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The College of Education at East Carolina University invites applications and nominations for the position of Chairperson of the Department of Literacy Studies, English Education, and History Education. For this full-time 12-month position, we are seeking a dynamic and innovative leader with exemplary leadership, administrative, personnel management, and supervisory skills. Responsibilities include facilitating the development and attainment of departmental goals with a clear vision for the Department's future https://education.ecu.edu/lehe. Those responsibilities include, but are not limited to: decision-making; negotiating teaching assignments, research, and service loads for faculty; providing leadership on diversity, equity, and social justice so as to foster anti-discriminatory practices and build cultural proficiency across the Department; evaluating faculty and staff; providing leadership to the success of established collaborative partnerships and innovative foresight to the establishment of new partnership opportunities; collaborating with faculty within the Department and across the college regarding curricular and related programmatic matters; managing budgets; involvement in the hiring process of faculty and staff; and advocating for the Department in college and university issues/contexts.
Contingent upon available funding.

Applications must be submitted at www.jobs.ecu.edu. In addition to the submission of a candidate profile, the following should also be included: letter of application describing specific skills and experiences relevant to the position, written statement describing your leadership philosophy and beliefs concerning the role of the chair in leading the department, including how your leadership can advance equity, inclusion, and/or social justice within the department, college, and university, and/or community, current curriculum vitae, and full contact information for at least three professional references. For questions contact Marjorie Campo Ringler, Search Chair ringlerm@ecu.edu.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

The candidate must possess a Ph.D. or Ed.D. degree in Reading Education, Literacy Education, Literacy Studies, English Education, History Education, or Curriculum and Instruction. Rank will be Associate or Full Professor with salary commensurate to qualifications. Rank will be commensurate with education and experience. Qualifying degrees must be received from an appropriately accredited institution.

About ECU's College of Education https://education.ecu.edu: The mission of the College of Education is the preparation of professional educators and allied practitioners, including professionals in counseling, electronic media, and librarianship. Significant to this mission is a strong commitment to three important related areas, all of which are realized through partnerships and other endeavors. These areas are: (1) the encouragement and nurturing of professional growth for educators and allied practitioners at all levels and in all areas of the education endeavor; (2) a continuing emphasis on and support for scholarship and research/creative activity; and (3) service in all areas of professional education. Critical to such commitment is the promotion of effective teaching; staff participation in the improvement of schools; and, in concert with other state agencies, the development and creation of educational policy for North Carolina.