Description:

The Chairperson of the Leadership Studies and Adult Education Department reports to the College of Education Dean and serves as the chief administrative and academic leader of the department. In addition to the general oversight of the department, chairperson will be responsible for strategic planning; budget development, management and allocation; recruitment and retention of faculty and students; faculty, staff, and student development; management and improvement of curricula; evaluating faculty performance; fundraising; engagement with university leaders and community stakeholders to represent the goals of the department. The chairperson must be a collaborative and visionary leader willing to work in a team atmosphere to amplify and represent the mission and vision of the department and College of Education.

This is 12-month tenure track position to be hire at the Associate Professor or Professor level.

Primary Function of Organizational Unit:

As a premier Historically Black University, the College of Education’s vision is to be recognized national leader in the advancement of transformative research and practice on equity, access, and advocacy through the preparation of culturally responsive and sustainable scholars, practitioners, and innovators.

The mission of the College of Education is to prepare highly skilled, culturally responsive and sustainable educators, leaders, and counselors who create, use, and share knowledge on equity, access, and advocacy in local, state, national, and global communities. Building on the N.C. A&T legacy as a Historically Black University ( HBCU ) dedicated to exemplary teaching, scholarship and effective public service, the College of Education offer degrees at the baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral levels. This mission is reflected in the College of Education conceptual framework.

The College of Education comprises three departments: the department of Counseling, the Department of Leadership Studies and Adult Education, and the Department of Educator Preparation’s programs are accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation ( CAEP ). The Department of Counseling’s programs are accredited by The Council for Accreditation of Counseling & Related Educational Programs ( CACREP ).

The Department of Leadership Studies and Adult Education offers an interdisciplinary PhD degree in Leadership Studies, a Master’s Degree in Adult Education, Master’s of School Administration degree, and a Master’s of School Administration Certificate program. The Leadership Studies doctoral program is an interdisciplinary degree designed to prepare researchers and practitioners to be social justice advocates capable of transforming organizations. The Master’s of Science degree in Adult Education is designed for graduate students who desire to become effective adult educators and change agents within local, regional, national, and international communities. The Master’s of School Administration ( MSA ) degree and certificate programs are designed to prepare school executives to be culturally responsive change agents across schools and communities.

Established in 1891, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University is a public, historically black, land grant institution located in Greensboro, North Carolina. North Carolina A & T and other 1890 land-grant institutions were established by the Second Morrill Act, which expanded the system of land-grant universities to include a historically Black institution in those states where segregation denied people of color access to the land grant institutions established by the First Morrill Act in 1862.

The University has a strong legacy of social justice, activism, and community engagement. In 1960, four freshman students, often called the A&T Four or the Greensboro Four, sparked the civil rights movement in the South through their “sit in” at the Woolworths near campus. Demanding equal treatment and service, the “sit-in” grew to include college students from across the region.

Over the years, North Carolina A & T experienced tremendous growth, and is now the nation’s largest Historically Black University. With an enrollment of over 13,000 students in 2023, N.C. A&T is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges ( SACSCOC ), and consistently graduates the largest number of African Americans in the state of North Carolina.

Internal job number: 001248

Requirements:

• Earned doctorate in Leadership Studies, Educational Leadership, Educational Administration, Adult Education, or related field and be eligible to be tenured at the Associate or Full professor level within the Department of Leadership Studies and Adult Education.

• Demonstrated excellence in leadership and administration.

Preferred:

Preference will be given to candidates with:

• A strong record of scholarly research and publications.

• Effective grant writing and procurement.

• Demonstrated leadership in an academic setting.

• Demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative environment

• Effective verbal and written communication skills with multiple stakeholders

• Tenured at the rank of Professor at an accredited institution