Dept Chair Immunotherapeutics and Biotechnology Department

Position

Dept Chair, Immunotherapeutics and Biotechnology Department

45090

Up to 25%

salary commensurate with related education, experience and/or skills

salary commensurate with related education, experience and/or skills

Monthly

Abilene

Day

The Chair of the Department of Immunotherapeutics and Biotechnology provides vision, strategic direction, and administrative oversight to all appointed faculty and staff. The Dean appoints the Department Chair and reports to the Dean of the School of Pharmacy. The department chair mentors and supervises faculty and staff in the department, including divisional heads, vice chairs, directors, service unit leaders, if applicable, as assigned by the Dean.

Represents the department and, when directed by the Dean, the SOP, both internally to the University and externally to various stakeholders. Serves as part of the SOP administrative team through service on the SOP Executive Committee and active participation in various School and institutional planning, implementing, and evaluating activities.

• Meet academic and professorial expectations according to the appointed faculty rank and appointment. Teach in assigned courses. Maintain an active scholarship program. Seek extramural funding for scholarship. Publish at least one paper each year.
• Maintain an active, extramurally-funded research program (if tenured) or active pharmacy practice (if non‑tenured).
• Provide leadership for the Department on all school campuses to achieve strategic goals in teaching, scholarship/research, pharmacy practice, and professional service.
• Oversee the administration of the Department (if applicable) through its division heads, vice chairs, directors, service unit leaders, and administrative staff.
• Provide managerial, budgetary, and personnel oversight for the Department in coordination with the Assistant Dean for Finance and Administration and the Dean. Prepare annual budget requests and reports. Manage and direct the acquisition and disposition of the Department budget as directed by the Dean and following University and SOP policies.
• Oversee maintenance and inventory of Department equipment. Make recommendations to the Dean, Regional Deans, Associate Dean for Sciences, and University administration on modifications of Department laboratory, common equipment or office space.
• Promote wellness, safe working conditions, and procedures in the Department. Interface with TTUHSC Safety Services on safety issues pertaining to the Department.
• Assign workload for the faculty, including teaching, research, pharmacy practice, and service responsibilities. If applicable, coordinate with division heads and vice chairs. Balance workload within the Department and across all departments.
• Mentor faculty and promote faculty development. Oversee faculty professional development and delivery of teaching, research/scholarship work, pharmacy practice, and professional service.

• In collaboration with the dean, regional deans, and division heads, develop and administrate pharmacy practice sites for faculty and residents, if applicable.
• Work with the dean and regional deans to address practice site issues and promote optimal function.
• Conduct annual performance evaluations of faculty and staff (if appropriate, in coordination with division heads, vice chairs, and supervisors) and make recommendations to the Dean on salary adjustments and personnel actions. Evaluate faculty with secondary appointments in which they supervise.
• Oversee Department review of applicants for promotion, tenure, and post‑tenure reviews according to SOP and TTUHSC Bylaws and policies. Coordinate the administrative processes for petitioners undergoing review.
• Schedule and chair regular Department meetings. As needed and approved by the Dean, the Chair may form and consult with an administrative team (e.g., “Department Chair Advisory Council” comprised of division heads, vice chairs, regional deans, and senior department administrative staff) to advise the Chair and ensure the efficient and appropriate…