Dean of Business, Science, Technology & Math

JOB SUMMARY

Provide leadership in creating a culture of collaboration within the Business, Science, Technology, and Math Division while guiding the growth and expansion of curricular offerings. Support and collaborate with the Division’s chairs, faculty, and staff in a multi‑campus environment.

* The Business, Science, Technology, Math division is comprised of the following departments:
Biology, Business and Professional Studies, Chemistry, Computer Science and Cybersecurity, Math, and Physics and Engineering.

Applications will be reviewed at the beginning of the Fall 2026 semester.

• Cultivate an inclusive and student-centered culture that supports the mission and vision of CCRI.
• Work collaboratively with faculty to support students? academic performance and success.
• Promote excellence in teaching in academic programs.
• Continuously improve academic programs aligned with transfer requirements and job market needs.
• Introduce innovative programs to meet market demand and community needs.
• Coordinate policy, program and degree requirement changes and development among assigned academic departments to ensure mutual understanding of divisional needs and goals.
• Develop collaborative relationships with business, industry, and the education community to facilitate the responsiveness of the workforce education programs to meet their instructional needs and provide communication links to both internal and external constituencies by serving on councils, committees, and task forces.
• Facilitate and direct the submission of business, science, technical education, and math programs curricula revisions to the Office of the Post-Secondary Council and serve as the official contact person for all business, science, technical education, and math programs curriculum-related issues.
• Guide and direct the planning and assessment process that leads to continuous improvement in the business, science, technical education, and math programs that will result in NECHE compliance relative to institutional effectiveness standards.
• Collaborate with faculty to review curricula, learning outcomes, ongoing assessment results, and current research as a basis for improving instructional offerings and outcomes.
• Expand articulation agreements with four‑year institutions.
• Assist students, faculty, business and industry with the formulation of learning contracts leading to the Associate in Applied Science - Technical Studies (ICE-TS) degree.
• Manage the operating and capital budgets for the Academic Affairs Division.
• Work closely with Department Chairpersons on such matters as budget requests and allocation, curriculum planning and support services.
• Work collaboratively in a diverse, inclusive and student-centered environment, and with students of various learning styles, cultures, identities, and life‑experiences.

• Work with department chairs to advance organizational strategic and operational goals.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to department chairs to foster their leadership growth.
• Oversee Department Chairpersons within the division in the performance of tracking and analyzing of program data, specifically student performance, enrollment, retention and completion data for the division.
• Assist with the review of faculty evaluations, requests for promotion, leaves of absence and sabbatical leaves for assigned department.
• Review and approve divisional teaching assignments and schedules to ensure workload compliance with faculty collective bargaining contract.
• Collaborate with divisional department chairs to hire and orient new full- and part‑time faculty.
• Lead regular forums/meetings with department chairs to ensure two‑way communication.
• Coordinate with department chairs, Enrollment Services, and other academic deans to develop, monitor, and manage the master schedule.
• Collaborate with other academic deans in college wide initiatives such as strategic planning, academic master planning, etc.
• Oversee the divisional faculty evaluation process, review faculty evaluations, and evaluate department chairs.
• Implement a formal process of evaluating departments and programs and formulating improvement plans and…