Psychology, Department Chair and Professor, Tenure-Track

Duties and Responsibilities

1) Vigorously support the department’s programs and strengths and adapt them to the University’s and the College’s Strategic Plans.

2) Develop and implement strategies to promote the Psychology Department internally and externally to recruit talented faculty and staff and enhance retention by fostering a welcoming and inclusive environment for working and learning.

3) Serve as an effective advocate for internal and external resources, including the pursuit of external grants and funding, to support the endeavors of the department and its faculty colleagues, staff, and students.

4) Offer new, creative, innovative ideas that advance the department and promote faculty professional development and student learning, including disciplinary and interdisciplinary initiatives.

5) Serve as an effective ambassador for the department to internal and external audiences, including promoting outreach to alumni and donors.

6) Oversee and manage departmental faculty and staff, including training, performance reviews, and professional development.

7) Manage the department’s budget, allocating resources effectively and ensuring fiscal responsibility.(8) Teaching courses (1 : 1 teaching load) at the undergraduate and graduate levels and conducting research and mentoring graduate students within the candidate’s area of expertise.

Qualifications The candidate will have achieved the Associate or Full Professor level and have a PhD in Clinical, Social, Developmental Psychology or Cognitive Neuroscience.

Candidates should possess academic-related administrative experience consistent with the department chair position. Candidates must also demonstrate the potential for excellence in research and teaching and have a record of (or clear potential for) distinguished scholarship, grant-funded research, and student mentorship.

In addition, candidates should demonstrate the ability to mentor and support students from diverse backgrounds. The candidate will also demonstrate :

a) an ability to maintain a vigorous, ongoing program of research and publication,

b) the potential to secure external grant funding to support that research,

c) an ability to contribute in a substantial way to the university’s mission to promote social justice and equity, and

d) engagement in trans-disciplinary research across the campuses. Finally, the candidate should be willing to support the mission of LUC and the goals of a Jesuit Catholic Education.

Physical Demands None Working Conditions None Minimum Education and / or Work Experience The candidate will have achieved the Associate or Full Professor level and have a PhD in Clinical, Social, Developmental Psychology or Cognitive Neuroscience.

Candidates should possess academic-related administrative experience consistent with the department chair position. Candidates must also demonstrate the potential for excellence in research and teaching and have a record of (or clear potential for) distinguished scholarship, grant-funded research, and student mentorship.

In addition, candidates should demonstrate the ability to mentor and support students from diverse backgrounds. The candidate will also demonstrate :

a) an ability to maintain a vigorous, ongoing program of research and publication,

b) the potential to secure external grant funding to support that research,

c) an ability to contribute in a substantial way to the university’s mission to promote social justice and equity, and

d) engagement in trans-disciplinary research across the campuses. Finally, the candidate should be willing to support the mission of LUC and the goals of a Jesuit Catholic Education.