[Commlist] job - Chair, Dept of Humanities, Michigan Tech

*Chair, Department of Humanities*

The Department of Humanities at Michigan Technological University is 
seeking a chair to lead our multidisciplinary department in implementing 
a shared vision for research and teaching excellence. The role of the 
humanities is integral to our broad technological university's strategic 
plan, and the chair will be responsible for supporting the department’s 
new initiatives as well as its ongoing efforts to foster innovative 
interdisciplinary research while advancing the graduate and 
undergraduate programs.

Our department worksat the intersections of communication, composition, 
literature, modern languages, philosophy, rhetoric, visual studies, 
linguistics, gender studies, and technical communication. We offer B.A. 
degrees in Communication, Culture and Media; English; and Scientific and 
Technical Communication; a B.S. degree in Scientific and Technical 
Communication; and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Rhetoric, Theory, and 
Culture. (For a complete list of our major and minor degree programs, 
please go to: https://www.mtu.edu/humanities/). The department is also 
responsible for the university Composition Program.

Michigan Tech has recently launched nine new and exciting initiatives 
that are closely associated with Humanities, including the Institute for 
Policy Ethics and Culture (IPEC); Diversity and Inclusion; Education for 
the 21st Century; Health and Quality of Life; and Sustainability and 
Resilience 
(https://www.mtu.edu/president/techforward/techforwardthemes.pdf). These 
initiatives broaden the Humanities Department's opportunities to shape 
MTU's technological, ethical, and political involvement across the globe.

*Departmental Leadership:*

●Provide leadership in achieving excellence in teaching, research, and 
service.

●Promote a culture of diversity and inclusion.

●Advance a broad conception of the humanities that integrates multiple 
disciplines.

●Guide advancement of the strategic plans of the Department, the 
College, and the University.

●Advocate for departmental interests with administrators, alumni, and 
potential funders.

●Supervise department faculty and staff; conduct progress reviews of 
untenured faculty and make recommendations on reappointment, tenure, and 
promotion cases; conduct performance reviews of all department faculty.

*Departmental Educational and Research Programs:*

●Lead efforts to recruit undergraduate and graduate students in 
department programs.

●Support faculty research development.

●Contribute to university advancement activities by cultivating 
relationships with prospective and current donors and pursuing funding 
from various agencies.

●Oversee the review and assessment of academic programs within the 
Department.

●Provide leadership for the continued promotion of exchange agreements 
and collaborative programs with domestic and international universities.

*Departmental Operations:*

●Manage a diverse teaching and learning community.

●Actively mentor faculty and staff.

●Foster shared governance and transparency.

●Manage the department's finances responsibly and strategically to 
achieve short- and long-term goals.

*Required Qualifications:**__*

●PhD

●Rank of associate or full professor

●Strong record of scholarly activity.

●Documented excellence in teaching and mentoring undergraduate and 
graduate students.

●Demonstrated leadership in interdisciplinary research and/or pedagogy.

●Experience leading an academic unit or program.

●Experience managing organizational budgets.

*Desired Qualifications:**__*

●Proactive leader with demonstrated excellence in promoting teamwork and 
effective organizational strategies.

●Experience working effectively within a structure of shared governance.

●Demonstrated success in advocating for or collaborating in projects 
from multiple disciplines.

●Demonstrated excellence in leading successful undergraduate and/or 
graduate programs.

●Success in securing and leading externally funded research projects.

●Experience engaging with prospective students, alumni, and corporate 
representatives.

*Work Environment and/or Physical Demands**:*to be provided by Human 
Resources.

*_The position will remain open until filled; review of applications 
will begin November 18, 2019._*

Please submit application materials to: 
http://www.jobs.mtu.edu/postings/8688

Michigan Technological University is an Equal Opportunity Educational 
Institution/Equal Opportunity Employer, which includes providing equal 
opportunity for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Michigan Tech is an ADVANCE Institution, one of a limited number of 
universities in receipt of NSF funds in support of our commitment to 
increase diversity and the participation and advancement of women in STEM.

Michigan Tech acknowledges the importance of supporting 
spouses/partners; and retaining a quality workforce. Michigan Tech is 
committed to offering career exploration advice and assistance whenever 
feasible and appropriate at the University and in the local community. 
See Partner Engagement Program 
<http://www.mtu.edu/provost/programs/partner-engagement/index.html>for 
additional information.

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