Academic Department Head (Leadership and Counseling)

  • Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States
  • College of Education
  • College of Education
  • Staff Full Time
  • Opening on: May 9 2025

Title: Academic Department Head (Leadership and Counseling)

Employee Classification: AP - Administrative Professional

Pay Grade: AP MGAD2

Division: Academic and Student Affairs

Subdivision: Leadership and Counsel

Department: College of Education

Campus Location: Main Campus

General Summary

The Department of Leadership and Counseling seeks a Department Head to lead us in carrying out our mission:

The Leadership and Counseling Department develops caring and ethical educational leaders and professional counselors, through co-constructed teaching and learning experiences, respectful service and community engagement, and intentional research and inquiry to promote equity. We prepare courageous leaders and mental health practitioners to assume prominent roles in effecting positive change in clients, students, families, and communities in local and global context.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

● Advance the department's mission and vision in alignment with college and university goals and priorities.
● Support student success.
● Provide departmental leadership in the development of new and revision of existing initiatives and programs, with faculty input.
● Facilitate and support program accreditation and authorization efforts.
● Champion faculty development and advancement; supervise and evaluate faculty performance for tenure, promotion, and supplemental salary adjustment recommendations to the Dean of the College.
● Supervise department staff.
● Administer collective bargaining agreements.
● Responsibly steward department resources, including budget, and administer department operations with input from faculty.
● Participate and represent the department/college across campus and in local, regional, and national professional associations.
● Establish and maintain external relations, including but not limited to alumni, governmental, educational, mental healthcare, and community agencies.
● Participate and contribute to college-wide initiatives and strategy as part of the Dean’s executive leadership group.
● Perform related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications:

● Demonstrated commitment, contribution, and achievement in equity, inclusion, justice, and belonging in diverse educational environments.
● An earned doctorate in a field represented by one of the department’s programs (or closely related) from an accredited institution.
● An outstanding record of teaching, scholarship, and service that would merit appointment and tenure as associate or full professor at Eastern Michigan University.
● At least two years experience in a leadership role aligned with academic administration (e.g., program coordinator, associate department chair/head, department chair/head), or related experience.
● Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

● Experience with collective bargaining units in higher education.
● Demonstrated achievement in supporting graduate student success in higher education.
● Demonstrated knowledge of contemporary issues facing mental health professions, higher education, and/or public schooling systems, and the ability to address challenges faced by graduate programs in leadership and counseling.
● Professional experience with doctoral education, including successful chairing of doctoral dissertations.
● Experience supporting the development and advancement of new and experienced faculty and effective supervision and development of staff (including clinical settings (e.g., counseling training clinic personnel).
● Experience in online education, including synchronous and asynchronous platforms.
● Evidence of successful community engagement.

Special Instructions:

Applicants should submit

  1. a cover letter that addresses qualifications relevant to the position description and the applicant’s academic leadership style, including how the applicant demonstrates cultural humility.
  2. a detailed CV.
  3. names and contact information of at least three (3) professional references.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. For more information contact Dr. Carmen McCallum, Associate Dean for Faculty and Community at cmccall5@emich.edu, or Dr. Davis Clement, Search Chair and Assistant Professor at rclemen8@emich.edu.

EMU is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants from historically underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.

Appointment Percentage:

100%

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