AssociateFull Professor Chair of Accounting Finance Department -MAK College Of Business and Entrepreneurship

ChairpersonDepartmentofAccounting& Finance

TWUMerrileeAlexanderKickCollegeofBusiness&Entrepreneurship

The TWU Merrilee Alexander Kick College of Business & Entrepreneurship seeks a faculty memberforthepositionofchairpersonoftheDepartmentofAccounting&Financetostartin the Fall semester of 2025. Successful applicants for the chair position will possess an earned doctorate in the disciplines of either Accounting or Finance. The candidate should have the qualifications and experience to be appointed as an Associate Professor or Full Professor in either Accounting or Finance. This is a tenuretrack/tenured position. Tenure and timeline negotiable and commensurate upon experience.

The department chair as academic component leader facilitates the management of the progress toward achieving teaching research service and strategic goals. This is a fulltime 12month position. Applicants will be expected to:

• Maintainacollegialenvironmentoneinwhichallmembersfeelvaluedthattheyhave a stake in the endeavor that they have a voice that they are part of a team and that they have ownership in the program/department.

• Bealiaison betweenthedepartment andthe Dean:
  • TheDepartmentChairisthepersontheDeanwillturntowithregardtoany issues facing the department.
  • TheDepartmentChairwhowillgototheDeanwithconcernsinitiatedbythe department.
  • TheDepartmentChairistherepresentativeofthedepartmentaspokesperson and an advocate for the department.
  • TheDepartmentChairisalsothepersonwhowillrelateandcommunicatetothe department the perspective of and/or decisions of the Dean/College and University.
  • TheDepartmentChairrepresentsandadvocatesforthedepartmentbutthis must be balanced with the goals of the College/Deans Office students and market demands.

• Be a team player and a bigpicture thinker. The Department Chair will lead the department in developing and implementing immediate and longrange departmental goalsandstrategies(inconcertwithfacultyinput)tomeetUniversityandCollegegoals and objectives.
  • Thisincludeseffortsfocusedonincreasingenrollmentandretentionadapting programs and curriculum as needed and ensuring appropriate strategies are implemented.
  • TheDepartmentChairwillalsobepartoftheCollegeofBusinessAcademic LeadershipTeamwhichhelpsdevelopgoalsandstrategiesforthecollege.
    

• Bearolemodel as a model and they will see how s/he is responding in all kinds of ways.
• Bevisibleandincommunication.TheDepartmentChairisthegatekeeperand

firstinlineresourcepersonandneedstobeaccessibleandresponsiveincludingtimein the office on campus.

SpecificActivities ofthe DepartmentChair include:

• Teachtwocoursesineachterm(fallspringandsummer).
• MaintainScholarlyAcademic(SA)classificationaccordingtoCollegeofBusinessAACSB policy for administrators who also have some teaching responsibilities.
• BeactiveinserviceontheCouncilofChairsandotherrolessupportingtheCollegeand University.
• Leadthedepartmentintheenhancementofdepartmentalcurriculaandinitiativesfor the improvement of instruction.
• WorkwiththeDeanonanyfinancial/budgetaryneedsor challenges.
• EstablishAdvisoryBoardsforthedisciplinesinthedepartment
• EnsureeffectiveimplementationofUniversityCollegeandDepartmentpolicies.
• CoordinateactivitieswithintheDepartmentincludingassessmentaccreditationand other College and University initiatives.
• Exerciseleadershipinrecruitingandretainingcapablefaculty.
• ForwardDepartmentalrecommendationstotheDeanforhiringfulltimeandparttime faculty.
• Monitortheperformanceevaluationoffulltimeandparttimefaculty.
• Encouragecontinuousimprovementoffacultyperformancebyfosteringandsupporting good teaching relevant research and scholarly writing.
• Makerecommendationsrelativetotenurepromotionreappointmentsalary adjustment and leaves of absence.
• Reviewandforwardrequestsforpermissiontotravelforprofessionalpurposesper University policy.
• Reviewandforwardallfacultyproposalsforawardsandleaves.
• ArrangeforrepresentationforthedepartmentatofficialUniversityandCollege functions such as commencement ceremonies events etc.
• Monitorwithfacultytheacademicprogressofstudents.
• Overseethemaintenanceofaccurateanduptodatefacultyandstudentrecords.
• Superviseandevaluatedirectreportstaff.
• Supervisetheresolutionofstudentgrievances/gradeappealsfollowingestablished procedures.
• Scheduleandpresideoverdepartment meetings.
• ServeastheprimaryDepartmentalcontactforrecruitmentandretentionefforts.
• Demonstrateinterpersonalrelationsthatfosteraprofessionalworkingatmosphere.
• PerformotherdutiesandresponsibilitiesasassignedbytheDean.

COLLEGEANDUNIVERSITYINFORMATION

The TWU Merrilee Alexander Kick College (MAK) of Business & Entrepreneurship currently has approximately 1066 undergraduate students and 1251 graduate students. The MAK College has three areas/departments: Department of Management & Marketing Department of Accounting & Finance and the Master of Healthcare Administration program. You may learn moreabouttheMAKCollegeofBusiness&Entrepreneurshipat Womans University holds a notable position in higher education as the nations largest universityprimarilyforwomenandisfederallyrecognizedasaHispanicServingInstitution(HSI) 1901andcurrentlyhometonearly16000students TWU is a public university that emphasizes the liberal arts and sciences as well as specialized and professional studies in business nursing health sciences and education.

TWU operates three campuses: Houston Dallas and the main campus in Denton. The City of Dentonwithapopulationof150000ishometotwouniversitiesanactivemusicscenefamily friendly events and festivals unique restaurants and the historic Downtown Square. Denton is located just 40 miles north of the Dallas/Fort Worth city centers. This metroplex the nations fourth largest urban center has worldclass museums orchestras opera ballet and theatre companies as well as an array of professional and collegiate sports venues.

TWUpridesitselfonprovidingstudentswithawellroundededucationalexperiencefocusedon service integrity health and wellbeing. Respect for diversity in all dimensions (currently ranked5thinthenationfordiversity)andasafecampusenvironment(TexasWomansisamong the safest campuses in the nation) are among the hallmarks of a TWU education. TWU faculty and staff are passionate defenders of a learn by doing experiential learning environment where they provide students with opportunities to engage in campus workplace and community activities that can help shape their sense of purpose their appreciation for the importance of building quality personal and professional relationships and their ability to address lifes challenges. This holistic mentoring approach to developing students as engaged productivecitizensinthecomplexworldofthe21stCenturyencompassesunderstandingofthe balance of health spiritual and mental wellbeing.

HOWTOAPPLY

Candidatesshouldsubmit:

Anupdatedcurriculumvitae(CV) Copy of graduate transcripts

Acoverletterexpressinginterestinthepositionandcommensurateexperienceand qualifications for the position

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