Advertisement Examples: Chair Position
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The examples below are from 2019; thanks to the schools and HRBPs who provided them.
Dentistry
Indiana University School of Dentistry invites applications for the position of Chair of the Department of Orthodontics and Oral Facial Genetics. The administrative expectations of the Chair include leadership of the departmental faculty, staff, and students, programmatic and academic leadership of both the pre-doctoral and post-doctoral programs, advancement of scholarship and research in the discipline, strategic recruitment of outstanding faculty, and fiscal responsibility. The successful candidate should have academic leadership experience, a national/international reputation in the discipline of orthodontics or related fields, documented success in leading strategic initiatives and demonstrate a strong record of scholarship and research in the discipline.
Health and Human Sciences
Located on an academic health center campus in a city that combines cultural opportunities with affordable living, Indiana University School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences invites applications and nominations for an academic leader to serve as chair of the Department of Occupational Therapy. The Department is located in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, and enjoys a national reputation for excellence in educating future practitioners and contributing to the research foundation of the profession. The department will enroll its first class of entry level doctoral students in May of 2018, and has an already established OTD post professional program. With 36 students admitted annually, faculty can become familiar with each student as an individual and can contribute to individual career goals. All students must engage in a research project which typically results in several regional and national presentations or publications.
Reporting to the dean, the department chair is responsible for the vision, leadership, and administration of the educational, research, and service programs, including promoting interprofessional education and practice, program evaluation, recruiting and developing faculty and staff, fiscal planning, strategic planning, and goal setting for the department in conjunction with the school and university strategic plans.
Luddy School of Informatics and Computing
The Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing invites applications for a tenured Associate or full rank Professor to serve as faculty in, and chair of, the Department of Human-Centered Computing (HCC). The appointment will begin August 1, 2019. The school invites applications for this senior-level leadership position from candidates who are dedicated to the advancement of undergraduate and graduate education, have a distinguished record of research and professional accomplishment, have strong leadership and management abilities, and a steadfast commitment to faculty development. This is an outstanding opportunity to impact the future direction of the department and its programs with the potential to guide the department’s ascension to among the premier departments of its kind in the nation. Well-established Professors and rapidly progressing Associate Professors whose work would merit promotion to Professor are encouraged to apply.
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The Department Chair responsibilities include, but are not limited, to: strategically lead the department’s programs, faculty and stature to new levels of visibility and accomplishment; oversee all faculty, students and managerial aspects of the department’s academic programs, in coordination with the school administration and program directors; work with faculty to oversee the processes of developing, and enhancing the programs’ curricula and course work in order to meet the ever-changing needs of the field; conduct faculty annual performance and tenure reviews of faculty according to department, school, and university policies; provide or coordinate professional mentoring to faculty at all ranks; prepare (or delegate) the department’s class schedules for every semester, ensuring all faculty teaching loads meet school policy, and coordinate updates and changes with the school recorder and campus Registrar; coordinate with the Career Services staff to form bridges with faculty to better connect HCC students with industry; lead and grow the department’s advisory board; represent the department to the campus and the community; coordinate efforts with the school’s recruiting and the communication offices to promote the accomplishments of the department to the broader community and prospective students.
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Reviewed and revised: 7/2026.