Department Chair, Industrial and Engineering Technology

Lamar Institute of Technology; Beaumont (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Lamar Institute of Technology is seeking a Department Chair for Industrial and Engineering Technology. The role involves overseeing faculty and staff, managing departmental operations, and ensuring student success outcomes. The ideal candidate will have a master's degree and 3-5 years of experience in higher education.

The Department Chair will support the college's mission and contribute to long-term planning while fostering an inclusive environment for faculty and students.

This exempt position reports directly to the Dean of Technology.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years teaching experience in higher education.
• Appropriate state or agency licensure or certificate.

Responsibilities

• Oversee full-time and adjunct faculty, and departmental staff.
• Manage departmental operations and budgets.
• Develop program recruitment strategies.

Skills

Leadership experience

Advanced skills in Banner

Advanced skills in Argos

Microsoft Office applications

Education

MS/MA/MBA degree

Doctoral degree from a regionally accredited university

Job description

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Lamar Institute of Technology is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including and as it pertains to pregnancy and wages), national origin, disability, age, genetic information, protected veteran status, and/or retaliation.

Job Summary

The Department Chair for Industrial and Engineering Technology’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to, directly overseeing full-time faculty, adjunct faculty (including those employed by dual credit partners), departmental staff, and student assistants; and managing the day-to-day departmental operations for the IET Department. This individual is essential to supporting the College’s mission and contributes to long-term institutional planning while focusing on student success outcomes (e.g., retention, graduation rates, transfer, and/or job placement) while ensuring institutional and program goals are achieved. This is an exempt position, and reports directly to the Dean of Technology.

Duties/Responsibilities

• 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, timesheets, purchasing, textbook orders, etc.
• Responsible for recruiting adjunct faculty
• Responsible for personnel management tasks, including but not limited to: monitoring work assignments, performing 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, but not limited to, 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

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

Physical Requirements

This position requires the ability to: remain in a stationary position for most of the time; occasionally move about inside an office to access documents, office equipment, etc.; constantly operate a computer or other office equipment, such as a printer or copy machine. The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Legal and Compliance Information

• Lamar Institute of Technology is an E-Verify Employer.
• This position is security-sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of the Texas Education Code §51.215, which authorizes the employer to obtain criminal history record information. Click here for the Security Sensitive Release Form.