<p>Reporting to the Vice President for Academic Affairs ( VPAA ), the academic dean is responsible for leading faculty and sustaining a student-centered academic culture that promotes collaboration, innovation, excellence, and integrity in teaching, and sustaining a collegial, respectful, and high-performing work environment for all employees.</p> <p>This position works in concert with VPAA to recommend faculty appointment, professional development, academic student support (i.e. library, learning centers), and evaluation in adherence to college policy and procedures.</p> <p>The academic dean provides leadership to personnel and management of procedures and processes in assigned areas. The academic dean will coordinate activities and work to resolve faculty and student issues and will collaborate with personnel from across the college and community in support of the College's mission.</p> <p>The Dean of Communications provides administrative oversight to the Communications discipline areas, and any directly related support services/programs.</p> <p>Responsible for promoting and sustaining a collegial, respectful, and high-performing work environment and demonstrating LSSC's values of caring, communicating, collaborating, and celebrating.</p> <ul> <li>Supervise on average fifteen full-time employees and up to twenty-five adjunct faculty or other part-time staff serving approximately one-thousand students within the discipline areas of oversight. </li><li>Ensure fiscal responsibility in the development and management of the schedule of classes and resource management in assigned budgets; monitor spending and approve expenditures according to established policies and procedures. </li><li>Collaborate with secondary school partners to coordinate course offerings and other partnership initiatives. </li><li>Collaborate with College partners in support of initiatives such as articulation agreements. </li><li>Direct and manage course schedules and teaching assignments following the College's policies and procedures. </li><li>Support faculty excellence in instruction to ensure student success. </li><li>Collaborate with instructional leaders throughout the College on initiatives and operations. </li><li>Track and analyze student performance, enrollments, and learning outcomes to make informed decisions regarding the status of academic programs and resource management (e.g., personnel and classroom resources) </li><li>Collaborate and plan with other School/Division deans as well as areas across the College to support student enrollment and retention. </li><li>Lead and coordinate assignment division faculty and staff participation in mandatory departmental activities (e.g., program reviews, curricular refinement and development, and assessment activities, program accreditation), complete and manage analyses of division programs and staffing needs. </li><li>Work collaboratively with faculty to ensure academic quality while focusing on student retention and completion. </li><li>Collaborate with faculty and community partners on program development, curriculum development, and articulation agreements. </li><li>Collaborate with faculty and other administrators in the development of an efficient class schedule that meets student needs. </li><li>Ensure that student learning outcomes assessment plans are being followed with a focus on continuous improvement. </li><li>Responsible for meaningful program and service review of assigned areas focusing on continuous improvement. </li><li>Work with leaders of assigned areas on annual budget construction and management. </li><li>Supervise recruitment and evaluation of all personnel in assigned areas. Supervise assigned staff. </li><li>Collaborate on faculty and staff development initiatives. </li><li>Leads strategic projects. </li><li>Serve on College committees as assigned. </li><li>Other duties as assigned. </li><li>Master's degree in a discipline within the Communications area. Doctoral degree preferred.  </li><li>Bi-lingual a plus </li><li>Minimum Five (5) years of experience in a college environment that includes a minimum of four (4) years of college-level teaching experience. Experience with the Florida College System and SACSCOC or other regional accreditation agency policies and procedures preferred. </li></ul> <p>Educational Credentials (Foreign Degrees)</p> <p>Applicants with foreign transcripts earned outside the United States must submit an evaluation from a credentialing evaluation service recognized by a U.S.-based accrediting body (such as NACES or AICE) to verify that the education/degree meets the minimum requirements for the position. Official transcripts, along with certified English translations if applicable, must be provided within 30 days of hire as a condition of employment.</p>