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Posted: 08-Nov-24
Location: Carbondale, Illinois
Type: Full Time
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Examples of Duties
The School Director is the chief academic and fiscal officer of the School and has the responsibility for the academic programs and the effectiveness of the teaching, research and service efforts of the School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences. The Director is expected to manage and expand the resources of the School and to be the School’s advocate both within and external to the University.
The Director is expected to:
(1) provide leadership and work with faculty, staff, and students in the School to enhance student retention for supporting student success, especially in introductory mathematics classes,
(2) work to increase enrollments in the existing undergraduate and graduate programs;
(3) work to enhance the research program mainly in terms of academic publications and research funding;
(4) work to increase school productivity;
(5) provide leadership in fostering an environment that advances the University’s goals regarding diversity, equity , inclusion, and intolerance of discrimination;
(6) develop and administer the school’s budget; and
(7) develop and enhance distance learning programs.
Additional responsibilities include strategic planning, class scheduling, annual reporting to faculty on the state of the School, faculty and staff workload assignment, and motivation and performance evaluation of the faculty and staff. The director shall teach courses in the School as assigned by the Dean. Other duties may be assigned by the Dean as needed.
Minimum Qualifications: The Director must have an earned doctorate in mathematics, statistics, or a closely related field by date of hire. The Director must have excellent academic leadership qualities and solid academic leadership experience. The director must have an outstanding track record in teaching and scholarly research qualified for being appointed as a tenured full professor at SIU Carbondale.
Preferred Qualifications: The director should have an excellent track record for increasing student retention, especially in introductory mathematics classes. The director should have experience in increasing enrollments. The Director should have demonstrated experience with the curriculum in the fields of mathematics or statistics.