Academic Professional Track (Non-Tenure): Instructional Professor and Interim Department Head of Humanities in Medicine

Description

The Department of Humanities in Medicine (MHUM) at Texas A&M University College of Medicine seeks to fill one (1) academic professional track (non-tenure) position for a full time, 11-month appointment with an anticipated start date in the spring of 2025. Applications will be accepted at the rank of Instructional Professor, commensurate with qualifications, and will serve as the Interim Department Head for the Department of Humanities in Medicine.

The chosen candidate's academic responsibility will be in the area of administration, where they will represent the department to college and university administration. They also will represent the administration to the department and will be responsible for the pursuit and maintenance of excellence in the department. They will be a manager and leader with multiple responsibilities; they will to mentor, resolve conflict, build consensus, administer policies, manage departmental resources, and promote the scholarly activities of the faculty. They will oversee teaching, research and service activities of the department, including the recruitment, hiring and retention of faculty. They will speak for the department within and outside of Texas A&M University, will find ways to attract new sources of funding, promote a culture of scholarship (peer-reviewed publications), decide how to allocate resources, and will be responsible for seeing that students receive a quality education. Finally, using the department's recently completed self-study documents, they will review past accomplishments, benchmark to national and aspirational peers, and will recommend future directions/strategic goals for the department. Service as Interim Department Head of Humanities in Medicine is at the discretion of the Dean of the College of Medicine.

Texas A&M University is one of the highest ranked public universities in the nation, has a student population of just over 73,000 from all 50 states and 124 countries, and is a top 20 research enterprise. Texas A&M University is supported by a $13.5-billion-dollar endowment, boasts $1.13 billion in research expenditures, and is one of only 17 institutions in the nation to hold the triple designation as a land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant university.

Together, Texas A&M University and the College of Medicine are working to improve healthcare through transformative education, innovative research, and team-based care delivery.

Qualifications

Required:

- MD

- Demonstrated experience as a department head at Texas A&M University

Application Instructions

Interested applicants must apply through the Texas A&M University faculty job board hosted by Interfolio at apply.interfolio.com/158684 and upload the following:

1. Curriculum Vitae

Questions can be sent to the attention of Darcy Jones (darsupial823@tamu.edu), or to the College of Medicine Office of Faculty Affairs (medfacultyaffairs@tamu.edu).

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer.