Dean, Health & Natural Sciences

Motlow; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Southwest Tennessee Community College seeks a Dean of Allied Health and Natural Sciences to provide strategic, academic, and operational leadership for a multi-disciplinary division. The role oversees allied health, nursing, biological and physical sciences, and related STEM programs, ensuring program quality, accreditation compliance, and student success.

The Dean will manage budgets, personnel, facilities, and operations while fostering innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement,

Qualifications

• Master’s in a health sciences or natural sciences discipline.
• Minimum of three (3) years of academic leadership experience (chair, program director, associate dean, or similar).
• Minimum five (5) years full-time teaching experience.
• Strong organizational, communication, and administrative skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with an ever-growing college population of faculty, staff, students, and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for health and natural sciences programs, aligning divisional goals with institutional mission and workforce needs.
• Oversee curriculum development, program review, and assessment to ensure academic rigor and accreditation alignment.
• Manage divisional budgets, personnel, facilities, and operations while fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
• Lead enrollment management and partnerships with external hospitals, clinics, laboratories, and industry partners to support student success.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Administrative skills

Collaboration

Education

Master’s in health sciences or natural sciences

Job description

Southwest Tennessee Community College seeks a Dean of Allied Health and Natural Sciences to provide strategic, academic, and operational leadership for a multi-disciplinary division. The role oversees allied health, nursing, biological and physical sciences, and related STEM programs, ensuring program quality, accreditation compliance, and student success.

The Dean will manage budgets, personnel, facilities, and operations while fostering innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement,