Department Chairperson

Department ChairThe Department requires a Chair to lead and facilitate all aspects of the Department. The successful candidate must have an earned doctorate in Health Management, a Public Health discipline, or a closely related area and be eligible for appointment as Professor with tenure. A successful candidate should demonstrate a strong record of effective teaching at both undergraduate and graduate levels, along with a robust history of scholarly work and securing research funding. The Department Chair will provide strategic leadership and promote excellence in departmental programs. The Chair's responsibilities are classified as professional duties requiring leadership and mentoring of faculty, long-term and short-term planning, administrative expertise to include vision, decision-making, coordination of instruction, communication, interpersonal, and change management skills. Additional responsibilities include using data to effectively develop, implement, and improve programs and initiatives, and ensuring the daily operation of the department and its programs. This individual will bring strong relationship-building and creative problem-solving skills to advance the College and University Strategic Plans, contribute to the Department's mission and initiatives, promote interdisciplinary collaboration and community partnerships, and engage with institutional and community partners. The Chair will collaboratively lead and grow departmental academic, research, and outreach activities within the context of the vision and strategic plan outlined by the Department, the College, and the University. The leadership responsibilities of the Chair fall under four primary categories: Budget & Planning; Student & Alumni Affairs; Personnel; and Administration & Service. The Chair will support the Department's mission in a variety of ways, including: communicating, collaborating and engaging with faculty, staff, advisory board members, and students in the development and implementation of long-term strategic plans for continued excellence in academics and research; advancing department, college and institutionally aligned research and pedagogy initiatives through the recruitment of new faculty, and the development and support of current faculty; increasing the Department's national recognition and identifying new funding opportunities for student and faculty support through continued engagement with government agencies, alumni, community organizations, and other external stakeholders; ensuring the continued success and retention of our students through curriculum evaluation, and implementation of curriculum innovations; overseeing daily departmental operations including budget and resource management, personnel supervision, and continued institutional and academic programming compliance; developing strategies to ensure broad participation and increase enrollment in graduate and undergraduate programs in alignment with the College and University initiatives; advancing departmental operations by supporting staff in their professional development activities; teaching courses in related areas at both the undergraduate and graduate levels; supporting the College and University missions by conducting services for the public and profession, and by participating in other Department and University activities; and opportunities to perform research and disseminate scholarly work in relevant field(s) of expertise. Prior administrative or academic leadership experience is preferred, particularly with accreditation through the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) or the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME). We particularly invite applications from candidates with administrative experience as a department chair and/or director of an accredited program in public health. A Master of Public Health (MPH) degree is preferred.