Inside Higher Ed · 3 weeks ago
Department Chair, Speech Language Pathology
Augusta, GA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
7+ years expAugusta University is Georgia's innovation center for education and health care, training the next generation of innovators, leaders, and healthcare providers. The Department Chair for Speech Language Pathology will oversee departmental teaching, research, and scholarship while providing support and guidance to faculty and staff, managing departmental operations, and ensuring compliance with academic standards.
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Responsibilities
Uphold and exhibit in all the Augusta University values to include collegiality, compassion, excellence, integrity and leadership
Provide supervision, support, and oversight for all faculty and staff
Hire all faculty and staff and be responsible for all disciplinary actions
Be responsible for the assessment and evaluation of all faculty and staff with the input and assistance of the Program Director
Work effectively and support the Speech-Language Pathology Program Director in the goal of achieving excellence in academic programming and development
Critically review enrollment trends in Speech-Language Pathology and implement plans to effectively balance enrollment numbers with faculty capacity and departments mission in teaching, research, service and clinical practice
Be responsible for the administration and oversight of the departments operations and budget
Advise and lead faculty in the promotion and tenure process
Advise students accordingly on program, college and university policies
Meet with class officers at least once each semester to maintain communication and elicit information about the conduct of the program
Meet with the entire class of students as needed
Maintain and encourage a positive environment for all faculty, staff, and students
Establish, implement and monitor policies and procedures for the department
Maintain compliance with federal, state, and institutional policies, procedures and regulations
Provide effective team building for the department
Responsible for the organization, administration, fiscal management, continuous programmatic review and analysis, planning, development completion of the CAA and ASHA required documents and adherence to policies
Cultivate a department as a community of scholars rooted in trust and transparency
Supervise the Clinical Director, faculty and staff in all activities that relate directly to the Program
Prepare reports for the external and internal constituents of the department (Dean of the College of Allied Health Sciences, CAA, ASHA, etc)
Conduct Annual Faculty Performance Evaluations of faculty to review past and present goals which are completed and forwarded to the Dean's Office for review and signatures
Assign teaching responsibilities and workloads to faculty which are comparable to other faculty within the College of Allied Health Sciences
Participate in the appointment, promotion and tenure process
Qualification
Required
PhD in a related areas or an EdD
The candidate must be licensed to practice Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) in the U.S
The candidate should have at least 7 years of academic and clinical experience combined to include program directing and managing faculty
The candidate must be a graduate from an accredited SLP program
The candidate must have prior experience in an academic administrative role with teaching experience
The candidate must have a previous role in higher education
The candidate must have evidence of teaching ability and evidence of activity as a scholar
The candidate must be a licensed SLP in the U.S
Required faculty employment qualifications for all USG institutions and all academic ranks within these institutions shall be: Consistent with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)'s requirements for institutional accreditation
Evidence of ability as a teacher
Evidence of activity as a scholar and ability in all other duties assigned
Successful experience (which will necessarily be waived for those just entering the academic profession who meet all other requirements)
Desirable personal qualities judged on the basis of personal interview, complete biographical data, and recommendations
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, 13 paid holidays, vacation leave, sick leave, generous retirement plans, tuition waiver, wellness options, and much more!
Full-time employees who have been employed with us successfully for more than 6 months can be considered for the Tuition Assistance Program.
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