Associate Dean of -Impact Practices and Faculty Success

Position: Associate Dean of High-Impact Practices and Faculty Success
LACKAWANNA COLLEGE HAS BEEN VOTED ONE OF THE

"BEST PLACES TO WORK IN PA" FOR 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024 and 2025!

Lackawanna College is a private, accredited college serving the people of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Our main campus is located in downtown Scranton, and our footprint includes 10 satellite centers in Northeastern Pennsylvania!

Our mission is to provide a quality education to all persons who seek to improve their lives and better the communities in which they live. We provide our students with a direct path to a bachelor's degree, associate degree, or one of many different professional certifications. Additionally, our Continuing Education department helps put the people of Northeastern Pennsylvania back to work with modern career skills.

Lackawanna is also one of the most cost-efficient regional higher education institutions.

If our mission inspires you, and you are willing to go the extra mile to help our students succeed, please feel free to apply for this or future employment opportunities for which you meet the minimum qualifications.

Please know that only the candidates who meet the minimum qualifications can be considered, and only those selected for interviews will be contacted by a college representative. No phone calls, please.

Reporting To

Dean of Curriculum and Faculty Affairs

Position Summary

The Associate Dean of High Impact Practices and Faculty Success works closely with faculty, administrators, and other stakeholders to advance innovative, high-impact learning experiences and support faculty success. The Associate Dean provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for all business programs, including curriculum development, experiential learning, faculty development, and assessment. The Associate Dean collaborates across the College to ensure that high impact practices continue to contribute to academic quality and applied learning.

Key Responsibilities

Experiential Learning and High-Impact Practices

• Collaborate across the college to support experiential learning and high-impact practices, including internships, project-based learning, service learning, simulations, and industry partnerships.
• Serve as a resource and guide for faculty implementing experiential and high-impact learning approaches, including but not limited to internships, employer engagement, community partnerships.

Strategic Leadership and Program Oversight

• Provide strategic direction and leadership for the Business Division in alignment with institutional mission and goals.
• Oversee all business division full-time and adjunct faculty, ensuring effective instruction and program delivery.
• Coordinate and guide business initiatives within the division and in collaboration with other academic and administrative areas across the college.

Curriculum and Assessment

• Coordinate the ongoing development, review, and updates of the business curriculum to ensure academic rigor, relevance, and alignment with institutional priorities, industry standards, and workforce needs.
• Work with the Director of Academic Quality to lead assessment activities for the Business Division, including data collection, analysis, reporting, and use of results for continuous improvement.
• Prepare and present assessment reports as required by the college and accrediting bodies.

Faculty Hiring, Development, and Evaluation

• Conduct annual evaluations of full-time probationary business faculty.
• Serve as a member of the faculty evaluation committee and participate in institutional faculty evaluation processes.
• Support faculty mentoring, instructional effectiveness, and alignment with division and college goals.
• Serve on hiring committees for full-time business faculty positions.
• Oversee the CTL Director and help lead semesterly assessment of CTL programming

Collaboration and Service

• Foster collaboration on business-related initiatives across academic divisions and with non-academic units.
• Serve on college committees as assigned, including Retention SWAT
• Complete special projects as assigned by the Dean of Curriculum and Faculty Affairs.

Requirements

• Doctoral degree in Business or Education (Master's degree with relevant experience will be considered).
• Demonstrated experience in higher education teaching and academic leadership, including excellence in instruction, curriculum development, faculty support, and assessment.
• Knowledge of experiential learning and high-impact educational practices.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders and foster an inclusive academic environment.
• This is an on-ground position with the primary work location in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Core Competencies

• Strategic leadership and decision-making
• Collaborative leadership and communication
• Faculty development and mentorship
• Curriculum innovation and assessment
• Organizational and project management

Applications will only be accepted via online method. Final date to receive applications, March 20, 2026. No phone calls, please.

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