Chair, Entrepreneurship & Applied Business Leadership

Stephen F. Austin State University; Nacogdoches (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas, seeks a Chair for the Department of Entrepreneurship and Applied Business.

The Chair will provide leadership for the department’s academic programs, faculty development, strategic planning, budgeting, student success initiatives, and interdisciplinary collaborations. The Chair will work with faculty, staff, students, and university administration to advance the mission of the department, college and university.

Qualifications

• Terminal degree required for teaching within the department or school.
• Tenured appointment in one of the disciplines within the department or school is required.
• Strong record of research and scholarly achievements is required.

Responsibilities

• Establishes and maintains a climate conducive to the pursuit of knowledge.
• Provides leadership in establishing a visionary direction and standards for the academic unit.
• Serves as principal advocate for the unit and for 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 and term parts.
• Assigns and manages faculty workload.
• Manages and allocates fiscal and physical resources of the unit.
• Establishes, maintains, and communicates effective personnel management procedures.
• Promotes the academic unit externally.

Skills

Academic administration

Research achievements

Education

Terminal degree in the field of the academic department or academic school

Job description

Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas, seeks a Chair for the Department of Entrepreneurship and Applied Business.

The Chair will provide leadership for the department’s academic programs, faculty development, strategic planning, budgeting, student success initiatives, and interdisciplinary collaborations. The Chair will work with faculty, staff, students, and university administration to advance the mission of the department, college and university.