Job Description
Position Overview This position is open to KU Employees only in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences.
Liberal Arts and Sciences (LA&S) offers a Bachelor of General Studies and a number of graduate and professional degree programs. It serves over 200 students in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences (CLAS) at KU. This position serves as the director of the LA&S degree programs and a faculty appointment (i.e. tenure-track or tenured professor, teaching professor, or multi-term/Senior/University lecturer) in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. The position oversees the curricular planning and development in the LA&S degree programs and fills a critical link between the College Dean's Office and the students that the LA&S degree programs serve.
This position is an academic year (9-month) appointment for an initial period of three (3) years beginning July 1, 2025.
KU's excellence is a result of the rich tapestry of experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds of our faculty, staff, students, and colleagues from across our nation and the globe. At KU, we invest in continuous learning and growth by creating a climate where people engage in respectful dialogue and debate, and support each other's success. We foster a culture of care where each person is seen, heard and valued. When people feel a true sense of belonging, we believe they are better able to reach their full potential and achieve remarkable things.
Job Description Program Director (50%):
- Provides oversight and leadership for all LA&S activities.
- Administers program planning, including:
- Course scheduling
- Course staffing
- Coordination of courses with other units on campus (departments and schools, Career Center, Academic Programs and Experiential Learning, etc.)
- Developing a two or three-year course rotation plan
- Provides leadership for curricular development of the LA&S degree programs to ensure that the curricula serve student needs and are appropriately structured to reflect broad-based training in liberal arts and sciences.
- In collaboration with Jayhawk Academic Advising, provides advising and mentoring for students in LA&S on educational and career choices.
- Supervises and reviews instructors and staff in LA&S.
- Oversees assessment effort in LA&S, including academic program reviews and annual KU degree-level program assessment.
- Executes College and University policies in LA&S effectively.
- Represents LA&S and reports to CLAS; represents LA&S to other University entities.
Faculty Member (50%): The other 50% of the position is allocated among the regular faculty-member obligations of teaching, research, and service. The allocation is 20% Teaching/Advising, 20% Research, 10% Service for tenured and tenure-track faculty; 40% Teaching/Advising, 5% Research, 5% Service for teaching faculty; 50% Teaching/Advising for multi-term lecturers.
Teaching/Advising: - Teaches courses in field of specialty.
- Advises students, including student mentoring and providing directed readings.
- Supervises graduate teaching assistants, as assigned.
- Serves on committees that supervise and evaluate student progress.
Research: - Engages in scholarly research, including publishing appropriate peer-reviewed books and articles and presenting papers at professional conferences on a regular basis.
Service: - Provides general service to one's home unit, the College, the University, the state, and the profession.
Required Qualifications - Current tenure-track, tenured, or non-tenure track faculty member in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Asst/Assoc/Full Professor, Multi-term/Senior/University lecturer, Asst/Assoc/Full Teaching Professor).
- Ph.D. in a liberal arts & sciences field from an accredited university
- University teaching experience and commitment to teaching excellence
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and to manage interpersonal relations, maintaining civility and respect among faculty, staff, and students
Contact Information to Applicants Jill Mignacca
jmig@ku.edu
Additional Candidate Instruction This position is open to KU Faculty members in the Collee of Liberal Arts & Sciences only. The administrative position of the Director will be tied to the current rank of faculty member selected after interviews.
Evaluation of the following requirements will be made through (1) descriptions of work experience and educational experiences in a letter of application; (2) record of accomplishments and productivity addressed in CV; (3) previous teaching evaluations or other evidence of teaching excellence; (4) contact information provided for three professional references.
The Initial Review of applications has been extended to Friday, February 14th. Please apply prior to this date.
Advertised Salary Range Current faculty appointment salary + $6k admin supplement & 4 weeks summer pay
Application Review Begins 14-Feb-2025
Anticipated Start Date 01-Jul-2025
Primary Campus University of Kansas Lawrence Campus
FTE 1.0
Reg/Temp Regular
Employee Class F-Faculty
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