Department Chair, Teaching and Leadership Position

5 days ago

Augusta, Maine, United States InsideHigherEd Full time
Job Summary

The College of Education and Human Development invites applications for the Department Chair of the Department of Teaching and Leading. The department seeks a visionary leader to support its growth. The Department of Teaching and Leading is a unique combination of initial certification programs, Master of Arts in Teaching program, online Masters programs in Instruction, Master of Education in Educational Leadership, and Education Specialist degree in Educational Leadership. The department offers several endorsements and certificate-only programs at the graduate level. These vibrant innovative programs are meeting the needs of 21st-century educators and leaders throughout the state of Georgia and beyond.

The department prides itself on excellence in teaching, close interaction with students through advising, mentoring of graduate researchers, cross-disciplinary interaction with faculty from other departments, and peer support/collaboration. The faculty engage in a variety of research projects ranging from examining social justice issues in social studies curriculum, access to education for foster children, exploring multi-sensory environments for early childhood learning, value-creation in education, and engaging prospective teachers in scientific modeling and empathetic design.

The Department Chair will be a dynamic and accomplished leader who will offer outstanding governance in departmental administrative, financial, and programmatic components. The Chair will further develop a climate for continued growth of the educational, research, and service missions of the department. Additional duties will include advocating for the department faculty, staff, and students, supporting and working with the Associate Dean in the accreditation process, and managing and allocating resources.

Responsibilities
  • Oversees all departmental activities, consults with faculty in outlining and promoting internal departmental policies, ensures compliance with departmental, college, university, and Board of Regents policies.
  • Assumes responsibility for the quality of the instruction, research, and service programs conducted in the department and presents an annual report to the Dean of the College outlining both targeted and accomplished teaching, research, and service activities of the department.
  • Provides mentoring and support to promote career advancement of department faculty, conducts annual assessments of progress toward identified goals, and assists in identifying resources to foster continued growth and development.
  • Recruits part-time faculty to support instruction.
  • Serves as a liaison to other departments and offices of the university, as well as represents the department in all official communications with senior leaders, students, and alumni.
  • Oversees the assignment of teaching, schedules, and other duties within the department and maintains an equitable and mutually agreeable distribution of assignments.
  • In accordance with University and Board of Regents policies, participates in the recommendation of appointment and reappointment, promotion and tenure, and dismissal or non-renewal of members of the faculty.
  • Administers the annual budget in consultation with the administrative team and business office staff. Upon approval, reviews the budget with departmental faculty.
  • Initiates and maintains standards which ensure the appropriate expenditure of departmental funds and appropriate care and use of departmental property.
  • Collaborates with other members of the COE Administrative team in leadership and management of college operations, strategic assessment, planning and resource allocation, design and execution of faculty support systems, and implementation of continuous quality improvement processes.
  • Promotes the development of interdisciplinary programs of research and actively recruits new faculty in nascent or under-represented areas of research demonstrating a commitment to access, success, and belonging.
  • Leadership ability developed through prior experiences.
  • Demonstrated commitment to access, success, and belonging.

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