What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dean of Humanities position at Lane Community College?
Posting Details
AA/EEO Statement
AA/EEO Statement:
Lane Community College is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity / Veteran / Disabled Employer embracing equity, inclusion and accessibility. We encourage a safe and hospitable environment for historically marginalized populations including women, BIPOC, Latinx, LGBTQ individuals, veterans, and candidates and employees living with disabilities.
Veterans Statement
Lane actively recruits veterans and those with disabilities for all positions. For accommodations and questions call 541-463-5586.
- Veterans, please fax, e-mail, mail or deliver your documentation (DD214/DD215/letter of disability) to Human Resources, roushz@lanecc.edu, 541-463-3970.
- Lane Community College ensures that all documentation submitted to HR will remain confidential.
Position Information:
Posting Number:
250023
Job Title:
Dean of Humanities
Applicant Notification:
Department Information
LCC’s Office of Academic Affairs has begun the search for a Dean of Humanities. The Humanities Division offers writing, literature, communication, and language courses to meet the academic goals of Lane’s students. The division comprisesLanguage Studies, Communication Studies, and Writing and Literature. Course offerings include composition, creative writing, technical writing, literature, film as literature, Spanish, Chinuk Wawa, American Sign Language, French, interpersonal communication, group communication, professional communication, cultural communication, and public speaking. The wide variety of courses helps students develop a full range of expressive, interpretive, creative, and communicative skills.
Search Information
- Lane uses a redacted application for screening Minimum Qualifications. Please complete the online application in its entirety. See our FAQs for more details.
- A resume may not take the place of any section of the application.
- Incomplete applications will not be considered.
- Provide all documents as requested.
- Transcripts are required for this position at the time of application. See instructions below.
Location:
Main Campus
Classification:
Management
Position Type:
Management
Anticipated Start Date:
July 1, 2025
Salary/Wage:
Annual
Salary/Wage Range:
Starting Salary Range $106,717 - $115,425 Annual (Management Salary Grade 24)
Salary/Compensation Statement:
- The position’s full salary range is $106,717 to $157,967. New employees cannot be placed higher than $115,425 (step 3 on the salary grade) due to internal equity. The application is used to determine the initial salary placement for selected candidates. All employment and education history will be considered.
- Our Management Benefits package includes a generous contribution toward medical, dental and vision insurance, long term disability as well as paid sick leave and vacation time.
- Lane Community College is considered a qualifying public employer for the purposes of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. Through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, full-time employees working at the College may qualify for forgiveness of the remaining balance on Direct Loans after 120 qualifying monthly payments under a qualifying repayment plan. Questions regarding your loan eligibility should be directed to your loan servicer or to the US Department of Education.
- You may also view our Management Working Agreement online.
Grant Statement:
Working Schedule:
- Full-time; Variable work hours based upon department needs.
- Frequent evenings, weekends, and travel also required.
- Typical schedule includes Monday through Friday 8 am to 5 pm.
FLSA:
Exempt
Position Status:
Permanent
Full/Part:
Full-Time
Annual Schedule:
260 Day (12 Month)
Annual Schedule Details:
Quicklink for Posting:
https://jobs.lanecc.edu/postings/13029
POSTING TEXT
Posting Date:
02/06/2025
Closing Date:
03/23/2025
Applicant Pool:
No
Open Until Filled:
No
Required QUALIFICATIONS
Required Education:
Master’s Degree in Language Studies, Linguistics, Writing Studies, Rhetoric and Composition, Communication Studies, English, Literature, Comparative Literature, Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus in a humanities discipline, or a related field from a regionally accredited institution of higher education.
Required Experience:
Three (3) years of increasingly responsible administrative, management, and/or leadership experience in higher education.
Licensure or Certification Requirements
Conditions of Employment:
- Successful applicants are required to complete a criminal background check. Infractions do not necessarily disqualify a candidate, and will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. See our FAQs for more detail.
- Must work and reside in the state of Oregon at the time their work is being performed.
Preferred QUALIFICATIONS
Preferred Education
PhD in Language Studies, Linguistics, Writing Studies, Rhetoric and Composition, Communication Studies, English, Literature, Comparative Literature, Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus in a humanities discipline, or a related field from a regionally accredited institution of higher education.
Preferred Experience
- Full-time, or equivalent part-time, post-secondary teaching experience in Language Studies, Linguistics, Writing Studies, Rhetoric and Composition, Communication Studies, English, Literature, Comparative Literature, Interdisciplinary Studies, or a related humanities discipline
- Working with, advocating for, and supporting multicultural, multilingual, adult, and/or underserved student populations
- Supervising personnel
- Facilitating collaboration, decision-making, and implementation across interdisciplinary areas
- Experience applying considerations of equity and social justice in leadership and decision-making
- Experience involving innovative and effective pedagogies, curricular design, and assessment practices
- Experience working with collective bargaining agreements
Language Statement
- We welcome multilingual applicants who can support and welcome all students.
- Bilingual proficiency in Spanish/Asian languages and multicultural experience is preferred.
Bilingual/Multicultural Statement:
Inclusiveness, diversity, and equity are integral to Lane’s commitment to excellence in education and our commitment to student and community engagement. We welcome applicants who bring a diversity of identity, culture, experience, perspective, and thought. We encourage applications from candidates that identify with groups that are historically underrepresented in higher education. A demonstrated commitment to promote and enhance diversity is expected.
Equivalency Statement:
We want to find the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may be one who comes from a less traditional background. We encourage you to apply, even if you do not believe you meet every one of the qualifications described. You are also encouraged to address how your professional and lived experience, scholarship, teaching, mentorship, and/or service will contribute to the Lane mission of transforming lives through learning.
Position Purpose:
To fulfill the functions of division leadership and administration in a manner that promotes the quality of student learning, fiscal sustainability, collaboration with other college programs, staff development, and alignment with the College’s strategic directions.
Essential Functions:
- Provides leadership for the division.
- Be an active, collegial, and contributing participant of leadership teams within Academic Affairs, and the college leadership and management teams.
- Establishes and promotes a unified vision for the division as a whole and advocates for the division as an important contributor within the college.
- Provides leadership and collaboration with internal and external division stakeholders including state and regional stakeholder groups related to curricula, educational policy, and articulation with other colleges and universities division disciplines and/or services. May include leadership and oversight of advisory committees.
- Develop, monitor, and/or encourage the negotiation of grants and contracts with potential community partners to generate revenue and enhance services in alignment with division and college strategies.
- Provides leadership for the development of faculty skill in multicultural and diversity-based curricula, and implementation of all diversity initiatives.
- Provides leadership in the areas of program and curriculum development, program assessment and review, program effectiveness and improvement, facilities, and staff development.
- Plans, organizes, administers, develops, and evaluates programs, projects, and activities of assigned division, departments, and programs.
- Provides leadership for, and works collegially with, faculty, staff, and managers, including encouraging change, creativity, and innovation, to offer high quality educational experiences and services for students.
- Identifies future division and program equipment and facility needs, and works to procure funding for these identified needs.
- Supervises, assigns work, and evaluates the performance of assigned faculty, classified staff, and student workers.
- Promotes excellence in division and personnel through the recruitment, selection, development, and recognition of faculty members, classified staff, and student workers
- Acts as hiring manager for the division; establishes and leads committees for search processes; assures compliance with college personnel policies, procedures, collective bargaining agreements, and practices for the employment of faculty, classified staff, student, and temporary or substitute workers.
- Supervises the assessment of instructional program and course outcomes, especially those related to student success, and assures program effectiveness through the development and implementation of an improvement plan based on assessed outcomes; leads and approves the allocation of personnel, responsibility, and priorities for program review.
- Plans for and anticipates changes to programs based upon local and national trends.
- Division authority to set course schedules, modalities, sequencing, teaching assignments, and other instructional areas and other spaces, including any equipment or resource centers, in collaboration with faculty, staff, and managers to ensure that student and program needs are met in alignment with enrollment demands.
- Division authority for division budgets, expenditures, approvals, and priorities; prepares annual budget recommendations with the participation of faculty, staff, and managers; executes assigned budget centers within the guidelines set by the college; sets budget priorities, monitoring, and approvals for the programs and projects within the division.
- Responsible for the maintenance and retention of division records and documentation.
- Division lead in the planning process of the college.
- Division lead in the development of long-range plans, annual goals and objectives, and evaluative measures to ensure the ongoing commitment to quality and excellence.
- Collaborates with appropriate faculty, staff, managers, and regional education leaders to ensure instructional program and course articulation is current and aligned with current transfer and employment partners.
- Reports through established formal channels on how the college’s institutional goals are being achieved.
- Encourages and supports faculty and staff in digital literacy to stay current with changing technology and pedagogy, including distance learning opportunities for rural communities in the college district, and low cost educational resources.
- Advocates for support of programs, faculty, staff, and facilities at the college and in the greater community within available resources.
- Promotes an environment responsive to student needs; addresses and participates in resolving student and faculty issues and complaints; promotes a safe learning and working environment free from harassment, discrimination, intimidation, bullying, or other unprofessional or unlawful behaviors.
- Facilitate and promote K-12 partnerships, including accelerated learning and dual enrollment activities.
- Actively ensure faculty have the necessary support, tools, and resources to conduct assessments of courses, programs, and student achievements.
- Ensure the implementation of the College’s Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunities concerning policies, goals, and timetables in assigned areas. Ensure staff development on diversity, inclusive climate, and respectful learning and working environment issues.
- Problem solve and manage sensitive information with appropriate awareness of FERPA standards; maintain confidentiality and sensitivity to the privacy needs of students.
- Other duties as assigned.
Division Essential Functions
- Advocate at the college and in the community for the fundamental importance of the humanities (including literature, languages, communication, writing, and rhetoric) in a democratic society.
- Provide leadership for the assessment and continuous improvement of writing placement, co-requisite courses, and teaching and learning supports to increase student first-year completion of college-level writing
- Lead and facilitate collaboration among Humanities, Adult Basic Skills Education, English as a Second Language, Student Affairs, and other college programs and services to provide students seamless progression in their education
- Lead and facilitate collaboration among Humanities, and Career Technical Education programs, to ensure writing education is relevant and effective for CTE students
- Provide leadership and facilitate partnerships with high schools, universities, advising, and other relevant college departments, to provide clear and smooth student pathways for dual enrollments and transfer in the humanities
- Maintain awareness of current trends and developments in division fields.
- In collaboration with the Center for Accessible Resources, provide and support access for students and staff with disabilities.
- Support and promote division activities and events.
- Support faculty in developing and implementing innovative, inclusive, and effective pedagogies and curricula.
Equity and Inclusion
- Demonstrate Lane Community College’s core value of social justice by ensuring equity and inclusion skills such as respect, inclusiveness, reflecting, valuing of cultural and personal differences. These are the basis of employee and student interpersonal communications and relationships and are applied to all position responsibilities.
- Duties are carried out respectfully, regardless of age, color, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, social class, marital status, national origin, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, veteran’s status, nationality, age, language, origin or employment status.
- Must demonstrate an active concern for meeting the needs of students, staff, and the public.
- Strategically grow learning opportunities while minimizing financial, geographical, environmental, social, linguistic, and cultural barriers to learning.
- Provide leadership and promote faculty awareness and development of multicultural and equity-focused curricula. Provide leadership in the implementation of division and college-wide diversity initiatives.
- Support implementation of yearly affirmative action-plan commitments and the continual training of responsible college leaders.
Supervision Statement:
Leads the work of faculty, staff, hourly workers, and volunteers. This position plans work, assigns tasks, and provides priorities. Reports to and works under the overall policy guidance of the Associate Vice President.
Physical Demands/Working Environment:
This position works mostly indoors and is exposed to usual office working conditions that includes long hours of computer work, and also includes office noises and interruptions, such as printers, telephones, and visitors. This position requires that an employee be able to sit or stand for extended periods of time; perform cognitive work for more than six (6) hours a day. This position may work with individuals who may be confrontational. Work may require transporting materials up to twenty-five (25) pounds. Work Safely.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
- Leadership
- Supervision
- Emotional Intelligence
- Application of an equity lens
- Work effectively with, and understand, individuals of varied backgrounds
- Strategic project management
- Build and maintain collaborative working relationships
- Create mutually beneficial outcomes among diverse parties and across interdisciplinary areas
- Team building and leadership
- Professional written and verbal communication skills
- Change leadership and advocate
- Innovation
- Mediating conflict
- Developing and facilitating information sessions, presentations, and/or workshops
- Conducting research to identify solutions, resolve problems, or provide information
- Process improvement
- Knowledge of instructional design, delivery, and learning theory
- Knowledge of educational policy, and understanding of articulation with other colleges and universities
- Advocacy
- Understand, appreciate, and represent all programs in the division
- Understand and connect the roles of transfer and career technical programs
- Develop and manage budgets
- Collective bargaining
- Stay current with changing technology
- Community and public relations
Applicant Instructions:
Applicant Instructions
- Lane uses a redacted application for screening Minimum Qualifications. Incomplete applications will not be considered. All fields in the application must be completed, including employment dates, work hours, and detailed job duties. See our FAQs for more details.
- Resume / Curriculum Vitae (CV) may not take the place of any section in the application.
Required Documents
To be considered a candidate for this position, all of the following must be included in the application package:
- Application – Complete and submit online via the applicant portal.
- Resume – Comprehensive of experience, education, and accomplishments.
- Cover Letter – Clearly detailing how you meet the qualifications for the position.
- Transcripts – See instructions below.
If applicable: DD214 – Veterans, please fax, e-mail, mail, or deliver your documentation (DD214/DD215/letter of disability) to Human Resources at Lane Community College, attn. Zack Roush, roushz@lanecc.edu, Fax: 541-463-3970.
Additional documents and letters of reference are not accepted.
Questions?
- For assistance with the online application call Human Resources at 541-463-5586
- For position questions contact Zack Roush, roushz@lanecc.edu. 541-463-5473.
How to monitor your application
- Enter recruitment@lanecc.edu into your Safe Senders list. Notifications will be sent toward the end of the search process.
- Visit your Employment Opportunities account. The main page will show your status in the search.
Positions close at 9:00 pm PST.
Transcript Instructions:
Transcripts are Required
In order to be considered for the position unofficial transcripts must be provided.
Attach under “Optional Document”, fax, email, deliver or mail to:
Lane Community College
Human Resource
Posting #250023 Attn: Zack Roush
4000 E 30th Ave
Building #3/ 1st Floor
Eugene, OR 97405
Fax: (541) 463-3970
Email: roushz@lanecc.edu
Human Resource
Posting #250023 Attn: Zack Roush
4000 E 30th Ave
Building #3/ 1st Floor
Eugene, OR 97405
Fax: (541) 463-3970
Email: roushz@lanecc.edu
Selected candidates will be required to provide official transcripts within thirty (30) days of hire.
College and Division Information:
Programs
Lane Community College is a comprehensive community college. The college offers a wide variety of instructional programs including transfer credit programs, career and technical degree and certificate programs, continuing education noncredit courses, programs in English as a Second Language and International ESL, GED programs, and customized training for local businesses. Classes are offered at several locations, and online classes and telecourses are also available.
Lane offers a range of culinary and hospitality, health, automotive, industrial, and flight programs.
See our complete list of Career and Technical Programs.
History
Lane was founded in 1964 by a vote of local citizens, and the main campus opened in 1968. The college was a successor to the Eugene Technical-Vocational School that was founded in 1938. Lane has received many awards and accolades for its innovative programs and high quality instruction. The college is a member of the League for Innovation in the Community College.
One of the advantages of attending Lane is living in the area. Lane’s main campus is in Eugene, a city known for its quality of life and for being the home of the University of Oregon. Eugene is home to more than 153,000 people and neighboring Springfield has more than 57,000 residents comprise the second largest population center in the state. Eugene and Springfield are nestled in the Willamette Valley between the Pacific Ocean and the Cascade Mountains. Some peaks in the Cascade Range can be seen from main campus. The area’s scenic mountains, forests, rivers, lakes, and coastline offer many opportunities for outdoor adventures or for just sitting back and enjoying the view. See what’s new at www.eugenecascadescoast.org.
Lane Community College is a comprehensive community college. The college offers a wide variety of instructional programs including transfer credit programs, career and technical degree and certificate programs, continuing education noncredit courses, programs in English as a Second Language and International ESL, GED programs, and customized training for local businesses. Classes are offered at several locations, and online classes and telecourses are also available.
Lane offers a range of culinary and hospitality, health, automotive, industrial, and flight programs.
See our complete list of Career and Technical Programs.
History
Lane was founded in 1964 by a vote of local citizens, and the main campus opened in 1968. The college was a successor to the Eugene Technical-Vocational School that was founded in 1938. Lane has received many awards and accolades for its innovative programs and high quality instruction. The college is a member of the League for Innovation in the Community College.
One of the advantages of attending Lane is living in the area. Lane’s main campus is in Eugene, a city known for its quality of life and for being the home of the University of Oregon. Eugene is home to more than 153,000 people and neighboring Springfield has more than 57,000 residents comprise the second largest population center in the state. Eugene and Springfield are nestled in the Willamette Valley between the Pacific Ocean and the Cascade Mountains. Some peaks in the Cascade Range can be seen from main campus. The area’s scenic mountains, forests, rivers, lakes, and coastline offer many opportunities for outdoor adventures or for just sitting back and enjoying the view. See what’s new at www.eugenecascadescoast.org.
Union Association:
Managers Working Agreement
Posting Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
- * Specifically, describe your experience applying equity and social justice principles in your leadership and decision-making. (1200 character limit)
(Open Ended Question)
- * Discuss your experience with innovative curricular design, pedagogies, and assessment. Include at least one example that demonstrates your currency and innovation in Languages, Rhetoric/Composition, Literature, or Communication Studies. (1200 character limit)
(Open Ended Question)
- * Specifically describe your experience working with, advocating for, and supporting multicultural, multilingual, adult, and/or underserved student populations.
(Open Ended Question)
- If applicable, please describe how you are alternatively qualified based on your experience, training, and education, or other qualifications.
(Open Ended Question)
Hiring Documents
Required Documents
Optional Documents
- Resume
- Cover Letter
- Transcripts
- Transcripts #1
- Transcripts #2
- Transcripts #3
Salary : $106,717 - $115,425
