Dean Engaged Learning

Tulsa Community College; Tulsa (OK); On-site; USD 110,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Tulsa Community College seeks an academic leader to guide Engaged Learning, faculty development, and teaching innovation. You will expand faculty capacity, improve learning outcomes, and scale instructional excellence across the college.

The role leads design and implementation of faculty development for full-time, adjunct, and chair-level staff, manages division budgets, and collaborates with stakeholders to secure grants and partnerships that advance student success.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of full-time teaching in higher education.
• Minimum 3 years in higher education leadership and faculty development.
• Demonstrated budget planning and allocation experience.
• Experience with faculty development frameworks such as QM or ACUE.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, promotion, implementation, facilitation, and assessment of faculty development programming.
• Oversee onboarding and ongoing development for full-time and adjunct faculty and Chairs/Program Directors.
• Prepare and administer the division budget in collaboration with staff and stakeholders.
• Coordinate and chair Engaged Learning advisory group and division meetings.
• Participate in governance via Academic Affairs Council and other committees.
• Build partnerships with diverse constituents for program development and assessment.
• Seek, develop, and manage external grant funds to advance the division's mission.

Skills

Faculty development leadership

Teaching experience

Budget management

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Master's degree in Curriculum and Instruction

Doctoral degree

Job description

The Dean of Engaged Learning serves as the college's academic leader for faculty development, high impact practices, experiential and community-engaged learning, and teaching innovation. This role provides strategic, administrative, and academic leadership to expand faculty capacity, improve learning outcomes, and scale institution-wide instructional excellence.

Lead the design, promotion, implementation, facilitation, and assessment of faculty development programming for new and continuing full-time and adjunct faculty; professional development orientation and ongoing development for Faculty Department Chairs and Program Directors; and adjunct faculty onboarding/orientation.

Prepare and administer the division budget in collaboration with division staff, and with input from stakeholders to determine funding needs and priorities; oversee the management of the division's funds to support relevant and successful projects.

Coordinate and chair regular staff meetings, division meetings, and Engaged Learning Advisory group meetings.

Participate in the governance and committee work of the college by serving on the Academic Affairs Council and by serving as a member or chair of other councils, committees, or task forces as necessary to advance learning and to contribute to the principle of shared governance.

Build partnerships and collaborate with a wide range of diverse constituents for program development, facilitation, and assessment purposes.

Seek, develop, and manage external grant funds that promote the division's mission and goals.

Master's degree Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Psychology, Educational Technology, Higher Education Studies, Instructional Design, in academic discipline with significant faculty-development leadership experience, or a related field.

3 years full-time teaching experience in higher education.

3 years experience in higher education leadership and faculty development roles.

Doctoral degree (Ph.D., J.D., Ed.D.) Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Psychology, Educational Technology, Higher Education Studies, Instructional Design, in academic discipline with significant faculty-development leadership experience, or a related field.

Experience with Quality Matters, ACUE, online learning quality standards, or other evidence-based faculty-development frameworks.