Assistant/Associate Professor and Deputy Chair Department of Languages and Literature

Teaches classes in a positive environment with sensitivity to the student body, chairs and organizes meetings and minutes, organizes schedules, recruits full time and adjunct faculty, orients, mentors and evaluates faculty, coordinates evaluation and annual reviews of departmental faculty members, Deputy Chairs, and Coordinators, including peer observations, reviews student evaluations, responds to students and administration in a professional manner, implements revisions to course content, supervises course content to ensure departmental objectives, provides textbook listings on a timely basis. In addition, counsels and advises students, coordinates and supervises student learning assessment activities, resolves student and faculty issues on a timely basis. Works effectively with administration on a variety of tasks and exhibits creativity and leadership.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Teach three classes each semester, as well as engage in extensive service to the university as a whole Chairs and organizes faculty meetings and maintain minutes; maintains departmental files on evaluations, course outlines, syllabi, examinations, and faculty résumés
• Organizes and arranges course schedules for each semester on a timely basis in accordance with student needs, college-wide needs, local-branch needs, and enrollment patterns
• Recruits and assigns appropriate academically-prepared effective full-time and adjunct faculty
• Orients, mentors, and evaluates faculty in terms of course content, grading standards, standards of professional demeanor and appearance, punctuality and attendance, student sensitivities, and classroom-management issues
• Coordinates the evaluation of departmental faculty members, and Coordinators, including peer observations; completes Chairperson’s Annual Review of faculty members; reviews student evaluations and comments with administration and faculty
• Responds to students and administration in a professional, respectful, effective, and forthcoming manner
• Complies with University and College Academic Integrity Policies, Code of Conduct and all other mandates
• Supervises course content to achieve departmental objectives, and to review course outlines and exams to ensure compliance with course syllabi.
• Implements revisions to course syllabi in order to ensure that course content and bibliographies are reviewed and updated regularly.
• Provides textbook listings on a timely basis
• Counsels and advises students concerning departmental and college requirements, as appropriate; evaluates transfer credits, monitors the progress of majors, and responds to student appeals appropriately
• Coordinates and supervises student learning assessment activities within the department, and responsible for leading program reviews and departmental self-studies
• Resolves student and faculty issues on a timely basis; Responds quickly to administrative requests for information and participation in registration and college events
• Works effectively with administration on budget requests, equipment, software and hardware purchases, supervision of laboratories, and/or special projects
• Exhibits creativity and leadership in meeting departmental and institutional goals.
• Provides leadership in representing departmental and faculty interests in such forums as the Academic Council, the Faculty Senate, the Curriculum Committee, the Assessments and Outcomes Committee, etc. May include coverage of faculty and courses given in other Touro units

Education/ Experience

• Doctorate required in Literature and Languages
• At least five years of successful teaching on the college level
• Collegial leadership that produces a positive working environment with sensitivity to the particular student body served by the colleges
• Excellent inter-personal and communication skills
• A record of scholarship and administrative experience in curriculum planning, program and faculty development and assessment of outcomes
• Ability to manage the details involved in running a department that includes both English and foreign languages, while engaging in ongoing research activities
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, & Outlook
• Blackboard educational platform

Travel

• Minimal, as needed between campuses
• On-campus