Academic Chair Position in Technology

1 month ago


Saskatchewan, Canada Saskatchewan Polytechnic Full time
Job Summary

The Academic Chair position in the Faculty of Technology at Saskatchewan Polytechnic is a key leadership role that requires a strong academic background, excellent leadership skills, and the ability to manage multiple programs and stakeholders. The successful candidate will be responsible for promoting teaching excellence, managing academic activity, and ensuring the quality of academic offerings.

Key Responsibilities
  1. Academic Leadership
    • Promote and ensure teaching excellence to provide a successful learning experience for students.
    • Provide academic leadership to the programs through curriculum development and accreditation cycles with a focus on excellence in service, safety, and program delivery.
    • Manage academic activity for the program areas including curriculum development and delivery, instructional methods, and academic standards, ensuring commonality of program standards and outcomes.
    • Ensure the quality of academic offerings by monitoring and implementing sound academic policies and procedures.
  2. Resource Allocation
    • Manage resource allocation for assigned programs.
    • Contribute to preliminary aspects of the budget development process, including identification of initial operating and capital requirements, as well as ongoing approval of expenditures in accordance with defined management authorities.
    • Monitor the financial performance and recommend budget adjustments for applicable program areas.
  3. People Management
    • Manage human resources of program areas, in consultation with program heads where appropriate, through the employee life cycle reflecting the values of Saskatchewan Polytechnic.
    • Foster an organizational environment that encourages personal productivity, job satisfaction, and the professional growth of faculty and employees in the program areas.
  4. Student Affairs
    • Manage the student experience through the student life cycle.
    • Collaboratively with program heads, support the development of student recruitment strategies that promote academic programs and services to potential students.
  5. Relationship Management
    • Represent the school/program on internal committees and teams as assigned by the associate dean or ensure appropriate representation amongst program membership.
    • Build and maintain relationships across both academic and administrative divisions, and with Saskatchewan Polytechnic students, with specific attention to the students and staff of the programs.
Requirements
  • An undergraduate degree in a field related to programs in the Faculty of Technology and Skilled Trades, such as engineering or natural sciences, or an interprovincial journeyperson certificate, is required.
  • Demonstrated leadership experience and skills in relationship and financial management is an asset.
  • Instructional experience in a post-secondary institution is preferred.


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