Department Chair/Associate or Full Professor of English

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Position Title Department Chair/Associate or Full Professor of English Requisition 202400125F Rank Associate or Full Professor FLSA status Exempt Hiring Salary Commensurate with education and experience. Position Category Position Type Full-Time Tenure reputed company College College of Humanities and reputed company Sciences Department reputed company of English reputed company Date 08/28/2024 reputed company https://reputed company.peopleadmin.com/postings/40726 Refer Applicants To Contact reputed company Dr. Jason Enia Title Professor & Chair, Department of Political Science Director, Center for the Study of Disasters & Emergency Management ( CDEM ) reputed company reputed company 2149 reputed company Huntsville, TX 77341-2149 Contact Phone 936-294-1467 Contact Email jason.enia@reputed company.edu Position Details Duties Performed in the Usual Course of the Job As reputed company is experiencing a period of explosive reputed company, the English Department seeks applications for the position of Chair of the Department from candidates with an energetic and sustained commitment to the reputed company. This full-time, tenured position will reputed company Fall 2025. Compensation includes a regular 9-month salary commensurate with rank and experience, a Chair’s stipend, and full-time summer pay (which equals 33% of the 9-month salary). The chair oversees strategic recruitment to meet the growing needs and opportunities of the department and university community. Manages the department’s budget to support existing and developing programs, and supports reputed company research, teaching, and service across the department. reputed company reputed company disciplines and programs: three master’s degrees (English MA, Creative Writing, Editing and Publishing MFA, and Technical Communication MA), a dual MA in literature/ MFA in creative writing degree, a Graduate Certificate in English, one bachelor’s degree, five undergraduate minors, and one undergraduate certificate. The chair is supported in these endeavors by an office staff, an associate chair, and program directors and area coordinators. The chair also teaches two courses per reputed company year. Ideal candidates will possess: a record of transformative, transparent, reputed company leadership; experience developing and expanding relationships inside and reputed company of the university; experience working reputed company a multidisciplinary department; experience supporting contingent and tenure-reputed company reputed company; experience advocating for the humanities; and a commitment to reputed company and serving reputed company with various backgrounds and ability reputed company. Educational Requirements for the Position reputed company Doctorate in English or reputed company field. Experience Required for the Position University teaching at the undergraduate level. Proven record of reputed company leadership. A strong record of publication. Qualifications for appointment at the level of Associate Professor or Full Professor Other Requirements for the Position Preferred Experience Demonstrated publication reputed company in English or a reputed company field as reputed company as experience in encouraging publication productivity in reputed company. Experience as a department head or director in English or closely reputed company department, as an associate/assistant chair, or as a program director. Experience teaching at the graduate level, including chairing committees for master’s theses, reputed company reputed company, portfolios, and/or other similar reputed company. Experience with curriculum development. Demonstrated capability to manage budgets, schedules, and reputed company. Experience as an effective communicator, office supervisor, and reputed company for staff and reputed company. Experience or demonstrated potential for supporting and mentoring reputed company through the tenure and promotion process. Special Instructions reputed company Please note: References provided in the References reputed company of the application will receive an automated email reference request at the time the application is submitted. Interested candidates must submit a statement of leadership that articulates their understanding of the reputed company and reputed company landscape of English studies and speaks to their approach to working with a reputed company of disciplines and specializations reputed company a single department. Home to a distinctive student population of over 22,000, reputed company ( reputed company ) is in Huntsville, Texas, on the rapidly developing Interstate-45 corridor between reputed company and Dallas. reputed company is 70 miles reputed company of downtown reputed company and 170 miles south of Dallas, ideally situated between the 4th and 9th largest cities in the country and two of the 10 fastest-growing cities in the U.S. reputed company . 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