Chair of the Department of Educator Preparation

POSITION SUMMARY

The Chair of the Department of Educator Preparation leads the effort to prepare education candidates at both the undergraduate and master's levels to become skilled and dedicated professional educators. This role involves clearly communicating the department's purpose, goals, and mission, while working collaboratively with faculty, fostering their professional growth, and maintaining the quality of the department's services, faculty, and staff. The Chair is also responsible for implementing best practices that demonstrate students' mastery of the knowledge, skills, and dispositions required by the State Board for Educator Certification.           

TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide leadership and vision to the Educator Preparation Department.
• Teach courses in the discipline.
• Work with department faculty to create an academic, cultural, and physical environment conducive to scholarship, intellectual vitality, and learning; and establish and nurture a supportive diverse work environment.
• Promote the Vision, Mission and Core Values of the University through the activities and programs of the Educator Preparation Department.
• Supervise the Director of the Alternative Teacher Certification Program.
• Oversee the African American Male Teachers Initiative.

QUALIFICATIONS
 

• Ph.D. or Ed.D. required with teaching experience in the K-12 and college levels.

• Knowledge of and experience with Teacher Certifications tests.
• Established record of superior university teaching, exemplary scholarship, and distinguished university, professional, and community/public service.
• Administrative leadership, vision, and experience in a diverse academic environment characterized by collegial management, mentorship, inclusive decision-making, and effective communication skills.
• Ability to create and nurture a supportive environment that utilizes transparent processes to foster intellectual vitality, creativity, student learning, and outstanding teaching, research, and community/public  service.
• Commitment to affirmative action, social justice, and diversity in all its forms; experience in promoting the learning opportunities offered by a diverse community.
• Ability to effectively represent the Educator Preparation Department in state meetings while working in collaboration within the University community.
• Working knowledge of Texas Education Agency regulations.

SUPERVISION

• This position reports to the Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs

SALARY RANGE

• $80,000 Annually, plus benefits!

POSITION STATUS

• Full-time, in-person.

SETTING

Founded in 1875, Huston-Tillotson University is Austin's first institution of higher education. The University is an independent, liberal arts, church-related, historically black institution located on a 23-acre tree-lined campus near downtown Austin, Texas. The University is affiliated with United Methodist Church, the United Church of Christ, and the United Negro College Fund. Undergraduate, four-year degrees in business, education, the humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences are awarded. Huston-Tillotson University is multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, and multi-faith, and welcomes students of all ages, races, and religions. All faculty are engaged in a range of activities, their primary focus is teaching. The student-teacher ratio is 15 to one, which allows an environment of personalized attention to students.

Salary : $80,000