Instructor/Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Professor of Education

Description

Job Title:   Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor of Education 

                  Director, Ed.S. in Instructional Leadership & M.Ed. in Instructional Leadership, Admin. and Supervision programs.

Department: Department of Education

Reports To: Chair of the Department of Education

Prepared By: Dean of the College of Education & Behavioral Sciences

Approved By: Vice President for Academics

Summary: The director provides academic, administrative, and strategic leadership and management for of the Ed.S. and the M.Ed. in Instructional Leadership programs 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Administrative skill and leadership 

• The director works with department chair and other program faculty to develop, articulate, and present a vision for the program that aligns with the University’s strategic plan; translates that vision into strategic goals for the program; and works collegially with the department chair and graduate faculty to ensure collaboration and successful implementation of the strategic goals.
• The director follows and consistently implements University policies. 
• The director manages and supervises the office and staff necessary to achieve the vision, strategic plan, and annual goals of graduate programs within the college or department. 
• The director is responsible for all fiscal matters for the unit; plans for, advocates for, requests, and disburses operational, travel, and other funds legally, responsibly and consistently within given budget limitations necessary to achieve the vision, strategic plan, and annual goals of the program.
• The director actively participates in assigned committees and in other required meetings.
• The director meets established deadlines.

Enrollment management 

• The director participates in recruiting activities as scheduled by the Office of Graduate Admissions.

Program development and quality improvement 

• The director provides curricular leadership in relation to University goals by recommending to initiate, sustain, deliver, or eliminate programming while considering student needs, workforce trends, and available resources.
• The director ensures the curriculum for the degree is appropriate, current, and pedagogically sound.
• The director develops outcomes, objectives, and assessment strategies for the program.
• The director completes annual program assessment for the program(s).
• The director completes academic program reviews, as required.
• Where appropriate, the director ensures successful accreditation or reaccreditation of the program.
• The director provides coordination in the construction of a timely class schedule for the program.

Research, service and support 

• The director actively engages in scholarship as defined by the University’s policies and faculty performance evaluations. Scholarship will be relevant to the director’s academic discipline and/or administrative area of responsibility.
• The director actively engages in service as defined by the University’s policies and faculty performance evaluations.
• The director supervises graduate assistants in a manner that advances the strategic direction of the unit and the university. 

Instruction 

• The director teaches courses within the program as assigned by the department chair with a total load of up to twenty-seven hours, including reassigned time to serve as program director.
• The director serves as academic advisor for program majors.

This job description shall include, but is not necessarily limited to, the above duties. The graduate director may temporarily perform other duties assigned to maintain operations and services.

Supervisory Responsibilities                      

Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws for programs. Responsibilities include interviewing adjuncts, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Competencies                      

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Analytical - Synthesizes complex or diverse information; Collects and researches data; Designs workflows and procedures for the M.Ed. and Ed. S. programs.

Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Works well in gro