Inside Higher Ed · 17 hours ago
Chair of the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice
Kennesaw, GA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/ExecutiveKennesaw State University is a leading institution known for its innovative teaching and learning, now seeking a tenured Professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice. The role involves overseeing faculty and staff, managing the budget, and facilitating impactful research and scholarship within the department.
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Responsibilities
Serves as a member of the Dean's Leadership Team
Oversees faculty and staff in line with university policies and procedures, including managing processes related to hiring and recruitment, professional development, annual and multi-year review, workload assignments, and other personnel-related processes
Manages the unit's budget, including making budget proposals and requests, planning spending, and approving spending proposals in line with state and university policies
Cultivates relationships for charitable gifts and partners with the dean's office to identify community partners and development opportunities
Oversees course and curriculum matters within the unit, including enrollment management, student recruitment, course and program assessment, curriculum updates, and appeals
Ensures proper development, implementation, revision, and communication of policies and procedures within the department, including bylaws, annual review, and promotion and tenure
Models research and creative activity through regular conference presentation and publication in appropriate national and international professional academic venues
Facilitates and advances impactful, nationally prominent research and scholarly activity within the unit, including in the areas of grant-seeking, public scholarship, interdisciplinary research, and scholarship of teaching and learning, and other types of impactful scholarship
Facilitates and supports professional service and outreach
Implements a strategic vision for the department and supports and enhances teaching effectiveness, scholarship, research, and creative activities, student success, and community engagement
Other duties as assigned by the Dean
Qualification
Required
A terminal degree, or the foreign equivalent, in Sociology, Criminal Justice, Criminology, Criminology & Criminal Justice, or related field with an academic background and appropriate credentials to be a tenured Professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice in the Norman J. Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences at KSU is required
Demonstrated record of excellence in teaching, research/scholarship, and professional service commensurate with the rank of a tenured full professor
Demonstrated record of successful administrative and/or leadership experience in a university, college, and/or department/school setting (i.e., associate dean, chair, graduate director, undergraduate coordinator, internship director, etc.)
Preferred
Previous experience in a large, complex, multi-faceted department and/or institutional setting that includes faculty with varied areas of expertise
Demonstrated leadership skills to support collaboration, transparency, and shared governance
Understanding of current and emerging criminology, criminal justice, and sociology fields
Previous experience designing and/or implementing successful curricular innovations, increasing enrollments, and recruiting and retaining majors and minors
Administrative experiences such as managing budgets, hiring, strategic planning, faculty and staff development, faculty recruitment and retention, etc
Understanding of technology necessary to meet current educational and administrative needs
Ability to identify emerging and innovative opportunities to promote program and scholarly growth
Experience cultivating relationships with community, professional, and alumni/ae stakeholders
Evidence of fostering a positive work environment and constructive interpersonal relationships
Effective and strong communication skills
Evidence of mentoring faculty and facilitating successful applications for promotion, tenure, and post-tenure
Demonstrated ability to work with faculty in building a strategic vision for the department
A record of cultivating external and internal resources
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