Department Chair, Process Technology at San Jacinto College – Houston, Texas

Department Chair, Process Technology - Central Campus

Responsibilities:

Decision-Making and Leadership

• Creates and approves goals for department by interpreting and supporting the goals of the institution as they relate to the department
• Implements and/or reinforces changes based on policy decision; interprets department policies to faculty, staff, students, and/or public
• Initiates and maintains communication with administrative staff, faculty, students, industry, external community, state, and national agencies
• Informs the dean of decisions involving changes in the department and issues related to other campuses
• Conducts meetings with faculty to evaluate and approve departmental plans and delivery of instruction
• Provides for the necessary research and department support to obtain/maintain external grant funds or donations if appropriate
• Resolves issues between faculty and student
• Keeps current on trends, issues and initiatives in workforce and technical education that may impact teaching and learning within the departmental programs
• Assigns teaching loads and other departmental duties
• Identifies 'best practices' for department or processes in collaboration with industry and community needs
• Monitors compliance with policies and procedures of the College
• Attends meetings (e.g. department meetings, task forces, committees, councils)

Department Operations – Non-Faculty Activities

• Reviews the annual department budget
• Reviews/approves the purchases of goods and services
• Develops Program Assessment Plans
• Develops and/or reviews class schedules

Department Operations – Faculty Activities

• Recommends renewal of faculty contracts. Reviews and approves personnel changes within the department and forwards forms to the respective dean
• Determines personnel needs in the department and makes appropriate requests in writing and participates in hiring interviews in conjunction with the appropriate search committee
• Performs tracking and analyzing of program data, specifically student performance and enrollment data.
• Develops and implements strategies that support program completion, job placement, and/or transfer opportunities for students when appropriate.
• Ensures department participation in student recruitment efforts including new student orientations, job fairs, open house and college night events

Professional Development and Performance Management

• Evaluates individual teaching effectiveness at least annually using consistent evaluation procedures, and informs the dean of any concerns about the performance of department members
• Recognizes faculty who demonstrate a high level of teaching effectiveness, giving recognition for positive actions of faculty as well as offering constructive suggestions for professional growth
• Supervises and evaluates new faculty and staff
• Provides and/or promotes professional development opportunities to members of the department as appropriate.
• Meets with faculty and/or staff members to create the KPIs that reflect the particular needs of the department, as well as consideration for the annual priorities of the College that impact teaching and learning
• Provides evaluation and ongoing feedback about faculty and/or staff performance.
• Participates in validation meetings to review and discuss performance ratings of department members with college leadership

Curriculum and Assessment

• Facilitates assessment of student learning outcomes
• Facilitates the development of curriculum programs, projects, and initiatives in support of the college’s mission and strategic plan and the college’s facilities master plan.
• Works with the Office of Institutional Research in gathering data (surveys).
• Participates in activities associated with SACS accreditation, program accreditation and/or program review
• Monitors program compliance with national, state, and/or regional agencies

Administrative duties as needed to oversee departmental budgets

• Reviews departmental budgets
• Follows and reviews procurement activities
• Reviews compliance to Blackboard standards for faculty
• Approves departmental payroll
• EPAF processing
• Collaborates with program directors and faculty to develop and implement innovative partnerships with business and industry/ governmental agencies, high schools, and universities
• Participate in reviews of division programs selected for the annual program review process.
• Teach a minimum and maximum of one (1) class per year during the summer only

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution. Five (5) years of applicable industry experience in process operations within the petrochemical or refinery industry or five (5) years in a community college or industry setting to include teaching or training and /or leadership can be substituted in lieu of a bachelor’s degree.

Preferred:

• Master’s degree from regionally accredited institution
• Five (5) years teaching and three (3) years progressive leadership or equivalent experience

Salary Grade: CHAIR

Salary is based on the Board-approved salary schedule for the current fiscal year. See Salary Schedule

Requisition Number: req6238

Posting Close Date: 4/3/2026

Applicant Support:
If you need assistance with the application process, please contact the Cornerstone Support Team at 281-998-6387, option 3, or email cornerstonesupport@sjcd.edu.

Note: Due to the number of applications we receive, we are unable to follow-up with every applicant individually. If your qualifications meet the requirements for the position, and you are selected for an interview, we will contact you. You can review your application status by logging into the Cornerstone system.

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