Associate Dean - Etobicoke, Canada - Humber

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Associate Dean, Indigenous Education & Engagement - IEE - FT Administration

Find Your Spot at Humber
At Humber, our career paths open up a world of infinite possibilities for you to explore. People are at the heart of the Humber experience.

Here, every day we work shoulder to shoulder to deliver excellence, and in doing so, we redefine what it means to be a leader in polytechnic education.

Humber employees are a diverse group of committed, caring and fun-loving people.

We take finding and growing the right talent very seriously. We strive to find and nurture extraordinary employees who bring their best each day.

If you are interested in working in higher education and are looking to contribute to the largest polytechnic College in Ontario, as we shape the future of our students and communities, here is your opportunity to join our team.

Job Details:

Position Title:
Associate Dean, Indigenous Education & Engagement

Status:
Full-time Administration

Hours:37.5 hours per week

Faculty/Department:
Indigenous Education & Engagement

Campus/Location:
North Campus

Salary:
$124,498 to $155,622

What you will do:

Reporting to the Dean, Indigenous Education and Engagement, while also working closely with Program Planning, Development and Review, and the Centre for Teaching and Learning, the Associate Dean is informed by the college's mission, vision, principles, and strategic plans, CiCan's Indigenous Education Protocol (2014), the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada's Calls to Action (2015), and Humber's Strategic Plan.

An educator, advocate and mentor, the Associate Dean is consultative and collaborative, facilitating awareness within an environment of teamwork so as to create consistent, open channels of communication in support of educational initiatives that expand and enhance Indigenous programming, methodology, research, practice and delivery.

The incumbent works collaboratively to actualize institutional commitments to Indigenous Education, creating opportunities for a breadth of teaching and learning experiences that are integral to the multi-disciplinary learning experience that every Humber student is offered.

As a strategic leader within the College, the Associate Dean promotes innovation, long-term planning, and collaborative relationship building to foster culturally safe, accessible, and welcoming learning environments across all levels of the institution.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Encourage a culture that supports innovation and enhances the scope and quality of the college's commitment to and delivery of Indigenous Education programs and curricula.
Support the seamless integration of Indigenous histories, perspectives and knowledge into the institutions' core teaching and research.
Promote Indigenous Education within the college, ensuring goals are considered in academic decision making forums, complement planning, resource allocation, programs, service development, and delivery.
Participating in the development and implementation of an Indigenous Education and Engagement Strategic Plan as part of the academic planning process of the college.
Develop and effectively manage Indigenous Education portfolio budgets in accordance with college policies, and identify innovative revenue opportunities and solutions to resource challenges.
Oversee the development, review, and revision of Indigenous pedagogical guides to enable instructors to effectively integrate Indigenous ways of knowing and being, histories, contemporary experiences, perspectives, and pedagogies into the classroom.
In collaboration with the Human Resources department and the Academic Division, and the Dean, Indigenous Education and Engagement, develop strategies to undertake and maintain ongoing recruitment and retention of faculty who have lived experience and expertise in Indigenous cultures, knowledges, educational pedagogies, research methodologies, and/or languages, including aspirational targets and benchmarks.
Oversee the development and expansion of the Indigenous Knowledge Gathering, and various other academic initiatives to increase access to resources within each of the Faculties, while also providing increased access to information on Indigenous histories, cultures, and contemporary experiences of across all levels of the institution.
Collaborate with local, provincial, national and international Indigenous scholarly, community, departmental, and institutional committees to create opportunities for networking, sharing resources, and communicating best practices.

What you will bring to the role:

Education

An Indigenous Scholar with lived experience and expertise in Indigenous knowledge, epistemologies, methodologies, histories, traditions, and/or languages.
M.A. (PhD preferred) in Indigenous Studies, Education, or an aligned field with a minimum of five years of experience in a postsecondary