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Assistant or Associate Professor & Program Director

School of Leadership, University of Charleston

Position Summary:

This graduate faculty member will guide and facilitate faculty and Doctor of Executive (DEL) degree program functions, teach courses in the DEL program, participate in faculty governance, engage in scholarship related to Leadership degree programs, and collaboratively support the mission, vision, and values of the program consistent with developmental, student-centered adult learning principles. Academic rank commensurate with experience.

This position is contingent upon the availability of funding.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Guide and facilitate DEL faculty and degree program functions.
• Teach a full-time load in DEL program (per release time).
• Serve as academic advisor for students in the DEL program as appropriate.
• Engage in scholarship in program specialty area and maintain currency and quality of curriculum related to that area.
• Participate in department, school, and University faculty governance.
• Contribute to departmental and program committees, including assessment, curriculum, social responsibility, mentoring, or intellectual community.
• Budget development and strategic resource alignment.
• Mentor doctoral students as assigned.
• Collaborate on DEL program and university developmental activities and intellectual community events.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Earned doctoral degree required in leadership-related discipline preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge of adult learning principles, online facilitation, outcomes-based learning, and assessment.
• Experience in doctoral-level instruction and dissertation committee work.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills, and willingness to work in a collaborative environment.
• Experience in recruitment and building strategic relationships/partnerships.
• Effective inter-departmental collaboration to support program value add and mission alignment.
• Technological competence in word processing, virtual meeting platforms, presentation software, spreadsheeting, student database systems (Ellucian preferred), learning management systems.
• Event planning and grant writing experience desired.
• The position requires access to sensitive and confidential student information. Applicant must be able to adhere to student confidentiality policies and procedures.
• Evening and weekend work is required.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Interested applicants should submit cover letter, current resume, names of three professional references, and salary requirements to:

Dr. Kristen Dugan kristendugan@ucwv.edu

The University of Charleston is an Equal Opportunity Employer