Associate Professor/Professor & Division Chair, Humanities

Job Title

Associate Professor/Professor & Division Chair, Humanities

Agency

Texas A&M University - Texarkana

Department

College Of Arts, Sciences & Education

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

Texarkana, Texas

Job Type

Faculty

Job Description

The College of Arts, Sciences, and Education invites qualified candidates to apply for the Associate or Full Professor and Division Chair position in the Humanities Division. This position is a 12-month, tenured appointment in which tenure on arrival will be granted pending approval from the Texas A&M University System. The Division Chair serves as both an academic administrator and faculty member, providing leadership and management to the division consistent with the university’s mission and goals. Chairs maintain an active teaching, research, and service role at a level appropriate to the scope of the position. 

 

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.  This position does not offer sponsorship for employment visas. 

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: 

The Division Chair is the chief academic officer of the division. The Division Chair is responsible for the administration of the division and reports to the Dean of the College. The Division Chair serves a key position in the leadership of Texas A&M University-Texarkana. Success in fulfilling assigned responsibilities requires an individual who understands the role of administration and accepts administrative authority and responsibility. A successful Division Chair must possess personal qualities such as openness, integrity, and objectivity. The Division Chair must be effective in planning, communicating, coordinating, problem-solving, negotiating, setting goals, and representing the Division, College, and University. 

  

The Division Chair serves a dual role as an administrator and faculty member of the Division. The administrative role is an at-will appointment subject to approval by the Dean and the Provost. A workload of administration, research/scholarship, and teaching, as appropriate to the scope of the Division, includes a required 6-hour teaching assignment per semester for the Fall and Spring semesters, and the possibility of a one-class teaching assignment for Summer for additional compensation.  

 

As an administrator, the Division Chair serves as the unit budget officer and is responsible for the planning, direction, and programmatic offerings in the Division. Other administrative duties include hiring, supervising, and evaluating faculty (tenure-track, non-tenure-track, and adjunct), preparing the Division’s schedule of course offerings, maintaining records, appointing and coordinating committees, and addressing student needs.  

 

As a faculty member, the Division Chair is expected to maintain teaching effectiveness and scholarly productivity. The Division Chair works with faculty to develop and promote the Division’s academic programs and implements the directives of the Dean, Provost, and President.  

The Division Chair also performs these essential functions:  

 

Division Leadership  

• Directly supervises the faculty in the Division.  

• Evaluates faculty and staff performance in consultation with the Dean.  

• Supports and oversees the overall development of the Division faculty and staff.  

• Recruits, appoints, and supervises division staff and student assistants.  

• Reviews faculty and staff grievances within the division and makes decisions in consultation with the Dean.  

• Promotes faculty development and recruitment for the Division.  

• Evaluates faculty in accordance with evaluation guidelines and the guidelines for tenure and promotion.  

• Initiates hiring of full-time faculty (including working with HR, credentialing, etc.) and makes recommendations to the dean for faculty appointments, promotions, and compensation.