Professor and Head of Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management

1 week ago


Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States InsideHigherEd Full time
Job Description

We are seeking a visionary and accomplished academic leader to serve as the Professor and Head of the Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management at Oklahoma State University. The successful candidate will be responsible for promoting excellence in scholarly teaching, research, and Extension, as well as recruiting and retaining outstanding faculty, staff, and students.

Responsibilities
  • Promote excellence in scholarly teaching, research, and Extension.
  • Recruit and retain outstanding faculty, staff, and students.
  • Effectively and efficiently manage human, financial, and physical resources.
  • Represent departmental interests in a collaborative manner to administrators and other University and Division units.
  • Engage the department with state and federal agencies, agricultural and natural resource industries, professional organizations, alumni, and the public at-large.
  • Pursue external funding to include competitive grants, research contracts, gifts, and other special funding.
  • Encourage professional growth and development through assigning responsibilities and evaluating the performance of faculty, staff, and students.
  • Foster an environment of community, teamwork, and respect among students and the departmental faculty and staff.
  • Represent and extend departmental activities in state, regional, national, and international organizations and committees.
  • Lead collaborative work among faculty and staff in aligning departmental strategic initiatives and activities in support of the strategic plan for OSU Agriculture.
  • Provide departmental leadership with fairness and integrity.
Qualifications
  • Earned doctoral degree in a natural resource ecology and management discipline.
  • Outstanding record of scholarly achievements and professional activities related to teaching, research, and/or Extension.
  • Thorough understanding of and advocacy for the land grant mission.
  • Evidence of administrative ability to direct an academic department with visionary and progressive leadership.
  • Proven ability to attract external resources for teaching, research, and/or Extension through grants, contracts, and/or donations.
  • Ability to effectively listen, communicate, and represent the department among administrators, agencies, and stakeholder groups.
  • Ability to foster professional development, assign responsibilities, and facilitate team building.
  • Demonstrated willingness and ability to make timely decisions.
  • Ability to inspire others, relate to people, demonstrate effective communication skills, foster professional development, assign responsibilities, and evaluate the performance of faculty and staff.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of agricultural, economic, environmental, and social issues affecting producers, educators, agribusinesses, natural resource agencies and organizations, consumers, and communities.
  • Commitment to international programs.
  • Commitment to continuing one's own professional and leadership development.


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