Chairperson, Department of Counseling Psychology, Social Psychology, and Counseling

The chairperson serves as the chief academic and administrative officer of the department and reports to the Dean of the College of Health. The chairperson provides leadership for the department’s academic programs, faculty, staff, students, and the Counseling Practicum Clinic (CPC); maintains a productive line of scholarship; and regularly teaches graduate courses in the department’s programs.

• Faculty and staff leadership: recruiting, mentoring, and evaluating faculty and staff; conducting annual performance reviews; supporting professional development; and building a collegial, collaborative departmental culture.
• Fiscal and resource stewardship: preparing and managing the departmental budget; overseeing departmental resources, space, and equipment; and advocating for the department’s needs within the college and university.
• Program oversight: supporting program and training directors in curriculum development, program review, student learning assessment, and outcome reporting; maintaining familiarity with the accreditation processes of the department’s programs (APA and MPCAC) and the licensure and credentialing pathways that faculty and graduates pursue.
• Academic operations: course scheduling and faculty teaching assignments; supporting program directors in coordinating and managing admissions and recruitment across programs; and management of escalated student concerns, advising issues, and academic integrity or disciplinary matters in accordance with university policy.
• Advancement of scholarship: supporting faculty research and grant seeking, as well as student involvement in scholarship, and maintaining the chairperson’s own program of research.
• Communication and representation: communicating university and college goals to the department, representing the department to college and university administration, and building partnerships with community agencies, practicum and internship sites, and other departments in the College of Health’s and the university’s interprofessional education, practice, and research initiatives.
• Contribute to a welcoming and respectful environment that supports and motivates students, staff, and faculty from different cultural experiences and intellectual perspectives.

• Research doctorate (PhD or equivalent) in psychology from an accredited institution.
• A record of teaching, scholarship, and service that qualifies the candidate for appointment as a tenure-eligible associate professor or professor at Ball State University.
• Administrative or leadership experience in an academic setting, for example as a department chairperson, associate chairperson, program director, director of training, center director, or comparable role.

The department will give preference to candidates who demonstrate one or more of the following:

• Research doctorate in Counseling Psychology or another area of health service psychology from an APA-accredited program and licensure, or eligibility for licensure, as a psychologist in Indiana.
• Demonstrated goal-directed, collaborative, and collegial leadership, including with department faculty and staff and across college and university levels.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, problem-solving, and conflict resolution skills.
• Demonstrated willingness and ability to lead a multidisciplinary department offering doctoral and master’s degrees, as well as undergraduate minors.
• A sustained record of scholarship that includes involving students in research and other scholarly activities.
• Experience seeking or securing external or internal funding to support research, training, or clinical service activities.
• Ability and willingness to provide clinical supervision to students in the department’s training programs and clinic.