Bachelor of Management Faculty (Tenure-Track)

The Opportunity:Skagit Valley College (SVC) invites applications for a full-time tenure-track faculty position in the Bachelor of Applied Science in Management (BASM) program. The BASM program builds managers who lead with people adapt with agility think in systems harness technology including generative AI and drive innovation across todays workplaces.

Rooted in a spiral learning model and a culture of continual evolution and recognized by the Community College Baccalaureate Association (CCBA) as a promising practice in equity and quality the BASM program has dismantled traditional pedagogical constructs and rebuilt them to make management education accessible achievable and relevant to working professionals and place-bound students. The program design intentionally pairs the flexibility of online learning with the connection and sense of community often found in in-person programs through a program-wide commitment to wrap-around systems view student support.

This is the second tenure-track faculty line created for the BASM program a direct response to strong employer demand for graduates and growing student interest in the region. The program continues to expand not only through formal recruitment but also through word-of-mouth and peer-to-peer referrals reflecting the value graduates and employers place on its impact.

We are seeking a faculty member with a proven record of workplace leadership who can translate that experience into the formal learning environment. The ideal candidate combines substantial workplace leadership expertise with a passion for teaching and a commitment to continual evolution both personally as a scholar-practitioner and in how they design and deliver instruction. They are eager to engage students in practice-driven decision-focused learning that connects business and management theory and workplace reality.

Successful candidates will bring instructional strength use innovative and collaborative teaching approaches and demonstrate a commitment to integrating technology such as Generative AI into business and management education. Candidates should have experience teaching in both in-person and online learning environments or demonstrate the adaptability and skill set to be effective across them.

• Equitable student outcomes in access achievement and community;
• Our Guiding Principles;
• Decisions based on strategy and evidence;
• The development of our employees;
• A diverse and inclusive college community where everyone belongs.

• An unrelenting focus on our mission to improve the lives of our students and to strengthen our diverse community.
• Support for innovative teaching learning and scholarship.
• Exciting opportunities for personal and career growth.
• Diverse cultural and environmental benefits of rural suburban and urban lifestyles.
• Friendly supportive and diverse work environments.
• Excellent benefits include competitive leave packages and an array of health dental vision and retirement plans to meet your current and future needs.

Instructional Excellence & Student Learning Assessment

• Design deliver and refine business and management instruction largely at the upper division course level preparing students for leadership roles across nonprofit healthcare small business public and private-sector settings in any industry that is personally relevant to the student and for graduate education opportunities;
• Apply the BASM programs spiral design cohort model to build systems view thinking progressively across courses quarters and disciplines;
• Use innovative collaborative and high impact instructional and learning assessment practices that engage and inspire students in applied evidence and decision-focused learning;
• Design and deliver instruction to address the needs of a student body that represents a wide range of professional experiences academic backgrounds and socioeconomic demographics through flexible learner-centered approaches that honor and incorporate varied perspectives;
• Ensure workplace relevance by integrating current business and management practices professional tools and emerging technologies into coursework and applied projects;
• Provide subject matter expertise and contextualize learning to reflect the realities and complexities of the contemporary ever evolving workplace;
• Engage in ongoing professional development as a scholar-practitioner maintaining and growing knowledge in business management leadership technology and instructional innovation.

Program and Course Evaluation

• Participate in the colleges program evaluation cycle and apply findings to strengthen student learning and program effectiveness;
• Develop assess and refine curriculum and learning outcomes to ensure ongoing relevance to workplace needs and alignment with program and institutional goals;
• Engage in reflective practice and collaboration with BASM faculty the Department Chair and college colleagues to improve teaching effectiveness and maintain program coherence.

Advising and Student Success

• Provide wrap-around holistic support through mentorship advising and individualized academic and professional guidance that addresses individual goals and learning contexts;

• Guide students in developing leadership collaboration and systems-thinking skills that recognize their agency and apply directly to their professional and organizational contexts;
• Foster a strong sense of connection and community within online and in-person learning environments and with graduates reflecting the BASM programs intentional design lifelong for belonging and engagement.

Service and Collaboration

• Support program administration by collaborating with the Department Chair as required on activities such as student outreach and cohort assimilation community outreach program evaluation and assessment coordination and curriculum and program review and revision;
• Participate actively in college service including committee work governance and institutional initiatives that advance SVCs mission and values;
• Build and sustain relationships with program graduates employers industry leaders and community partners to strengthen applied learning workforce relevance and community impact.

All faculty at SVC are expected to meet the following faculty competencies:

• Instructional Excellence: Demonstrates (and sustains through professional development) instructional excellence by incorporating high-impact practices and subject matter expertise and drawing on college resources including technology to create a learning environment that supports student achievement.

• Student Learning Assessment:Provides consistent timely formative and summative performance assessment promotes student self-assessment and creates opportunities for student feedback to support student achievement and engagement.

• Program and Course Assessment: Contributes to ongoing program and course assessment activities and to the related development and revision of curriculum.

• Advising: Fosters relationship-based advising connections with students in support of students academic and career aspirations.

• Service to the College: Participates in college governance campus life and/or community relations.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Three (3) years management or business professional experience;
• Demonstrated teaching experience in formal adult learning or training environments with demonstrated ability to teach both online and in-person;
• Evidence of skills that support practice-driven decision-focused learning and wrap-around student support;
• Masters degree in management Business Administration Public Administration Healthcare Administration Accounting Finance or a closely related field.

• Ten (10) years management or business experience with a track record that demonstrates progressive leadership responsibility;
• Experience with innovative pedagogical approaches such as spiral learning applied and collaborative instruction experiential learning and high impact practices;
• Demonstrated commitment to integrate technology and generative AI into curriculum and instruction;
• Record of curriculum development and evolution;
• Community college teaching experience;
• Experience in building industry or community relationships.

Salary and Benefits:

• Initial base annual salary placement for 2025-2026 ranges from $75003 to $100004 plus an additional $30000 High-Demand Salary Enhancement for a standard 172-day contract. The salary enhancement is incorporated in the salary range maximum within the positing for the purposes of demonstrating the potential salary. The High-Demand Salary Enhancement is contingent upon the continuation of the HB2158 legislative funding and the amount dispersed to the college by the State Board. The College has a negotiated faculty wage scale in which placement on the salary structure is in accordance with the SVC Federation of Teachers Collective Bargaining Agreement.

• A standard 172-day contract is written annually for the period of September to June. Late contracts will be prorated on the basis of work days remaining in the contract year.
• This position is exempt from the overtime pay requirements of The Fair Labor Standards Act.
• This is a union-represented position subject to a Collective Bargaining Agreement. The College has a negotiated faculty wage scale in which placement on the salary structure is in accordance with the SVC Federation of Teachers Collective Bargaining Agreement.
• Salary retirement medical and insurance benefits are provided in accordance with state regulations and may be subject to change in accordance with legislative mandates and collective bargaining agreements. Additional information on benefits can be found at of Employment:
  
  
  • Prior to employment a background check including criminal record history will be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicants suitability and competence to perform in the position
  Additionally pursuant to RCW 28B.112.080 applicants must declare whether they are the subject of any substantiated findings of sexual misconduct in any current or former employment or are currently being investigated for or have left a position during an investigation into a violation of any sexual misconduct policy at the applicants current or past employer. By law post-secondary education institutions cannot hire an applicant who refuses to declare the existence or non-existence of an investigation or findings subject to this statute.
  
  
  • In the interest of providing a healthy safe and secure educational and work environment and in order to meet the requirements of federal legislation it is the policy of Skagit Valley College to maintain an alcohol and drug-free workplace for our employees and students.
  • If hired you will be required to provide proof of identity and documentation of U.S. Citizenship or appropriate authorization to work in this position as required by the Immigration Reform Control Act of 1986.
  • Completion of academic degree(s) will be verified through receipt of official transcripts at the time of hire.
  
  Application Procedure:
  
  To be considered for this position applicants must:
  1. Meet the minimum qualifications and;
  2. Submit a complete application to the online recruitment system at that
  includes the following:
  • The online application which includes answers to all supplemental questions and contact information for at least three (3) professional references;
  • A current Curriculum Vitae; (Attachment: Curriculum Vitae)
  • A letter of interest addressing the minimum desired qualifications and your education and experience as it supports the responsibilities of this position; (Attachment: Cover Letter).
  In order to be considered for the position you must complete the online application in full and attach the required supplemental documents. Failure to provide this information may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
  
  Application Deadline:Priority screening will begin afterJanuary 15 2026. Applications received on or before this date will receive first consideration. Applications received after the screening date may be considered until the position is filled.
  
  Please be aware that the College hiring authorities reserve the right to hire one or more candidates and may exercise the option to make a hiring decision prior to the conclusion of the recruitment process. Only candidates selected to interview will be contacted.
  
  Priority Screening Date: January 15 2026
  Interviews with Committee: Week of February 23rd
  Finalist Interviews: Week of March 16th
  Anticipated Start Date: September 14 2026
  
  Application Assistance:If you have questions about the position or require special accommodation you may contact Human Resources at Monday through Thursday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Pacific Time. SVC complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Applicants with disabilities who require assistance with the recruitment process may leave a TDD/TTY message at by the application closing date. Information on SVCs Reasonable Accommodation policy can be found atOPPM 3040.
  
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