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Miami University

Location: OxfordOH 45056 Document ID: AB113-4X7O Posted on: 2017-03-2303/23/2017 Job Type: Regular

Job Schedule:Full-time
Minimum Education: Not Specified2017-05-22
 

Department Chair Teacher Education

Department Chair Teacher Education

Miami University College of Education, Health & Society

Oxford, Ohio

Teacher Education: Department Chair & Full Professor to be responsible for the planning and administration of a department consisting of approximately 30 faculty and a number of assigned staff.   Primary department budget responsibilities reside with the Chair under Miami’s Responsibility Centered Management system.  The Chair oversees a curriculum that consists of both undergraduate and graduate programs.  Other duties include mentoring, development and evaluation of faculty and staff; building cutting-edge partnerships designed to achieve professional impact; supporting on-line and hybrid course offerings; overseeing internal program assessments and external assessments under CAEP; facilitating collaboration with the other departments within EHS and departments in the College and other colleges throughout the University. The chair is expected to work closely with the Department of Education and Society on the regional campuses (Hamilton, Middletown, and Voice of America). The chair is also charged with maintaining strong academic programs; and recruiting an intellectually active, culturally and academically diverse faculty of the highest caliber. 

 

The mission of the College of Education, Health and Society (EHS) at Miami University is to prepare transformative leaders.  Through excellence in teaching, scholarship, and community partnerships, the College provides dynamic and innovative programs that encourage multicultural and international perspectives.  Our integrated human experience prepares graduates to generate knowledge, educate, serve, and promote well-being in diverse and global settings through ethical, democratic, and socially just practices.

 

Faculty members work in an environment that promotes a holistic approach to both teaching and research. They are encouraged to align their teaching, scholarship, and service in an interdisciplinary fashion in order to promote aggressive solutions to the issues faced by our society. EHS celebrates the opportunities for cross-departmental collaboration facilitated by the five departments (Educational Leadership, Teacher Education, Family Science and Social Work, Kinesiology and Health, and Educational Psychology) in our College. It is our belief that the synergy from this comprehensive approach creates the kind of integrated human experience that is essential to excellence in research and teaching. 

 

The Department of Teacher Education is seeking a Chair committed to building a culture of excellence and collaboration through consultative decision-making.  The Chair is expected to foster exemplary teaching, research and creativity while promoting global awareness, diversity, social responsibility and social justice throughout the departmental curriculum. Further, the chair is expected to provide leadership in assisting the department to live out the recently created departmental vision. Additionally, the chair must lead the department in attracting, retaining and graduating students to both the undergraduate and graduate programs in teacher education and preparing professionals to serve in any number of social and cultural settings.

 

Require:  The position requires a Ph.D. and eligibility for the rank of Professor.  The doctorate must be related to a field in the department from an accredited institution of higher education. Candidates must demonstrate success in meeting teaching and research qualifications to merit the rank of Professor, evidence of commitment to developing faculty and programs that support engagement with diverse students, school and community populations, evidence of experience in developing and maintaining working relationships with school communities, and demonstrated leadership ability. Strong candidates will have expertise and insight on the changing nature of teacher preparation and the ability to assist the department to embrace the national landscape teacher education must engage now and in the future; commitment to strong school/university partnerships, social justice, and the incorporation of diverse, global perspectives in the preparation of teachers.

 

Submit cover letter and curriculum vitae to https://miamioh.hiretouch.com/job-details?jobID=3946.  For inquiries about posting, contact Ray Witte at witter@miamioh.edu.

 

Screening of applications will begin April 28, 2017 and will continue until the position is filled.

 

The University is committed to equal opportunity, affirmative action, and eliminating discrimination and harassment. Miami University does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, genetic information, military status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or protected veteran status in its application and admission processes, educational programs and activities, facilities, programs or employment practices. Requests for all reasonable accommodations for disabilities related to employment should be directed to ADAFacultyStaff@miamioh.edu or 513-529-3560.

Miami University’s Annual Security and Fire Safety Report with information on campus crime, fires, and safety may be found at: http://www.MiamiOH.edu/campus-safety/annual-report/index.html. Hard copy available upon request. A criminal background check is required. All campuses are smoke- and tobacco-free campuses.