Department Head - Biology

Job title: Department Head - Biology

About the Role The Department Head of Biology at Tuskegee University will provide strategic leadership to advance teaching, research, and service within the department. This role supports the university's outcomes-oriented mission and aims to promote excellence, student success, and strong external engagement.

What You'll Do

• Teach at least two courses each semester.
• Administer retention, student advisement, class schedule planning, and general supervision of teaching, service and related activities of the department.
• Develop best practices to recruit and retain scholarly students.
• Provide the vision and leadership to ensure greater entry of our student into clinical, biomedical research and professional careers.
• Pursue an independent scholarly research program and publish in peer-reviewed high-impact journals.
• Develop successful grant proposals to attract external funding to support the research program.
• Build productive and long-term relationships with alumni and corporate sponsors.
• Mentor new faculty and foster a positive and growing environment.
• Work with faculty to support new professional development opportunities.
• Provide effective leadership to the department’s faculty who will be required to be innovative and proactive in teaching effectiveness.
• Assist in program and curriculum development.
• Ensure that all faculty follow department policies and procedures.
• Analyze all department related issues and provide immediate resolutions.
• Demonstrate collegiality and service to the college and the university community at large by serving on various committees.
• Lead faculty, students and staff acquiring and/or improving skills to support teaching, research and service.
• Uphold institutional policies in teaching, research and service to support student development and ensure compliance with deadlines in fulfillment of those policies as stipulated in the calendar.
• Promote programs for scholarship, professional growth, academic welfare, and personal development of faculty and students.
• Supervise and evaluate teaching effectiveness and improvement of instruction.
• Enforce approved reporting sequence Student-Faculty-Head-Dean-Provost-President to ensure proper handling of academic matters.
• Collaborate with faculty and committees of the Department in connection with curriculum proposals and other educational policies, scheduling, budget, and evaluation measures.
• Represent the Department, College and University at professional meetings.
• Advise the Dean, regularly, through conferences and reports, on the status of the academic program and personnel, accreditation, and other matters that will lead to excellent academic programs.
• Perform other duties as required and assigned by the Dean, Provost and President.

What We're Looking For

• Earned doctorate from an accredited institution of higher education and possess the qualifications necessary to hold a tenured position.
• Five or more years of college teaching in related field to the appointment of associate or full professor with tenure.
• Experience with integrated practice and/or collaborative learning.
• Evidence of scholarly activity through publications.
• Evidence of a strong track record of receiving external grant funds.
• Significant, relevant and successful experience in a comparable administrative leadership position in higher education.

Nice to Have

• Experience with integrated practice and/or collaborative learning.
• Evidence of scholarly activity through publications.
• Evidence of a strong track record of receiving external grant funds.
• Significant, relevant and successful experience in an administrative leadership position in higher education.