Chief Academic Officer

Title: Chief Academic Officer

Salary Range: $$107,172-$139,308

Contract Term Length: 12 Months

Standard Hours: 37.5

Work Location: Limited Hybrid

FLSA Status: Exempt

College: Big Sandy Community & Technical College

Campus Location: BSCTC - Prestonsburg Campus

Department: Academics

Total Rewards

Big Sandy Community & Technical College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity, including:

• Exceptional health care, vision, and dental coverage for you and your family
• Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents
• 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match
• Vacation/Sick Time
• Work-Life Balance
• 9.5 Paid Holidays
• 2 Weeks Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
• Employee Assistance Program

Job Summary

The chief academic officer reports to the president and is responsible for the overall operation of the academic unit of the college. Working collaboratively with colleagues, the chief academic officer provides leadership in the planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of the instructional units of the college. The chief academic officer is a key collaborator in the college’s strategic planning efforts.

Job Duties:

Leadership:
• To provide leadership to the academic unit consistent with the mission of the college.
• To promote academic integrity and create an effective teaching and learning environment.
• To provide leadership in concert with college academic officers and the KCTCS Chancellor to enhance academic initiatives.
• To participate in professional organizations and professional development opportunities.
Communication:
• To maintain effective communication in the academic arena among all units of the local college, Kentucky Community and Technical College System, other educational institutions, and the community at large.
• To maintain open communication channels with the leaders in the academic unit (e.g., convene regular meetings with deans and other academic personnel).
Faculty:
• To be responsible, with the faculty and deans, for the recruitment and retention of full-time, part-time, and volunteer faculty, as well as staff personnel supporting the instructional unit.
• To promote the professional development of faculty.
• To be responsible with the president/ceo and deans for the development of the faculty performance review forms.
• To work with the president/ceo, deans, and academic leadership to facilitate the faculty promotion and tenure process.

Students:
• To facilitate effective academic processes and procedures that foster student success.

Instructional Programs:
• To be responsible for the development, implementation, and evaluation of academic programs.
• To be responsible, with the deans, for the preparation and evaluation of the schedule of classes.
• To facilitate and participate in the evaluation processes related to academic affairs program and personnel.
• To ensure that institutional effectiveness efforts are implemented throughout the academic affairs unit.
• To identify computer and information technology needed to enhance the academic affairs unit.
• To provide leadership for academic support and academic services

Budget:
• To formulate and implement an annual budget related to the goals and operational needs of the academic affairs unit.
• To provide leadership in the development of grant proposals.

Administrative:
• To provide leadership in strategic academic planning and to prepare institutional reports as requested by internal and external sources.
• To ensure compliance with Kentucky Community and Technical College System and local college policies and procedures.
• To provide leadership in accountability and institutional effectiveness.
• To assume other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the president/ceo.

Minimum Qualifications:

Qualifications:
• Commitment to the mission of the comprehensive community and technical college.
• Earned doctoral degree from an accredited institution.
• Record of successful experience as an instructor and administrator.
• Experience which demonstrates knowledge and ability to provide visionary leadership.
• Experience or background in curriculum revision and program development.
• Personal and professional integrity.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with others.
• Commitment to team leadership and ability to work effectively as a member of the leadership team.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

 

Preferred Qualifications:

Additional Skills Requested:

Employee Rights - Employee Polygraph Protection Act

Equal Opportunity Employer - The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is an equal educational and employment opportunity institution.