Department Chair; Tenured), Indianapolis Campus

Department Chair (Tenured) – Indianapolis Campus

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Indiana University School of Nursing (IUSON) is seeking exceptional candidates for the position of Department Chair, Indianapolis campus. This is an outstanding opportunity to be a part of a legacy of nursing excellence and leadership. As Indiana’s premiere urban Carnegie R1 university with major medical centers on or near our campus, our in‑person work arrangements facilitate access to an outstanding array of institutional resources, including a robust onboarding program and a high degree of engagement and networking.

The Department Chair is responsible for the operational success of a department on the Indianapolis campus within the IUSON core. The Department Chair has responsibility for day‑to‑day operations of the department to ensure success. This position reports to the Associate Dean, Indianapolis.

This is a 12‑month appointment with workload of 60% administrative, 20% research or scholarly activities, 10% teaching, and 10% service.

• Implement programs to recruit, orient, retain, mentor, and ensure the success of faculty in alignment with strategic priorities and the desired mix of faculty to fulfill the teaching, research, and service missions of the department, campus, and core school.
• Facilitate a balance in faculty workloads commensurate with faculty appointments (full‑time, part‑time, adjunct) and faculty track and rank.
• Ensure faculty meet expectations including preparation of course materials, delivery of courses, productivity in research or scholarship, and active participation in service at the institutional (school, campus, university) and external levels (state, region, national, international).
• Ensure faculty understand how to contribute to achieving individual, department, campus, and core strategic goals.
• Monitor and evaluate faculty performance outcomes (teaching, research, service) for annual evaluations and promotion and tenure.
• Provide coaching to faculty experiencing emergent teaching and professional issues.
• Coordinate activities of the department to ensure operational success of the School of Nursing’s mission, goals, and strategic priorities in collaboration with other academic administrators.
• Prepare reports bearing on departmental responsibilities.
• Provide input on resource needs.
• Represent the department within the School of Nursing, campus, and university and to external constituents.
• Be accountable for departmental faculty performance metrics related to delivery of courses, research and scholarship, and service.

• Earned doctorate; nursing major preferred, and master’s in nursing if doctorate is not in nursing (e.g., EdD).
• Licensed or eligible to be licensed as a registered nurse in Indiana.
• Eligible for appointment as a tenured associate or full professor.
• Demonstrated experience in an academic environment.