Associate Professor​/Professor & Endowed Division Chair, Business Division

Agency:
Texas A&M University - Texarkana

Department:
Anita and Truman Arnold College of Business

Proposed Minimum Salary:
Commensurate

Job Location:

Texarkana, Texas

Job Type: Faculty

The Anita and Truman Arnold College of Business invites qualified candidates to apply for an Associate or Full Professor and Division Chair position in the Business Division at Texas A&M University Texarkana. This position is a 12-month, tenured appointment in which tenure on arrival will be granted pending approval from the Texas A&M University System. The Division Chair serves as both an academic administrator and a faculty member, providing leadership and management to the division consistent with the university's mission and goals.

Chairs maintain an active teaching, research, and service role at a level appropriate to the scope of the position.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. This position does not offer sponsorship for employment visas.

The Division Chair is the chief academic officer of the division. The Division Chair is responsible for the administration of the division and reports to the Dean of the Anita and Truman Arnold College of Business. The Division Chair serves a key position in the leadership of Texas A&M University-Texarkana during unprecedented growth. Success in fulfilling assigned responsibilities requires an individual who understands the role of administration at an AACSB accredited institution 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 per semester 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.
• Initiates hiring of full-time faculty (including working with HR, credentialing, etc.) and makes recommendations to the dean for faculty appointments, promotions, and compensation.
• Hires adjunct faculty
• Leads 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.
• Manages budgets and requests and allocates funds appropriately to meet the needs of the Division.
• Leads strategic (including short- and long-term) planning, direction, and development of the academic division. Works with faculty and staff to establish and maintain a long-term vision for the Division that is consistent with the College, Academic Affairs Division,…