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Company Name: Atlanta Metropolitan College

Job Title: Chair of Social Sciences Division

Location: Atlanta, GA

Profession: Higher Education - Faculty

Job Description:

Position Type:

Staff

Department:

Social Science

Job Summary/Basic Function:

The Chairperson reports to the Vice President for Academic Affairs and is responsible for the following:

- Operational management of the division;
- Leadership, to include teaching;
- Fiscal and personnel management; and
- Planning and evaluation.

Minimum Qualifications:

Candidates for the position of Chairperson should possess, at a minimum, the following qualifications:

- An earned doctorate in a social science discipline or related field with a minimum of 18 semester or 30 quarter hours of graduate credits in one of the disciplines housed in the Division;
- Administrative and supervisory experience at the collegiate level, preferably at or above the division and/or departmental level;
- Demonstrated competency in grant writing, grant management and current instructional technologies;
- A minimum of five (5) years of collegiate-level teaching experience;
- Demonstrated leadership ability to include excellent management and interpersonal skills;
- Excellent computer as well as written and oral communication skills; and,
- Demonstrated ability to establish partnerships with external stakeholders and other academic/community entities.

Preferred Qualifications:

Preference will be given to candidates who also have had experience in the following areas:

- student learning outcomes and program assessment;
- course and program development;
- program or project management; and
- evaluation of faculty and staff performance.

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