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Academic Department Head (Management)

Employer
Eastern Michigan University
Location
Ypsilanti, MI

Job Details


Salary: Depends on Qualifications
Job_Type: Full Time
Job_Number: 02022
Closing: Continuous
Location: Main Campus
Division: ACB

General Summary

The Department of Management at Eastern Michigan University is seeking a Department Head beginning July 1, 2020 to lead the Department in supporting its mission to provide excellent teaching, research, and service.

Eastern Michigan University's College of Business supports the economic development of southeastern Michigan by preparing graduates to perform effectively in the global business community. We develop outstanding business professionals through a rigorous, applied educational experience.

The Management Department at Eastern Michigan University offers undergraduate majors and minors in management, general business, and entrepreneurship. Undergraduates can also concentrate in human resources. The department offers graduate certificates in human-resource management (HR), organizational development (OD), entrepreneurship (ENTR), management (MGMT), and a Master of Science degree in Human Resources and Organizational Development.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

Prepare and monitor departmental budget for personnel services, supplies, maintenance and equipment and other grants and contracts.

Ensure alignment of departmental goals with college and university goals.

Provide departmental leadership in the development of new initiatives and programs and revision of existing ones.

Evaluate faculty performance for tenure, promotion and supplemental salary adjustment recommendations to the Dean of the College.

Plan, develop and schedule departmental course offerings.

Support students and faculty regarding such matters as curricular requirements, transfer of courses, availability of classes and academic problems and/or grievances.

Recruit and interview prospective faculty.

Advise and assist College Deans in program and policy development. Administer and manage department resources.

Participate in local, national and professional associations to continue personal academic development and promote the University.

Establish and maintain public relations activities with governmental, educational, civic and community agencies.

Cultivate alumni and other donor connections to and financial support for departmental projects and programs.

Approve departmental listings in graduate and undergraduate catalogs.

Consult with department faculty at periodic staff meetings.

Administer collective bargaining master agreements.

Teach a department course or equivalent during one or more semesters. Perform related Departmental duties as required.

Qualifications

Applicants for the Department Head must possess a doctoral degree in Management or a closely related field from a business school accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International). Individuals possessing a Master of Business Administration degree are preferred.

Qualifications include documentation of an instructional, research and service record corresponding with credentials appropriate for appointment as a tenured associate or full professor of management.

A demonstrated ability to build connections and interact with the business community is necessary. Prior experience in managing programs, resources, budgets, and curriculum is preferred.

The qualifications for the ideal applicant include an ability to motivate a multi-disciplinary faculty and staff to reinforce a culture of inclusion and scholarship in support of the University's mission of high-quality teaching, research, and service and standards of AACSB International.

Supplemental Information

Materials should include a detailed curriculum vitae. Review of applications will begin the week of October 7, 2019, and will continue until the position is filled.

Applicants may contact the Department of Management at (734) 487-3240 for additional information.

Eastern Michigan University offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package including health, dental and vision insurance; a TIAA-CREF retirement plan with employer contributions; an outstanding vacation and time off policy; a tuition waiver program and much more.

Click here to view highlights of the University's total rewards program.

For specific information by employment classification, click here to review the Benefits in Brief information.

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Organization

Working at Eastern Michigan University 

Eastern Michigan University is about....People. Education. Service. Community engagement. Excellence...

Whether you are a student, alumnus/a, future student, friend, faculty or staff member, or community member, our success at EMU is about your success--academically, professionally, personally. Since 1849, EMU has been committed to the highest standards in the classroom, the community and the world. With 23,500 students of all ages and walks of life from around the globe, we are able to combine a world-class university with a thriving, connected community environment.
EMU is an exciting place to visit, to study, to research, to teach, to work and to grow.

Our institutional values say a lot about us:

  • Teaching and learning
  • Excellence
  • Human dignity and respect
  • Diversity
  • Scholarship and intellectual freedom
  • Public engagement
  • Leadership and participatory decision making
  • Integrity

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