Dean of Social Sciences

Please see Special Instructions for more details.

Thank you for your interest in applying for the Dean of Social Sciences position at DVC! We are eager to learn about who you are and why you are passionate about working at our community college. We want to know what you are like as a colleague and member of a campus community.

Dean of Social Sciences

Dean of Social Sciences supervises multiple areas within the Social Sciences Interest Area:
Administration of Justice, Anthropology, Early Childhood Education, Economics, Ethnic Studies, History, Journalism, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, and Social Science. Additionally, the Dean of Social Sciences oversees the Children’s Center, as well as the Social Sciences and English Student Center (along with the Dean of English and Equitable Pedagogies) which integrates student services and instruction to offer students wrap around services.

The successful candidate will be responsible for helping the student-centered programs and services offered by the departments under the Dean’s supervision meet the needs of a diverse student population, comply with all state and federal regulations and comply with the budget goals of the college and the district. Additional responsibilities include schedule and enrollment management within the areas they supervise.

We are looking for someone who shares a strong commitment to social and racial justice and who is inspired to close equity gaps by recognizing, understanding, and respecting the perspectives of all students. We strongly encourage those with historically marginalized and/or underrepresented identities to apply, including people of color, non-binary and transgender individuals, veterans, women, people with disabilities, and Indigenous people.

New employees will be placed at the first step which is $145,488 per year, second step $152,856 per year or third step at $160,596 per year (depending upon experience). Based on current salary placement guidelines, all step increases for which an employee becomes eligible shall take place on July 1st of each fiscal year. These increases will occur, on an annual basis, until the maximum step of $177,264 per year is reached on the salary schedule.

Examples of Duties/Essential Functions may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Provides vision and leadership for a diverse, dynamic and innovative community of faculty, staff and students.
• Provides year‑round leadership, management, participation and development of an instructional, student, and/or support services division’s day, evening, weekend, inter‑session and summer programs.
• Assists in the hiring process of management, faculty and classified staff for assigned division or area and recommend personnel actions to supervisor.
• Assists in the training of assigned managers, supervisors, faculty and classified staff.
• Evaluates assigned managers, supervisors and classified staff.
• Assists in the evaluation of faculty.
• Organizes and manages the operation of the assigned division or area office; coordinates and administers its budget.
• In collaboration with faculty, develops curriculum, supports a variety of methods of instruction, including computer‑assisted instruction and distance learning, and ensures course and program articulations are kept current.
• With division faculty, staff, and other administrators, manages the preparation of the class schedules, catalogs, brochures and other printed or electronic materials for the assigned division(s).
• Facilitates grant applications for assigned division or area, manages grants, and prepares required reports.
• Serves as liaison to other college divisions, areas and services, advisory committees, individual students and student groups, and appropriate university, school and other off‑campus and community groups.
• Serves on college and district committees as assigned.
• Organizes, manages and participates in the annual planning and budgeting process in cooperation with managers, supervisors, faculty and classified staff and in concert with college goals for assigned division or area.
• Manages the approved annual budget for…