SCSU Position Description |
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| CHAIR (Department of Education) | |||||
| Open Date: | February 1, 2006 | Employment Status: | Full-Time, Permanent Employee | ||
| Closing Date: | UNTIL FILLED | Salary Range: | Commensurate with Experience | Class Code: | UD14 |
| Department: | College of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences | ||||
| Description of Duties: | |||||
The Chair is responsible for providing academic leadership to the department and reports to the Dean of the College of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences. A commitment is required to ensure high quality instructional programs by maintaining NCATE and State Department of Education accreditations; increasing student enrollment across programs; recruiting, maintaining and evaluating high quality, diverse faculty; promoting research and scholarly activity; securing external funds for scholarships, departmental activities, program and facilities enhancement; faculty/student professional development and mentoring; and interacting with internal and external stakeholders. The Chair is expected to oversee strategic planning, budget preparation and execution, and collaborate with other educational and strategic planning, budget preparation and execution, and collaborate with other educational and private sector entities to advance the teaching, research and outreach capabilities of the department. The department offers undergraduate degree programs in elementary education, early childhood education, special education, MAT Programs, MED Elementary Education, and MED Secondary Education. |
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| Qualifications: | |||||
Qualifications include an earned doctoral degree in one of the program areas; minimum of five successful years of teaching experience in higher education; record of refereed publications and other scholarly activity; academic administration experience; securing external funds, and mentoring faculty and students. |
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| Special Requirements: | |||||
Excellent leadership; interpersonal skills and communication skills are expected. |
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| Application Requirements: | |||||
State of South Carolina Employment Application , resume, letter of application, graduate transcripts, and three letters of recommendations. |
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| Send Applications to: | |||||
OFFICE OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT |
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This is a permanent, full-time position. Only applications received in the Office of Human Resource Management by 5:00 pm on the closing date will be considered. SCSU is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer F/M/H/V. |
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