Chair and Associate Professor / Professor, Department of Teacher Preparation and Educational Studies

Purpose of Position:

Located seven miles from downtown Cincinnati in an area offering an outstanding quality of life, Northern Kentucky University is a nationally recognized metropolitan university committed to active engagement with the Northern Kentucky/Greater Cincinnati region of nearly two million people. Our institution is built on the core values of excellence, integrity, inclusiveness, innovation, and collegiality. NKU is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access/Affirmative Action institution. We embrace inclusiveness, equity, and global awareness in all dimensions of our work and seek excellence through diversity among our students, administrators, faculty, and staff. Application by members of diverse groups is encouraged. For additional information on Northern Kentucky University, visit http://www.nku.edu.

The NKU College of Education (COE) is committed to academic excellence, research-supported practice, and diverse, equitable, and inclusive teaching and learning environments. The college prides itself on a history of successful collaborative relationships with schools, school districts, educational agencies, and government entities. Driven by the most current research and utilizing its extensive knowledge base of best practices, the COE continually seeks to meet the needs of the region.

The Department of Teacher Preparation and Educational Studies (TPES) is one of two newly formed departments in the College of Education. The focus of the TPES department is initial certification teacher preparation and non-certification educational programs. The programs include early childhood education (certification and non-certification), elementary education, middle grades education, secondary education, special education, Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT), and a recently approved non-certification educational studies degree. While the TPES department is a distinct academic unit, the faculty and staff work closely with, and teach courses in, the Department of Educational Leadership and Advanced Studies; therefore, collaboration across departments is of paramount importance.

Primary Responsibilities :

The Department of Teacher Preparation and Educational Studies is accepting applications for the position of Department Chair. The department chair reports to the Dean of the College of Education. The chair is responsible for course assignments, instructional workload, and scheduling; personnel considerations regarding hiring of staff and faculty; review procedures including reappointment, promotion, and tenure, annual performance review, and post tenure; shared governance; faculty mentoring; staff supervision and development; budgeting; strategic planning; providing leadership for CAEP and SACS accreditation; and curriculum and program development. The department chair's teaching responsibilities will typically not exceed 6 credit hours per year. The four-year administrative term, with possibility of renewal, begins July 1, 2021.

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