Title: FT Admin – Director of English
Posting Closes at 11:55 PM on: 10/18/2024
Hours Per Week: 40 Hours
Compensation Type: Annual Salary
New Hire Starting Pay: $76,212 – $84,498
Employee Classification: FT Admin-Union
Job Summary:
Report to the Dean of Arts and Sciences. The Director provides administrative leadership, direct supervision, and advocacy for a subset of programs in the English, Humanities, and Social Science Department, including English and Student Development programs and courses and the college’s Writing Center. Primary responsibilities include: establishing positive, collaborative and creative environments for teaching and learning in support of a diverse student, faculty and staff population; recruiting, hiring, supervising, mentoring, and evaluating faculty and staff; guiding the use of Department resources and budget to assure program and student outcomes are achieved; working cooperatively with faculty to identify and implement learning tools and technologies that enhance program content and delivery; steering initiatives relating to course, curriculum and program assessment in a broader context of continuous quality improvement; determining with program faculty and Division leadership the schedule and staffing of course offerings; providing problem solving and conflict resolution in addressing both faculty and student concerns; and, representing both the Department and the Division on college-wide teams as well as in the greater community. The Director position is an administrative role that combines leadership, stewardship and management skills to ensure the Department operates efficiently and effectively. The Director must be able to make decisions based on what is best for the college as a whole and to work collaboratively with others to resolve issues, understanding that student learning needs and student success are important priorities.
Regular on campus presence is expected for all LCC employment. Any flexible work schedules and/or hybrid work schedules approved by the College are subject to change based on the needs of the LCC community.
https://jobs.lcc.edu/en/job/493308/ft-admin-director-of-english
Martine Courant Rife, PhD, JD
Professor of Writing
English Department
204.24 Arts & Sciences Building
Lansing, MI, USA 48933
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