community organizations.
• Work as liaison for communications between administrators, students, and the community at large.
• Demonstrate understanding of Student Learning Outcomes and ACCJC Accreditation Standards for higher education
• Commit to effectively leading a culture of successful participatory governance, consensus building, and a team approach to management, supporting academic freedom and academic achievement.

OTHER INFORMATION

WORK DIRECTION, LEAD AND SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Supervises work of a diverse team of faculty, staff, student workers, and others as required by duties assigned.

CONTACTS:

Administrators, staff, students, vendors, government agencies, public and community members and co-workers.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT:

Typical office environment potentially on multiple sites. Frequent interruptions. The employee must travel to locations other than the assigned work site and may be required to work evenings and weekends. Typical 40-hour work week minimum, with occasional night and weekend work.