Chair - Economics and Finance

The Department of Finance and Economics within the Nelson Rusche College of Business at Stephen

F. Austin State University is accepting applications for the position of Chair.

The Department of Finance and Economics within the Nelson Rusche College of Business at Stephen

F. Austin State University is accepting applications for the position of Chair.

The Chair will provide leadership for the department’s academic programs, faculty development, strategic planning, budgeting, student success initiatives, and interdisciplinary collaborations.

The successful candidate will work collaboratively with faculty, staff, students, and university administration to advance the mission of the department, college, and university.

Additional responsibilities include outreach and service to the college, the university, professional organizations, and the citizens of Texas.

This is a full-time, twelve-month faculty position responsible for serving as the chief executive of an academic department or academic school (referred to as academic unit or unit) while exemplifying those faculty qualities most valued by the academic community: teaching excellence; scholarly and creative activities; and a commitment to university and community service. Responsible for setting the tone of the unit through daily interactions with colleagues and departmental staff;

and making and implementing decisions in the context of collegiality and regular communication. The chair/director is an administrator, the quality of whose performance has a fundamental impact on the success of the institution in attaining its specific goals. Works under minimal supervision, with extensive latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. Reports to the dean.

Terminal degree in the field of the academic department or academic school, allowing the individual to teach within the department, is required.

Sufficient experience to warrant a tenured appointment in one of the disciplines within the department or school is required. Strong record of research and other scholarly achievements is required. Experience in academic administration is preferred.

• Establishes and maintains a climate conducive to the pursuit of knowledge.
• Provides leadership in the establishment of a visionary direction and the maintenance of standards for the academic unit, consistent with college and university missions.
• Serves as the principal advocate for the unit and as an advocate for the college and university missions.
• Ensures quality through evaluation, modification, and development of academic programs.
• Responds to the needs of students, faculty, administration, the public, and others.
• Develops and manages course schedules for each semester/parts of term.
• Assigns and manages faculty workload.
• Manages and allocates fiscal and physical resources of the unit.
• Establishes, maintains, and communicates effective personnel management procedures and processes.
• Promotes the academic unit externally.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

The individual must possess the following knowledge, skills, and abilities or be able to explain and demonstrate that the individual can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Knowledge of, or the ability to learn, university policies and procedures.
• Ability to receive a tenured appointment in one of the disciplines within the department or school.
• Ability to establish and maintain a good rapport with university faculty and staff, students, and the general public.
• Ability to work collaboratively and build strategic relations with colleagues, coworkers, and constituents.
• Ability to…