Department Head-Construction Science and Management (Job F#115)
- Employer
- Tuskegee University
- Location
- Tuskegee, AL
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- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
In keeping with the President’s commitment to Tuskegee University Becoming “One Tuskegee,” the ideal Department Head of Construction Science and Management possess the willingness use their expertise in transforming Tuskegee into a leading 21st century living and learning environment.Essential Duties and Job Responsibilities
The Department Head's responsibilities are to be a leader among the faculty in the developing strong student advising, teaching, research, public service and academic programs within the department. In addition to teaching, research and service, the Head will decide in academic matters of selection, retention, tenure, promotion, and work assignments of faculty and department personnel, apply academic policy, respond to student needs, pursue the accreditation process of the academic programs within the department, oversee use and maintenance of department facilities and equipment, prepare and administer departmental budgets, and develop and maintain both internal and external relationships to the department. The Head will also be responsible for performing other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the college dean .Additional responsibilities for this position include teaching courses within the Construction Management Program. The successful candidate will also be responsible for providing leadership toward achievement of the highest possible level of excellence in the teaching, research, and service activities of the department. The academic department head will:• Maintain the academic quality and vitality of the department's programs, including oversight of curriculum expansion, faculty development, and the expansion of scholarship and research activities;
• Recruit and retains faculty consonant with the department's mission an goals; involves faculty and other relevant constituents in broad decision making and planning through ongoing consultations;
• Engage in fundraising activities internally and externally;
• Oversee program assessment and ACCE accreditation compliance and reports
• Coordinate the scheduling of departmental course offerings;
• Manage the department budget efficiently;
• Maintain updated records and create update on program development for undergraduate and the CSM minor's program which may lead to a new graduate degree program ;
• Ensure smooth daily operation of the department and oversee CSM faculty;
• Communicate effectively information regarding policies, procedures, decisions, and relevant activities and events to all departmental constituencies;
• Teach a minimum of 6 credit hours; and
• Other duties as assigned by the deanMinimum Qualifications
• Ph .D. in construction, engineering, or related disciplinePreferred Qualifications
• Construction management experience working within the industry
• One ( l) or more years of professional practice and college teaching experience in a ACCE-accredited program
• Experience with integrated practice, community outreach, and/or collaborative learning
• Demonstrated organizational and team building skills, with the ability to foster productive relationships among students, faculty, alumni, local, and national professionals
• An ability to demonstrate knowledge of externally funded academic research and scholarly publications
• Have record and proof of professional development and profession academic experience
• Full knowledge of pedagogical issues in construction science in the United States
• Experience with an engineering/construction academic accreditation process (i.e. -ABET, ACCE, etc.)
• Professional credentials (i.e. - P.E., LEED, CPC, DBIA, CMAA, etc.)Salary
Commensurate with education, training, and experience**The statements contained in this job announcement reflect general details as necessary to describe the principal functions of this job, the level of knowledge and skill typically required and the scope of responsibility. It should not be considered an all-inclusive listing of work requirements. **
Applications are available at the following link:
https://www.tuskegee.edu/Content/Uploads/Tuskegee/files/HR/Fillable-TU-EMPLOYMENT-APPLICATION.pdf
Each applicant, including all current/existing employees, must complete and submit a Tuskegee University employment application, resume/CV, a list of (3) letters of reccommendation (with detailed contact information) and copies of unofficial transcripts (official transcript(s) will be required upon hire). Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications and submit a completed application packet in order to be considered for the position. The University reserves the right not to fill the position in the event of budgetary or operational constraints. Application packets with missing information will be considered incomplete and will not be processed.
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Tuskegee, Alabama 36088
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Organization
Working at Tuskegee University
Tuskegee University is an independent and state-related institution of higher education. Its programs serve a student body that is coeducational as well as racially, ethnically and religiously diverse. With a strong orientation toward disciplines which highlight the relationship between education and work force preparation in the sciences, professions and technical areas, Tuskegee University also emphasizes the importance of the liberal arts as a foundation for successful careers in all areas. Accordingly, all academic majors stress the mastery of a required core of liberal arts courses.
Tuskegee University is located in Tuskegee, Alabama, which is 40 miles east of the Alabama State Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama, and 20 miles west of the city of Auburn, Alabama. It is also within easy driving distance to the cities of Birmingham, Alabama and Atlanta, Georgia.
The academic programs are organized into five colleges and two schools:
(1) The College of Agriculture, Environment and Nutrition Sciences;
(2) The Andrew F. Brimmer College of Business and Information Science;
(3) The College of Engineering;
(4) The College of Arts and Sciences;
(5) The College of Veterinary Medicine, Nursing and Allied Health;
(6) The Robert R. Taylor School of Architecture and Construction Science; and
(7) The School of Education.
The curricula for these colleges and schools currently offer over 50 degrees including 39 Bachelor's, 13 Master's, 2 Doctor's of Philosophy: one in Materials Science and Engineering, and one in Integrative BioSciences, and the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine.
Graduate instruction leading to the Master's degree and Doctor of Philosophy Degree is offered in three of the five colleges.
The University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS); and the following programs are accredited by national agencies: Architecture, Business, Education, Engineering, Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Social Work, and Veterinary Medicine. Of special note is the fact that Tuskegee University is the only independent, historically black university with four engineering programs that are nationally accredited by the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET), the major accrediting body for the engineering sciences. Also, Tuskegee University's Chemistry program is one of only a few among Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU's) that is approved by the American Chemical Society. Furthermore, the Dietetics Program is approved by the American Dietetic Association and the Food Science Program is approved by the Institute of Food Technologists.
Tuskegee University was the first black college to be designated as a Registered National Historic Landmark (April 2, 1966), and the only black college to be designated a National Historic Site (October 26, 1974), a district administered by the National Park Service of the U. S. Department of Interior.
Special features in Tuskegee University's program include: The General Daniel "Chappie" James Center for Aerospace Science and Health Education, honoring America's first black four-star general who was a Tuskegee University graduate, and housing the nation's only Aerospace Science Engineering program at an HBCU; Media Center, School of Veterinary Medicine, with state-of-the-art video up-link and down-link, intra-school communications, audio/visual, graphics, photography and document production; The Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center, a state-of-the-art hotel and meeting facility for educational, business and cultural events; The Tuskegee University National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care, a distinctive research, teaching and outreach program that addresses issues of ethics and public policy in the treatment of people of color and rural Americans in health care.
Other special features which enhance the educational and cultural environment of the University include: The Booker T. Washington Monument, "Lifting the Veil," which honors the University's Founder; the George Washington Carver Museum (named for the distinguished scientist who worked at Tuskegee), which preserves the tools and handiwork of Dr. Carver; the Tuskegee Archives, a chief center for information on the challenges, culture and history of Black Americans since 1896; The Tuskegee Airmen's Plaza, commemorating the historic feats of America's first black pilots, who were trained at Tuskegee University; The Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) Center, and the Center for Continuing Education – a nucleus for continuing adult education.
Over the past 125 years since it was founded by Booker T. Washington in 1881, Tuskegee University has become one of our nation's most outstanding institutions of higher learning. While it focuses on helping to develop human resources primarily within the African American community, it is open to all.
Tuskegee's mission has always been service to people, not education for its own sake. Stressing the need to educate the whole person, that is, the hand and the heart as well as the mind, Dr. Washington's school was soon acclaimed--first by Alabama and then by the nation for the soundness and vigor of its educational programs and principles. The solid strength has continued through the subsequent administration of Dr. Robert R. Moton (1915-1935), Dr. Frederick D. Patterson (1935-1953), Dr. Luther H. Foster (1953-1981) and Dr. Benjamin F. Payton (1981-2010). In August 2010, Dr. Charlotte P. Morris assumed the role of Interim President of the University. She is the first female to serve at the helm of Tuskegee University, and only the second Interim President for the institution. Dr. Gilbert L. Rochon served as the 6th president of Tuskegee University from November 1, 2010 to October 19, 2013. Dr. Matthew Jenkins served as Acting President from October 19, 2013 to June 14, 2014. Dr. Brian L. Johnson assumed the role of 7th Tuskegee University President on June 15, 2014.
Tuskegee enrolls more than 3,000 students and employs approximately 900 faculty and support personnel. Physical facilities include more than 5,000 acres of forestry and a campus on which sits more than 100 major buildings and structures. Total land, forestry and facilities are valued in excess of $500 million.
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