Chairperson, Department of Psychological Science

OPEN TO CURRENT UVM TENURED FACULTY MEMBERS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF Psychological Science ONLY

Those responsibilities ascribed to a Chairperson by the “University & University Officers’ Manual” including, but not limited to, the following:

Leadership Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and vision for the department in the areas of curriculum, student success, faculty recruitment and retention, and scholarly productivity.
• Provide strategic leadership and vision for the College as a member of the Dean’s leadership team.

Supportive Environment

• Ensure a supportive and collegial environment for students, staff, and faculty.
• Meet the college’s diversity, equity, and inclusion goals.
• Achieve the University’s “Academic Success Goals.”

Administrative Responsibilities

• Supervise departmental administrative and technical (if applicable) staff.
• Oversight of departmental budget and other financial resources.
• Recruit and select faculty for departmental and university committees.
• Complete annual evaluations and assess faculty performance.
• Plan and review curriculum, academic programs, and courses.
• Coordinate with departmental staff on grants, gifts, and contracts.
• Advise students on academic and/or departmental matters.
• Inform departmental staff and faculty of department, college, and university plans and activities.
• Assign courses, research, and departmental duties to faculty.
• Manage grade appeals.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Have skills, experience, and interest to manage the administrative affairs of the Department. The University of Vermont is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and inclusive excellence of the academic community through their teaching, service, and research, scholarship, or creative arts. We are an educationally purposeful community seeking to prepare students to be accountable leaders in a diverse and changing world. Members of the University of Vermont community embrace and advance the values of Our Common Ground: Openness, Respect, Responsibility, Integrity, Innovation, and Justice. The successful candidate will demonstrate a strong commitment to the ideals of accessibility, inclusiveness, and academic excellence as reflected in the tenets of Our Common Ground.

The University of Vermont is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other category legally protected by federal or state law. For all applicants, employment is subject to a successful background check.