Department Head - Mathematics

Southwest Tennessee Community College is a comprehensive, multicultural, public, open-access college. Southwest has four campuses/centers from which it offers over 100 programs and over 20 technical certificate programs.


We foster student success, transform lives, and increase the educational level of a growing community in Shelby County. Southwest is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution, accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

We invite you to become a part of the Southwest Team!

Title: Department Head - Mathematics


Employee Classification: Faculty


Institution: Southwest Tennessee Community College


Department: Mathematics


Campus Location: SWTCC - Multiple Campus Locations


Job Summary


This is a full-time, fiscal-year tenure-track faculty appointment with management and supervisory responsibilities as the Department Chair of Mathematics. The Department Chair provides leadership, management, planning, and advocacy for faculty and programs within the unit.


Job Duties

• Supervises the development of Institutional Effectiveness departmental plans; resolves student, faculty, and staff problems to the extent possible.
• Supervises all evaluation and personnel academic activities conducted by the department and leads professional development activities.
• Teaches one course per semester.
• Serves on Division and College-wide committees; collaborates with area colleges to articulate programs.
• Develops and monitors departmental budgets including grants, develops goals and plans; and develops class schedules each semester.
• Facilitates curriculum development; the hiring of full-time and adjunct faculty; and makes teaching assignments each term.
• Supervises curriculum implementation.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's degree in Mathematics or Master's degree with at least 18 graduate hours in mathematics coursework.
• Five (5) years of full-time teaching experience.
• A background check will be required for the successful candidate.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in higher education administration.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Experience or administrative record that demonstrates leadership.
• Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for students, and the measurement of training effects.
• Ability to lead strategic planning, program accreditation review as necessary, and assessment in the interest of promoting academic program excellence.
• Ability to develop constructive and cooperative working relationships with others and to maintain them over time.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to master complex issues and convey information clearly to varied audiences; and ability to develop and communicate goals in support of the College's mission.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representation of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.


Candidates who are called for an interview must notify Human Resources in writing at least five (5) days in advance of any reasonable accommodation needed prior to the date of the interview.


First consideration will be given to current Southwest Tennessee Community College employees who meet the minimum qualifications for the position.


In order to be considered for the position, the following items must be uploaded:

• Resume
• Cover letter
• Unofficial Transcripts

A summary of our benefits can be found below:

Incomplete applications will not be considered.


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