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About this Opportunity
The Department of Educational Studies at Ball State University invites applications for Department Chair at the rank of associate or full professor. Our department is seeking an organized, collegial, student-centered, and advocacy-oriented individual to lead an outstanding team of faculty who focus on both undergraduate and graduate teacher education and adult and community education. They will also promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and excellence in this leadership role.
This person needs to collaborate actively within the college and across the university in order to facilitate undergraduate and graduate teacher education.
This nationally-ranked, multi-disciplinary, and culturally diverse department has 18 full-time faculty members serving graduate and undergraduate students through certificate programs, licensure, and degrees at the Masters and Doctoral level. Programs are face-to-face, hybrid, and online in our college (Teachers College).
Preference will be given to candidates who represent content expertise in at least one of these areas: adult and community education, curriculum and instruction, educational technology, multicultural education, qualitative research, secondary education, and social and cultural foundations.
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And when we complement these promises with our commitment to our enduring values, we define that which makes our University and its culture distinctive.
Our faculty are collegial, collaborative, innovative, inclusive, and adaptive, both within and beyond one’s home unit. These attributes include commitments to collaborative discourse, interdisciplinary inquiry, and enterprising learning practices.
Our faculty are expected to be innovative, adaptive, engaging teachers across modalities; producers of impactful creative and/or scholarly work; leaders in meaningful service activities to multiple communities. We seek faculty members who are strategic thinkers, engaging our dynamic communities. We are committed to student and faculty success, impact, and access, within an environment that prioritizes inclusive excellence. We inspire each other to be critical thinkers and responsible citizens, so that we can pursue fulfilling careers and meaningful lives.
Our distinguished faculty, award-winning academic programs, and rich legacy of community collaboration and teacher preparation provide students with an innovative approach to education.
Through immersive learning projects, our students work directly with the community to foster change and put theory into practice. The department offers PhD, EdD, master’s, and undergraduate degrees, as well as specialized certificates, to meet the needs of students at all levels of their academic career. Many of our programs can be completed online, or as a hybrid of both online and main campus courses.
Ball State University lives the values of Beneficence. We invite you to be part of our community.
Inclusive Excellence Statement
At Ball State University, inclusiveness and freedom of expression are a part of our enduring values and inform all of our efforts. We encourage applicants to familiarize themselves with our Inclusive Excellence Plan to learn more about our commitment and to identify how you might contribute to these efforts.
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FLSA: Administrative Exemption
Hrs/Week: 40
Length of Assignment: Fiscal Year – FT Continuing Contract
Position Function
This position offers an opportunity for providing dynamic leadership, encouraging creativity and innovation, and supporting colleagues in furthering the work of the Department. The chairperson plans, directs, and coordinates the academic, operational, personnel, budgetary, and student activities of the department; provides leadership and direction in the development and implementation of academic programs, and in the maintenance of excellence in teaching, scholarly productivity or creative endeavor, and service.
For this twelve-month, full-time tenure-track position, the faculty member is expected to possess expertise within one of the department program areas and be able to teach undergraduate courses in a teacher education preparation program and/or graduate courses in support of the department’s masters and/or doctoral programs and a variety of graduate certificates.
Minimum Education
A doctorate in one of the disciplines within the department of Educational Studies including: adult and community education, curriculum and instruction, educational technology, multicultural education, qualitative research, secondary education, and social and cultural foundations.
Minimum Experience
Record of teaching excellence, research, and service commensurate with the rank of associate, or full professor; successful record of university teaching online and face-to-face; demonstrated success in teaching and advising graduate students; demonstrated commitment to social justice; impactful research agenda documented by recent scholarly publications; a continued commitment to engage in scholarly research publications and presentations; proven leadership ability; proven ability to work with diverse groups.
Authorization to work in the US
Candidates for searches must have current authorization to be employed in the U.S. without employer sponsorship.
Preferred Experience
Record of grant writing and directing; service as department chair or equivalent leadership role; proficiency with budgets, resource management, and new technologies; knowledge of teacher preparation; skill at hiring, supervising, and evaluating staff; current or previous licensure in teaching; aptitude to learn integrated technology applications; understanding of current issues within the areas represented by Educational Studies programs.
Pre-Employment Screening
Requires successful completion of a background check and education verification.
Position Title(s) Supervised
Administrative Coordinator
EEO Statement
Ball State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer that is strongly and actively committed to diversity within its community. Women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other legally protected status.
About Ball State University
Ball State University is located in Muncie, Indiana, on an attractive campus 45 miles northeast of Indianapolis. Approximately 22,000 graduate and undergraduate students enroll in one of eight academic colleges that offer 120 undergraduate programs. We offer more than 140 master’s, doctoral, certificate, and specialist degrees, with many of them ranking among the best in the nation. We engage students in educational, research, and creative endeavors that empower our graduates to have fulfilling careers and meaningful lives enriched by lifelong learning and service, while we enhance the economic, environmental, and social vitality of our community, our state, and our world.
Inclusive Excellence Statement
At Ball State University, inclusiveness and freedom of expression are a part of our enduring values and inform all of our efforts. We encourage applicants to familiarize themselves with our Inclusive Excellence Plan to learn more about our commitment and to identify how you might contribute to these efforts.
Benefits and Community
Ball State University offers an excellent benefits package for eligible positions. Click here to explore options.
* Affordable Healthcare
* Retirement
* Tuition Remission (For eligible employees, their dependents, and spouse)
* Paid Parental Leave
* Professional Development
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Department Information
The Department of Educational Studies offers a wide variety of programs to fit the educational and research needs of undergraduate and graduate students. Students can pursue a number of topics in the study of education, including adult and community education, curriculum and instruction, educational technology, multicultural education, qualitative research, secondary education, and social and cultural foundations of education.
The Chairperson of an academic department works closely with the assistant chair, program directors/coordinators, and faculty, as well as the dean’s office to plan, direct, and coordinate the academic, operational, personnel, budgetary, and student activities of the department. They provide leadership, direction, and support in the development and implementation of academic programs, and in the maintenance of excellence in teaching, scholarly productivity, or creative endeavors, and service.
Lifelong learning at Ball State University extends educational engagement beyond the classroom and includes learning for professional development, personal enrichment, or other goals throughout one’s lifetime. Faculty are expected to participate in the department’s, college’s, and university’s lifelong learning opportunities when available and may be assigned teaching responsibility in this area as part of their overall responsibilities.
We seek candidates who will connect with students of diverse backgrounds and contribute to a campus climate that supports equity, diversity, and inclusion. At Ball State, inclusiveness is one of our enduring values. Applicants should familiarize themselves with our Inclusive Excellence Plan to identify how they might contribute to these efforts. Salary and benefits are competitive and commensurate with credentials and experience.
Department Email or Phone Number
[email protected]
Posting Number: 202301276P
Number of Vacancies: 1
Desired Start Date: 07/01/2023
Open Date: 04/13/2023
Applications Accepted Through Date: 04/27/2023
Open Until Filled: No
Information regarding transcripts
The option to upload transcripts is available. Original, official transcripts showing the highest related degree earned is required at the time of hire (even if obtained at BSU). Degree verification will be conducted.
Special Instructions Summary
In the Applicant Documents section of this application, please provide an inclusive excellence statement describing how you would contribute to the development of a diverse and inclusive learning community at Ball State University through your teaching, research, and/or service. Please include examples of your contributions when possible. Word limit 500.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Ranking: 1
Serve as the department’s primary spokesperson and representative to the college, university, and external community. - Ranking: 2
Provide leadership in the development and evaluation of academic programs and curriculum within the department. - Ranking: 3
Build relationships across the university and colleges to support and coordinate undergraduate and graduate programs. - Ranking: 4
In cooperation with the faculty, engage in short- and long-range planning for the department. - Ranking: 5
Assign faculty load. - Ranking: 6
Act as fiscal agent for the department and allocate funds and resources in a manner designed to achieve excellence. - Ranking: 7
Engage in teaching, research, and service. - Ranking: 8
Support excellence in departmental teaching, research, and service. - Ranking: 9
Monitor departmental advising including policies and written materials. - Ranking: 10
Provide supervision of academic programs, faculty, staff, and management of the department office, (e.g., supervision of promotion and tenure, departmental appeals, committee assignments, etc.). - Ranking: 11
Assign and review work, orient and train staff, and make recommendations in all areas related to supervision, including but not limited to interviewing and selection, compensation, discipline, performance appraisal, and training and career development of personnel. - Ranking: 12
Perform other related duties as assigned.