Department Chair, Industrial and Engineering Technology

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.

The Department Chair for Industrial and Engineering Technology’s (IET) 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 supports the College’s mission, contributes to long‑term institutional planning, and focuses 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, reports directly to the Dean of Technology.

• 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.
• Recruit adjunct faculty.
• Perform personnel management tasks: monitor work assignments, conduct classroom observations and evaluations, deliver contracts, propose new position requests, make termination recommendations (when needed), maintain an adjunct candidate pool, and regulate faculty office hours.
• Resolve conflicts: 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.
• Perform other related duties and responsibilities as assigned.

• MS/MA/MBA degree.
• At least 3–5 years teaching experience in higher education.
• Appropriate state or agency licensure or certificate.

• 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, and Microsoft Office applications.

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 and office equipment, and 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.

• 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.  for the Security Sensitive Release Form.