Psychology, Department Chair and Professor, Tenure

at Loyola University Of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Position Details

Position Details
Job Title 
 Psychology, Department Chair and Professor, Tenure-Track
Position Title 
 Psychology, Department Chair and Professor, Tenure-Track
Position Number
Job Category 
 University Faculty
Job Type 
 Full-Time
FLSA Status 
 Exempt
Campus 
 Rogers Park-Lake Shore Campus
Location Code 
 PSYCHOLOGY (02119A)
Department Name 
 PSYCHOLOGY
Is this split and/or fully grant funded?  
 No
Duties and Responsibilities 
 Loyola University Chicago (LUC), College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Psychology seeks a visionary leader to serve as Chair of the Department of Psychology, beginning July 1, 2024. The ideal candidate will provide leadership to promote collaboration across the department's programs and foster the career development of its faculty. The Chair will oversee 28 tenure-track or tenured faculty members and another 8 full-time non-tenure-track faculty serving approximately 1,200 Psychology majors. The department serves another 600 Neuroscience Majors. In addition to supporting undergraduate majors, the Chair will enhance the department's three doctoral programs (Clinical, Developmental, and Applied Social Psychology) and support faculty members contributing to the Neuroscience major. The Chair should also be a recognized scholar in the behavioral sciences with an active research program and a history of extramural grant funding. 

Located on the university's Lakeshore Campus on Chicago's vibrantly multicultural North Side, LUC is committed to creating an inclusive, responsive community of faculty, students, and staff. As an urban-based Department of Psychology dedicated to mentoring a diverse student body, many of whom come from under-represented and under-served populations, we especially encourage applications from candidates from under-represented groups. We also encourage applications from scholars committed to interdisciplinarity (i.e., working with colleagues across different subfields and disciplines) and the successful pursuit of external grants. For more information about the department, please visit its website at the .

Duties and Responsibilities:

(1) Vigorously support the department's programs and strengths and adapt them to the University's and the College's Strategic Plans.

(2) Develop and implement strategies to promote the Psychology Department internally and externally to recruit talented faculty and staff and enhance retention by fostering a welcoming and inclusive environment for working and learning.

(3) Serve as an effective advocate for internal and external resources, including the pursuit of external grants and funding, to support the endeavors of the department and its faculty colleagues, staff, and students.

(4) Offer new, creative, innovative ideas that advance the department and promote faculty professional development and student learning, including disciplinary and interdisciplinary initiatives.

(5) Serve as an effective ambassador for the department to internal and external audiences, including promoting outreach to alumni and donors. 

(6) Oversee and manage departmental faculty and staff, including training, performance reviews, and professional development.

(7) Manage the department's budget, allocating resources effectively and ensuring fiscal responsibility.

(8) Teaching courses (1:1 teaching load) at the undergraduate and graduate levels and conducting research and mentoring graduate students within the candidate's area of expertise.
Qualifications 
 The candidate will have achieved the Associate or Full Professor level and have a PhD in Clinical, Social, Developmental Psychology or Cognitive Neuroscience. Candidates should possess academic-related administrative experience consistent with the department chair position. Candidates must also demonstrate the potential for excellence in research and teaching and have a record of (or clear potential for) distinguished scholarship, grant-funded research, and student mentorship. In addition, candidates should demonstrate the ability to mentor and support students from diverse backgrounds. The candidate will also demonstrate:
a) an ability to maintain a vigorous, ongoing program of research and publication,
b) the potential to secure external grant funding to support that research,
c) an ability to contribute in a substantial way to the university's... For full info follow application link.

Loyola University Chicago is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer with a strong commitment to hiring for our mission and diversifying our faculty and staff. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion (except where religion is a bona fide occupational qualification for the job), national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or any other factor protected by law.

Loyola University Chicago is an Equal Opportunity Employer.