Chair - School of Nursing - College of Health and Human Sciences

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Position Information

Working Position Title

Working Position Title Chair
- School of Nursing
- College of Health and Human Sciences (6297)

Classification Title

Position Number

Position Number

Posting Date

Posting Date 01/05/2023

Closing Date

Priority Review Date

Priority Review Date 02/06/2023

Business Unit Description

Business Unit Description Faculty

Full-Time/Part Time

Full-Time/Part Time Full-Time

FTE

FTE 1.00

Position Status

Position Status Regular

FLSA

FLSA Exempt

Job Code

Job Code 2020

Union Representation

Union Representation Non-Union

Union Code

Union Code N/A

Unit/Department

Unit/Department Nursing

College/Unit

Division

Division Academic Division

Location

Location NS 190

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Position Summary, Requirements, and Qualifications

Overview

Northern Illinois University ( NIU ) is a comprehensive teaching and research institution with a diverse and international student body of approximately 16,000. NIU is included in the Doctoral Universities – High Research Activity and Community Engaged Institution categories by the Carnegie Foundation and is a member of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities. NIU is located in DeKalb, IL, offering a small-town environment with all of the benefits of a large university and adjacent Chicago metropolitan area.

The School of Nursing ( SON ) is composed of undergraduate and graduate academic programs, including the B.S. and M.S. in Nursing and the Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P) degrees with RN to B.S., B.S. to D.N.P., and M.S. to D.N.P. programs. Nursing faculty, staff, and students also engage with the college-wide Ph.D. in Health Sciences. The B.S., M.S., and D.N.P. degree programs in nursing are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.

The SON currently has 9 tenure/tenure-track faculty, 6 clinical faculty, 36 instructors, 5 administrators, and 7 academic staff members. Approximately 175 graduate students and 500 undergraduate students are currently enrolled in SON degree programs. The school has alliances with community-based organizations and other health services organizations.

The College of Health and Human Sciences ( CHHS ) at Northern Illinois University seeks a Chair, the Chief Academic and Administrative Officer of the School of Nursing ( SON ), to build a collaborative and inclusive community. The Chair will be accountable directly to the Dean of the college for all aspects of the operation of and planning for the school.

The Chair is the spokesperson of the school in all official transactions and is responsible for the proper functioning of the school as an instructional, research/artistic, and public service unit.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

In accordance with applicable university, college, and school bylaws and policies, the chair is responsible for:

• Defining the school’s scope, mission, and objectives.
  • Providing leadership on the school’s capacity to carry out its mission and accomplish its objectives.
  • Supporting strategic growth in instructional, research/scholarly, and public service areas.
  • Assuring and, whenever possible, improving the school’s capacity to carry out its mission and accomplish its objectives with distinction.
  • Serving as a member of the college senior leadership team.
  • Advocating for the academic programs in the school.
  • Serving as the spokesperson for all official communications and transactions with employees, other units of the university, alumni, and external constituents.
  • Representing the school at university events.
  • Demonstrating and promoting sensitivity to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
• Developing…