+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Job Title | Chair, Associate/Full Professor | | | of Biological Sciences | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | FLSA Status | Exempt | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Posted Salary Range | Commensurate with experience | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Employment Status | Full Time | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Department | School of Arts & Sciences | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Job Summary | | | | | | | Reporting to the Dean, School of | | | Arts and Sciences, the Chair of | | | Biological Sciences coordinates | | | departmental academic activities | | | that promote programmatic | | | excellence thereby preparing | | | students for global | | | competitiveness  | | | | | | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Knowledge Skills and Abilities | - Demonstrated commitment and | | | experience in fostering | | | diverse, equitable, and | | | inclusive communities for | | | research, teaching, and | | | learning are of particular | | | interest. | | | - Demonstrated track record of | | | articulating imagination | | | through vision, innovation | | | and strategic direction in | | | transforming a unit, | | | department, school or | | | college.  | | | - Evidence of excellence in | | | teaching, research and | | | scholarship and distinction | | | in professional achievements | | | appropriate for appointment | | | as a tenured associate or | | | full professor in the | | | Department of Biological | | | Sciences.  | | | - Detailed knowledge and | | | understanding of the impact | | | of blended learning on | | | students is an advantage.  | | | - Demonstrative administrative | | | or leadership in an academic | | | unit with involvement in | | | fiscal planning & budgets, | | | ability to lead and manage | | | groups, other stakeholders | | | and programs and engage | | | students with transparency is | | | preferred.  | | | - A collaborative, servant | | | leader with indisputable | | | integrity and courage | | | engaging the university, | | | business and community to | | | develop mutually beneficial | | | partnerships for students is | | | desired. | | | - Manifestation of | | | effectiveness in written and | | | oral communication is an | | | additional preference. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Essential Job Functions | - The successful candidate will | | | provide academic and | | | administrative leadership for | | | the department in its | | | teaching, research and | | | service missions as well as | | | managing and directing the | | | department's fiscal plan, | | | budgets and general | | | administration.  | | | - He/she will be expected to | | | have excellent interpersonal | | | and strong written and oral | | | communication skills with a  | | | display of openness, | | | integrity, and a spirit of | | | collaboration.  | | | - The Chair must direct and | | | support faculty during the | | | faculty lifecycle of talent | | | acquisition, tenure, | | | promotion, and performance | | | evaluation.  | | | - Through thoughtful/careful | | | nurturing and mentoring, the | | | Chair will develop both the | | | individual and collective | | | thinking towards significant | | | academic scholarship and | | | service contributions. | | | - Crucial to the Chair's role | | | is the ability to effectively | | | assess