Description: The Forest Resources Department Head position is a 12-month Faculty position and reports to the School of Agriculture and Natural Resources Dean. The position is 60% Faculty and 40% Administration, and includes teaching at least one course during the summer semester. The incumbent leads a team of employees (currently six faculty and one support staff member) and has budgetary responsibilities and assists with external development. Other duties include: Directs, supervises, and observes/evaluates faculty; Academic advising and Career counseling; Responds to student concerns and issues; assists with recruitment; Monitors public resources of the Department and assists with private development; Develops and reviews academic curriculum and programs- Advisory Committee utilization; Assesses student learning within the Department and conducts other research related to the Institution; Teaches classes in department, including summer; Schedules Departmental classes in concert with other departments and supervises material selection; Manages academic advisement; Manages Club Advising responsibilities of faculty and staff; Supervises part-time instruction; Participates in institutional and USG committees/advisory groups as needed.
This position requires a Ph.D. in a related field within the department and three to five years of teaching experience and scholarship within the field. Administrative experience, development experience, qualification as full professor, and extramural funding record are desirable.
Salary: Depends on qualifications and experience.
Closing Date: May 1, 2013
Employment Start Date: August 1, 2013
Current CV, letter of application, unofficial transcripts of all college work, and three references letters, and the ABAC HR on-line application should be sent to:
Application Process: Submit an application for employment from website provided below and a cover letter to hr@abac.edu. Applications accepted via email only.
Office of Human Resources
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Phone: 229-391-4890
Email: hr@abac.edu [5]
http://www.abac.edu/hr/employ [6]
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