Associate Professor​/Professor & Division Chair, Health Professions

Associate Professor/Professor & Division Chair, Health Professions

Texas A&M University-Texarkana has launched the East Texas Rural Healthcare initiative, a health professions educational campaign to address the needs of this historically underserved region. To support this initiative, we are inviting applications for the Associate or Full Professor & Division Chair, Health Professions position. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to new and existing academic programs intended to provide a positive healthcare impact on East Texas.

This position is located on A&M-Texarkana's main campus in Texarkana, Texas and requires location/relocation to Texarkana and/or the ability to work up to 100% on-site to fulfill the essential duties of this position.

Eligibility to work in the U.S. is required at the time of hire. No pre-employment sponsorship is authorized for this position.

Anticipated start date will be July 2026.

The Division Chair is the chief academic officer of his/her division. The Division Chair reports to the Dean of the College and is responsible for the administration of the Division. The Division Chair serves a key position in the leadership of Texas A&M University-Texarkana. Success in fulfilling assigned responsibilities requires an individual who understands the role of administration and accepts administrative authority and responsibility.

A successful Division Chair must possess personal qualities such as openness, integrity, and objectivity. The Division Chair must be effective in planning, communicating, coordinating, problem solving, negotiating, setting goals, and representing the Division, College, and University.

The Division Chair serves a dual role as an administrator and faculty member of the Division. The administrative role is an at-will appointment subject to approval by the Dean and the Provost. A workload of administration, research/scholarship, and teaching, as appropriate to the scope of the Division includes a required 6-hour teaching assignment for the Fall and Spring semesters, and the possibility of a one class teaching assignment for Summer for additional compensation.

As an administrator, the Division Chair serves as the unit budget officer and is responsible for the planning, direction, and programmatic offerings in the Division. Other administrative duties include: hiring, supervising, and evaluating faculty (tenure-track, non-tenure-track, and adjunct), preparing the Division's schedule of course offerings, maintaining records, appointing and coordinating committees, and addressing student needs.

As a faculty member, the Division Chair is expected to maintain teaching effectiveness and scholarly productivity. The Division Chair works with faculty to develop and promote the Division's academic programs and implements the directives of the Dean, Provost, and President.

The Division Chair also performs these essential functions:

• Directly supervises the faculty in the Division.
• Evaluates faculty and staff performance in consultation with the Dean.
• Supports and oversees the overall development of the Division faculty and staff.
• Recruits, appoints, and supervises Division staff and student assistants.
• Reviews faculty and staff grievances within the Division and makes decisions in consultation with the Dean.
• Promotes faculty development and recruitment for the Division. Evaluates faculty in accordance with evaluation guidelines and the guidelines for tenure and promotion. Makes recommendations to the dean for faculty appointments, promotions, and compensation.
• Initiates hiring of full-time faculty and hires adjunct faculty (includes working with HR, credentialling, etc.).
• Oversees the scheduling of courses and recommends implementation of additional courses and course cancellations as necessary.
• Addresses student concerns and is the point of contact for students.
• Oversees/manages student workers, GAs, and RAs.
• Manages budget requests and allocates funds appropriately to meet the needs of the Division.
• Oversees the Division's fiscal operations; develops and regularly monitors Division budget.
• Oversees strategic (includes short- and…