Job: Chairperson for Department of English at ECU

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We are searching for a chairperson for our department! Come work with us!! Check out the full ad.

The Department of English (https://english.ecu.edu/) at East Carolina University (https://ecu.edu) invites applications for the position of Chairperson of the department. This is a 12-month, leave-earning position.

The Chair will provide effective administrative and intellectual leadership for the department. Responsibilities include facilitating strategic planning and resource allocation; promoting excellence in faculty research and teaching; mentoring faculty and students; performing evaluations of personnel; fostering faculty members’ efforts to secure external funding; supporting departmental, college and university policies and standards; fostering collegial relations in departmental governance, and effectively representing the department to internal and external constituents. The Chair will teach regularly in the department and maintain an active research agenda. This position is set to begin July 1, 2023 and will be at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor.

Qualifications for the position include 1) a Ph. D. in English or a closely related field (including but not limited to Creative Writing, Writing Studies, Linguistics, and Technical Communication), 2) a distinguished and sustained record of scholarly publications and productivity, commensurate to an appointment at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor, 3) demonstrated excellence in teaching and service, 4) administrative experience or evidence of management skills commensurate with leadership in a Department of English, and 5) a demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.

Tracy Ann Morse, PhD Director of Writing Foundations East Carolina University