"Associate Professor/ Professor and Department Chair, Communication Sciences and Disorders"

The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD), within the Hairston College of Health and Human Sciences at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, is seeking a department Chair. The Chairperson of the department of CSD is a 12-month position that reports to the Dean and serves as the chief administrative and academic leader of the department. The Chairperson will be expected to provide visionary leadership of innovative programs with strong educator-researcher emphasis. In addition to the general oversight of the department, he or she will be responsible for strategic planning; budget development, management and allocation; recruitment and retention of faculty and students; faculty, staff, and student development; management and improvement of curricula; evaluating faculty performance; program assessments and reviews, obtaining and maintaining accreditation; fundraising; interacting with other departments and university leaders to represent the goals of the department. The chairperson must implement strategies to increase recruitment, retention, and graduation rates of students in all degree programs and work with faculty to develop research infrastructure.

Primary Function of Organizational Unit: North Carolina A & T State University is a public land grant high research institution that is committed to teaching and learning, scholarly and creative research, and effective engagement and public service. As the largest HBCU in the nation, our enrollment is over 13,487 students and our workforce includes over 2,000 employees. North Carolina A&T State University offers over 90-degree programs at the bachelors, master's, and doctoral levels through eight academic colleges. The University is one of the sixteen constituent units of the University of North Carolina (UNC) and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). The strategic vision, preeminence 2023, focuses the University on interdisciplinary scholarly activities in a learner-centered environment.

The John R. and Kathy R. Hairston College of Health and Human Sciences (HCHHS) comprises six departments and The Department of Population Health Management & Policy. The HCHHS offers the following undergraduate degree programs; Communication Sciences and Disorders, Health Services Management, Kinesiology, Nursing, Psychology, Social Work, and Sociology. At the graduate level, HCHHS offers four graduate degree programs including the Masters in Physician Assistant Studies (PA program), Master of Social Work (MSW), Master of Science in Health Psychology and PhD in Social Work, PhD in Applied Psychology, and Doctor of Nurse Practice (DNP). The HCHHS is also home to the Center of Excellence in Integrative Health Disparities and Equity Research (CIHDER), a hub for multidisciplinary research and community engagement efforts to alleviate health inequities. The HCHHS capitalizes on the synergistic relationships between these departments to develop advanced academic programming, enhance the mentoring of trainees, and conduct collaborative multidisciplinary research and scholastic activity.

The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders has two areas of emphasis: (i) Speech Language Pathology and Audiology and (ii) Health Communication Studies. The department is dedicated to serving students, the local and professional communities. Students are engaged in clinical practice, internships, research, and service to the community. The faculty members are diverse in their education and research, and emphasis is placed on collaboration among faculty within the department, the college and university.

Requirements: A minimum of a PhD in Communication Sciences Disorders, Speech and Language Pathology, Health Communication, or closely related degree with a significant research track record aligned with appointment at the associate or full professor rank. Prior teaching experience in relevant baccalaureate and/or graduate. Three years of teaching and research experience related to the at comparable institution. Three years' experience in academic administration. Ability to establish and sustain a strong research enterprise, and have pedagogical skills to teach in areas relevant but not limited to healthcare economics, healthcare finance, data analytics, healthcare quality and patient safety and health information management.