Associate or Full Professor and Chair Department of Psychology & Communication

Job Title Associate or Full Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology & Communication Agency Texas A&M International University Department Dept, Psychology & Communication Proposed Minimum Salary Commensurate Job Location Laredo, Texas Job Type Faculty

Job Description

Texas A&M International University (TAMIU), a member of the Texas A&M University System, welcomes applicants for an Associate or Full Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology & Communication to begin Fall 2027. TAMIU is a Hispanic Serving Institution with over 8,000 students located in Laredo, Texas, a vibrant and bicultural city with a population of about 250,000. The university advances knowledge through research and discovery, teaching and learning, community engagement and public service, and with an intentional focus on student success and research excellence.

For more information, please visit https://www.tamiu.edu/ This is a tenured 12-month position as Associate or Full Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology & Communication with a reduced course load to allow for administrative duties. Primary duties will include modeling, supporting, and rewarding faculty excellence in teaching, research, scholarship, and service; assessing, revising, innovating, and modernizing curricula; coordinating course scheduling;

overseeing the recruitment and hiring of new faculty; credentialing and evaluating faculty; managing the budget; and developing partnerships across the university and community. Duties also include providing support to students, supporting recruitment and retention initiatives, and representing the department in college and university-level strategic planning. The chair will also play a central role in developing the department's proposed PhD in Counseling Psychology and in growing the Communication program at the Texas A&M-RELLIS campus.

This is an on-campus leadership position with an expectation of regular engagement with students, faculty, staff, and community partners. This position requires face‑to‑face interactions through a regular schedule of attendance on campus and in the workplace. The Department of Psychology & Communication has 14 full‑time Psychology faculty members and 9 full‑time Communication faculty members. It offers the following degree programs: BA in Psychology, BA in Communication, MA in Communication, MS in Psychology, and MA in Counseling Psychology.

Primary Duties

• Modeling, supporting, and rewarding faculty excellence in teaching, research, scholarship, and service.
• Assessing, revising, innovating, and modernizing curricula.
• Coordinating course scheduling.
• Overseeing the recruitment and hiring of new faculty.
• Credentialing and evaluating faculty.
• Managing the budget.
• Developing partnerships across the university and community.
• Providing support to students and supporting recruitment and retention initiatives.
• Representing the department in college and university-level strategic planning.
• Playing a central role in developing the department's proposed PhD in Counseling Psychology.
• Growing the Communication program at the Texas A&M-RELLIS campus.

Required Qualifications

• Doctorate (PhD) in psychology, communication, or a closely related discipline that aligns with disciplines in the department.
• Record of research and publications.
• Teaching experience commensurate with rank.
• At least 5 years of full-time faculty experience.
• Experience in faculty management.
• Strong record of peer‑reviewed scholarship and demonstrated success in securing and managing external funding (infrastructure, instrument, programmatic, or research).
• Administrative and supervisory experience as a program coordinator, program director, or division/department chair.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries.
• Benefits…