Associate Professor/Professor & Department Chair, Interdisciplinary Studies

Job Title

Associate Professor/Professor & Department Chair, Interdisciplinary Studies

Agency

Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi

Department

College Of Liberal Arts

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

Corpus Christi, Texas

Job Type

Faculty

Job Description

The College of Liberal Arts at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC) invites applications from accomplished scholars with appropriate leadership experience for the position of Chair of the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies (DINS) at the Associate or full Professor rank with tenure on arrival pending approval from the Texas A&M System Board of Regents. Rank will be determined upon review of qualifications. The successful candidate will demonstrate a team building, leadership vision that expands the achievements to be made at TAMU-CC, a Hispanic and Minority Serving Institution in south Texas. Applicants must demonstrate achievements from a well-developed research agenda, a strong commitment to service, and a record of excellence in teaching. These achievements ought to underscore a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, and showcase the potential to mobilize TAMU-CC academic culture in innovative ways. The candidate must be able to teach in various modalities, such as in person on the TAMU-CC campus and virtually using hybrid or online formats. This administrative appointment is granted a 1-1 teaching load with additional service and research expectations. 

Applicants must show a dedication to shared governance, undergraduate and graduate student success, enhancing inclusive diversity efforts, as well as a willingness to strengthen and expand links with the community and alumni. The successful candidate will demonstrate a commitment to student success, an ability to develop professionals and engaged leaders, and the expertise to expand educational opportunities and improve educational attainment for students at Hispanic and/or Minority Serving Institutions.

The Department of Interdisciplinary Studies is a new academic unit in the College of Liberal Arts. The department is home to several programs that support returning adult students and undergraduate student success at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.  Each year, we engage over 2,000 new first-year students in our evolving First-Year Learning Communities program (FYLCP).  We offer several applied degrees through our Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences (BAAS) Program as well as the University Studies degree (UNVS).  As a focal point for exchange and dialogue on historical and contemporary issues of culture, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality, the department offers minor programs in Latin-American Studies, Mexican American Studies, and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. 

Required Qualifications:

• Applicants must hold a terminal degree in a discipline appropriate to the College of Liberal Arts or the School of Arts, Media, and Communication.

• An established record of achievement in [interdisciplinary] scholarship, teaching, and service appropriate for appointment with tenure at the rank of Associate or full Professor in the College of Liberal Arts or the School of Arts, Media, and Communication.

• Demonstrated capacity for leadership.

• Demonstrated commitment to advancing academic culture that is sensitive and responsive to under-served and/or under-representative groups in higher education and a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the classroom and/or other campus settings.

• Experience teaching in various modalities, such as face-to-face, hybrid and/or online course delivery.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with First-Year Programs, first-year experience and/or Learning Communities.

• Experience with academic program development.

• Experience with various modes and approaches to learning, such as experiential, applied, collaborative, cooperative, service, global, communal, or integrated focused in diversity, equity, and inclusion and/or undergraduate research.

• Experience working collaboratively with community partners or outreach programs.

• Entrepreneurial vision – defined as the ability to take risks, engage in discovery, enact direction, and create a culture that will support goals as well as the skill to lead through transition(s).

• Credentialing in teaching effectiveness, DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion), or completing advanced leadership academy training.

TO APPLY: https://www.tamucc.edu/human-resources/careers/index.php

All required documentation must be submitted to be considered for the position.

A completed application will include:

1. A letter of interest addressing the qualifications listed, including a discussion of leadership philosophy and experience engaging with issues of interdisciplinarity, diversity, inclusion, and/or social justice,

2. A curriculum vitae,

3. A 2-3 page letter outlining a vision for the department, and

4. Three professional references, including name, address, title, telephone number, and email address.

The deadline for applications is Monday, November 21, 2022. Review of applications will begin Friday, October 21, 2022.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

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