Department Head of Educational Psychology Counseling and Special Education
Department Head of Educational Psychology Counseling and Special Education
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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
The Department Head serves as the chief academic and administrative officer of EPCSE. They are expected to provide dynamic and collaborative leadership promote educational and research excellence promote innovation and inclusion and ensure the overall success and growth of the Department. The Department Head should be a mentor for early career/pretenure associate and nontenure line faculty and guide faculty through the promotion and tenure process. We seek a visionary and dynamic leader who will be a strong advocate for our department. The person will effectively communicate the strengths and needs of the department programs and faculty with the College and University.
The person will have a strong research profile value research and scholarship and have experience acquiring external grant welcome applicants who have a record of excellence in rigorous empirical work which may include but is not limited to action research communityengaged scholarship critical research methods interdisciplinary scholarship mixed methods qualitative methods and quantitative methods.
The person is innovative and entrepreneurialincluding ability and interest in reinvigoratingprograms for efficiency and competitiveness with peer institutionsas well as collaboration/efficiency/ synergyacross the department. The person must value highquality and innovative undergraduate and graduate education understand schools and the psychology of learning consider the needs of and support for students with disabilities and exceptionalities across a range of sociocultural and linguistic identities and be knowledgeable about services in diverse educational counseling rehabilitation and mental health settings.
Required qualifications:
Earned doctorate in Counseling Educational Psychology Rehabilitation Services Special Education or a related field
Evidence of an accomplished and robust program of research
Evidence of external funding to support research
Evidence of teaching advising and mentoring students in research and/or practice at the university level
Willingness to teach residentially and/or online (reduced teaching load)
Demonstrated leadership and administrative abilities within an academic setting
A commitment to equityoriented approaches to leadership
A demonstrated commitment to building an equitable inclusive and diverse scholarly environment by bringing together and mentoring diverse groups of students faculty and staff members and community members
Applicants should be a Full Professor (or eligible for the rank of Full Professor)
Exceptional interpersonal skills
Preferred Qualifications: prior leadership and budgetary experience in a postsecondary institution or other comparable organization.
Applicants must submit a cover letter documenting qualifications for the position (no more than three pages) a leadership and diversity statement (no more than two pages) a current CV up to three representative reprints or preprints of scholarly publications and at least three professional references (including name address email address and telephone numbers).
Completed applications received by March 7 2025are assured full consideration; however applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Reference letters will be requested of finalists. We encourage applications from individuals who are members of minoritized and/or marginalized groups. For questions please contact: Dr. Julia Green Bryan and Dr. Matt McCrudden Department Head Search CoChairs.
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