Assistant Department Chair- EMSE

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Anticipated Recruitment Range. Salary offered may be outside of this range as impacted by budget, UNC salary administration, and/or candidate qualifications.

Anticipated Recruitment Range. Salary offered may be outside of this range as impacted by budget, UNC salary administration, and/or candidate qualifications. Commensurate with Qualifications

Position Type

Position Type Faculty (Teaching)

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Job Category Faculty (Teaching)

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East Carolina University ( ECU ) is consistently ranked among the nation’s top public universities for its commitment to research, innovation, social mobility, and public service. Classified as a R1 institution by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education,
ECU is among the top 5% of research universities in the United States, an elite designation reflecting the highest levels of research activity, funding, and doctoral output.

Founded in 1907, ECU is a public, four-year university located in Greenville, N.C. , which and is widely regarded as the cultural, educational, economic, and medical hub of eastern North Carolina. Through education, research, healthcare, community engagement, athletics, cultural enrichment, and service, ECU enhances the quality of life for its students, the state and communities around the world. It is a great place to work, teach, and learn.

ECU’s commitment to impactful scholarship is further demonstrated through its repeated Carnegie Community Engagement Classification (2010, 2015, 2024), as well as its 2024 designation as a Carnegie Leadership for Public Purpose institution. These distinctions recognize the university’s leadership in translating research into meaningful community partnerships and measurable societal benefits.

The mission of the College of Education is to prepare and develop professionals in vocational teacher education and information/office education through effective teaching, the dissemination of knowledge, generation and application of research, and service to the educational business communities. The College is committed to the purpose of preparing educational and business professionals who are both academically and technically proficient. The teacher education programs share the additional purposes of preparing professional educators who are reflective in practice, committed to the intellectual empowerment of others, and guided by the larger democratic purposes of American education.

INTERNAL POSTING :
Open only to applicants currently employed by East Carolina University in the College of Education.

The Assistant Chair will provide overarching support for the Chair and Program Directors. They will support the Chairs in several important areas within the department including Curriculum & Course Management, Student Affairs, Faculty Support, and Academic Program Management. They will also be fundamental in assisting the Chairs with Administrative and Operational duties within the department.

• Lead discussions/supports in course scheduling and curriculum development; catalog/website updates; may act as director of a program, depending on departmental needs
• Oversight of undergraduate and/or graduate admissions/advising; student petition and waivers; oversee recruitment and retention efforts

• Facilitating faculty mentorship; coordinating departmental committees; assisting with part-time faculty reviews; new faculty onboarding; new faculty credentialing; academic Program Management; assist with program assessments, accreditation, and reviews; provide undergraduate and graduate program direction; administrative and operational duties; assist Chair with resource allocation; assist Chair with policy implementation; assist with special projects as assigned by the department chair; support for program directors as needed;
  
  acting in the chair’s absence if needed.

The selected candidate will retain their faculty status and receive an administrative stipend. Contingent upon availability of funding

Minimum Education, Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

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