Job Title

Associate or Full Professor and Department Chair - Educational Leadership & Counseling

Agency

Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Department

College of Education & Human Performance

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

Kingsville, Texas

Job Type

Faculty

Job Description

About Texas A&M University–Kingsville

Texas A&M University–Kingsville (TAMUK), the oldest institution of higher learning in South Texas and a proud member of the Texas A&M University System, stands as the region’s premier university. TAMUK offers the widest range of academic programs and degrees in South Texas, provides exceptional learning and residential facilities, conducts impactful research, awards substantial scholarships, and has awarded more than 80,000 degrees in the institution’s 100-year history. The university is recognized for its unwavering commitment to student success, meaningful research, and deep community engagement. With a welcoming campus culture and strong regional partnerships, TAMUK offers faculty and staff a unique opportunity to make a lasting difference in the lives of students and the broader South Texas region.

Location: The University is located in historic Kingsville, a friendly, safe city of 25,000 that is the home of the legendary King Ranch. Corpus Christi and its beaches are just 40 miles to the northeast, and the border with Mexico is 120 miles to the south at Brownsville or 119 miles to the west at Laredo.

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Position Overview

This search will be for a tenure-track (or tenured) Associate or Full Professor/Department Chair 12-month appointment position in the Department of Educational Leadership & Counseling. This position seeks a strong candidate who will serve as Department Chair (50%) and teaching (50%) in a field within the department. The ideal candidate will be expected to teach graduate, and/or doctoral level coursework in the EDLC’s programs; maintain an active program of scholarship through research, publication, and external grant seeking; foster a culture of scholarly productivity by supporting faculty research, collaborative grant development, and external funding initiatives; serve on university committees and engage in professional service activities; and provide transparent, collaborative leadership that promotes shared governance, strengthens communication across departmental programs, supports faculty development, and cultivates a collegial, student-centered culture while advancing the department's strategic priorities.  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Teaching

• Teach graduate and doctoral courses in an area within the department.

• Deliver instruction in face-to-face, hybrid, and online modalities.

• Provide academic advising and mentor graduate and doctoral students.

• Chair and serve on doctoral dissertation committees as assigned.

Research

• Maintain an active program of scholarship through research, publications, and presentations.

• Pursue external grant funding and foster collaborative grant development.

• Support a culture of faculty research and scholarly productivity.

Service and Administrative Leadership

• Provide leadership for departmental planning, budgeting, scheduling, personnel, and operations.

• Lead accreditation, assessment, and program review activities.

• Conduct faculty and staff evaluations and support faculty development.

• Promote transparent communication, shared governance, and a collegial culture.

• Serve on university committees and represent the department with internal and external stakeholders.

• Support student recruitment, retention, and program growth.

Required Qualifications

Required Education

Earned doctorate in a discipline related to Educational Leadership, Counseling, or a closely related field from an accredited institution.

Required Experience

• Tenured Associate Professor or Professor.

• Demonstrated excellence in graduate teaching, scholarship, and service.

• Record of academic leadership, planning, administration, and