Dean, Mathematics, Sciences, and Engineering

Dean, Mathematics, Sciences, and Engineering Department: Mathematics, Sciences, and Engineering (Dept) Palomar College Date Opened: 04/22/2026 Close Date: 06/17/2026 Primary Function Responsible for providing leadership in the planning, organizing, administering, developing and evaluating the instructional programs, projects and activities of the assigned instructional division, to include providing advocacy for faculty and staff in the offering of quality instructional programs and support services for students, and supervising and evaluating the performance of assigned personnel. Salary $13,661.86 [step 1] - $16,643.61 [step 5]. Step placement may be negotiable dependent upon education and experience. Administrators that possess earned doctorates from accredited institutions are awarded an annual stipend of $1,842.81. Benefits Insurance fully paid for employees and their eligible dependents: four medical plans, dental HMO, and the vision plan (additional plans are available that require employee buyup/monthly contribution) Vacation, sick leave and 25 paid holidays $80,000 employee term life/accident insurance policy (additional buy up options available) Employee long-term care insurance Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) - Confidential free counseling, financial, legal, personal and professional development resources for all members of your household Additional buy up options available for other voluntary insurance benefits Enrollment in CalSTRS (California State Teachers Retirement System) The estimated maximum value of this employer-paid benefits package is approximately $31,245.84 annually. Minimum Qualifications Experience: One year of formal training, internship, or leadership experience directly related to the administrative assignment. Note: The administrative assignment is in the division of Math, Science and Engineering. Thus, the required experience needs to be related to that division. For work experience, a “year” is defined as equivalent to 40 hours per week for 12 months. For supervisory experience, the experience must be at a professional level (i.e. evaluation and/or discipline of staff). Education: A Master’s degree from an accredited college or university. Only coursework completed at, and degrees awarded by, accredited institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education will be considered for satisfying the minimum qualifications. Coursework and degrees completed outside of the United States are required to have transcripts evaluated (evaluation to U.S. equivalency and a course by course analysis) by an appropriate U.S. credentials evaluation service. For a list of credential evaluation agencies accepted by Palomar College, visit the National Association of Credentials Evaluation Services (NACES) website at or the Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. (AICE) website at Palomar College is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). #J-18808-Ljbffr