**INTERNAL ONLY** Chairperson-Professor

Center for Public Partnerships & Research; Topeka (KS); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Center for Public Partnerships & Research seeks a Chairperson (0.5 FTE) for the Mathematics Department. The role provides leadership for teaching, research, and service, with a 5-year term through June 30, 2032 and possible renewal, and includes oversight of budgets and personnel decisions.

The position requires a proven record of academic leadership, teaching at undergraduate and graduate levels, and a strong research portfolio. Apply with detailed materials by the stated deadlines.

Qualifications

• Tenured appointment with the rank of Full Professor or Associate Professor in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences.
• Demonstrated ability to serve as an academic leader and team builder.
• Teaching experience at undergraduate and graduate levels and commitment to teaching excellence.
• Strong record of scholarly achievement with a productive research program.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Execute decisions of the voting faculty and preside at Department meetings.
• Liaise between the Department, College, and university offices.
• Administer the Department budget.
• Evaluate faculty and staff annually, including tenure-line and teaching staff.
• Lead merit salary calculations for faculty and staff and oversee promotions and tenure processes.
• Initiate recruitment and supervise hiring and reviews of staff.
• Adjudicate personnel matters and manage grievance procedures for the Department.
• Provide oversight and leadership for all unit activities, including outreach.
• Seek external funding to enhance unit resources and programs.
• Administer undergraduate and graduate programs and develop external partnerships.
• Represent the Department to CLAS and other University entities.

Skills

Academic leadership

Strategic planning

Teaching excellence

Communication

Budget management

Education

Tenured LAS professor

Job description

Position Overview

Provides leadership and oversight for all department activities, as well as fulfilling teaching, research, and service responsibilities as a faculty member in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences.

Salary

Academic-year salary, plus an administrative supplement and summer salary, as determined by the Executive Dean of the College.

Term

Term of approximately 5 years through June 30, 2032, with possibility of renewal pending satisfactory performance.

Faculty Union

Please note that this position is not covered by any union agreement nor represented by United Academics of KU, AAUP, or AFT

Job Description

Chairperson Responsibilities (0.5 FTE)

Responsibilities

• Executes decisions of the voting faculty members of the Department and presides at meetings of the Department Faculty and the Executive Committee;
• Serves as the liaison between the Department and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, as well as other administrative offices of the University;
• Administers the budget of the Department;
• In consultation with the Executive Committee and the Instructional Faculty Evaluation Committee, evaluates annually all faculty in the Department, including tenure-line faculty as well as faculty in the Teaching Professor series and in the Lecturer series;
• Calculates and recommends to the College merit salaries for both tenure-line and instructional faculty and supervises merit salary calculation and recommendations for support staff and GTAs;
• Initiates the process for preparing materials for faculty being considered for promotion and, if appropriate, tenure and makes recommendations to the Dean based on the vote of eligible faculty members; also makes recommendations for promotion of support staff;
• Initiates the process and makes recommendations for the appointment of new faculty members; supervises the hiring and reviews of support staff;
• Adjudicates personnel matters and serves as the administrative representative for grievance procedures for the Department; oversees long-range plans for the Department in the areas of teaching, hiring, mentoring, research, and service in consultation with relevant Departmental bodies;
• Provides oversight and leadership for all unit activities, including outreach;
• Seeks enhancement of all unit resources by actively seeking external funding;
• Administers the undergraduate and graduate academic programs of the unit;
• Develops and enhances research and educational relationships between the unit and other units within the University, as well as with agencies outside the University, governmental, public, or private;
• Executes College and University policy in the unit effectively;
• Represents the Department and reports to CLAS, and represents the Department to other University entities.

Faculty Member (0.5 FTE)

20% Teaching/Advising

• Teaches 2 courses per year in their field of specialty.
• Mentors graduate and/or undergraduate students in research.
• Supervises graduate teaching assistants, as assigned.
• Serves on graduate student committees that supervise and evaluate progress toward degree completion.

20% Research

• Engages in scholarly research, including publishing appropriate peer-reviewed books and articles and presenting papers at professional conferences on a regular basis.

10% Service

• Provides general service to one’s home unit, the College, the University, the state, and the profession

Required Qualifications

Evaluation of the following requirements will be made through (1) descriptions of work experience and educational experience in letter of application and (2) record of accomplishments and productivity addressed in c.v.

• Tenured appointment with the rank of Full Professor or Associate Professor in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences.
• Demonstrated ability to serve as an academic leader and team builder, developing and enhancing research and educational relationships among faculty and between the unit and its affiliated units.
• Teaching experience at both the undergraduate and graduate levels and commitment to teaching excellence.
• Strong record of scholarly achievement, as evidenced by an established program of research with the promise of continued productivity.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and to manage interpersonal relations, maintaining civility and respect among faculty, staff, and students.

Preferred Qualifications

• Rank of Full Professor.
• Excellence in administrative and management skills.
• Commitment to interdisciplinary and international scope in teaching, research, and service.
• Experience with KU and KUCR administrative procedures.
• Experience in seeking outside funding and managing multiple projects.
• Professional style that is approachable and understanding of the differences among both students and faculty.

Additional Candidate Instructions

Application Materials Should Include

• A statement of the candidate’s goals for the unit, responding to the following questions:
• What challenges and opportunities do you think the Mathematics Department faces in the next few years?
• What should be the Department’s priorities?
• How do you see yourself participating in these challenges, opportunities, and priorities, and how can you affect these changing trends?
• A curriculum vitae containing information on accomplishments in research, teaching/advising, service, and administration

Applications are due November 12, 2026. Review of applications will begin November 13, 2026.

Contact Information to Applicants

Jeremy Martin, Search Committee chair

[e-mail]

Advertised Salary Range

Academic-year salary plus an administrative supplement and summer salary

Application Review Begins

Friday November 13, 2026

Anticipated Start Date

Thursday July 1, 2027