Diane Torres-Velasquez - job posting for Chair, Dept of Teacher Educ, Educ Leadership & Policy, University of New Mexico

Diane Torres-Velasquez
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Diane Torres-Velásquez, Ph.D.

Associate Professor; Teacher Education, Educational Leadership and Policy
Hokona Hall 113, Hokona Hall-Zuni
MSC 05 3040
The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001

Office: 505.277.9098

Mobile: 505.917.5070

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University of New Mexico

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership, and Policy Department Chair

The Department of Teacher Education, Educational Leadership, and Policy

(TEELP) at the UNM College of Education, invites applications, expressions of interest, and nominations for the position of Department Chair.  The Department Chair will hold a full-time, tenured faculty appointment at the rank of Professor.  The position may commence as early as July, 2015, but

shall remain open until filled.  

The UNM College of Education, comprised of five academic departments, is a future-oriented, dynamic professional school organized to reflect the following values: Advocacy, Building Professional Identities, Collaboration, building strong School/University Partnerships, Diversity & Social Justice, Interdisciplinary Inquiry/Scholarship, and Teaching and Learning.   The Department is the largest in the College with the uniqueness of having teacher education and educational leadership faculty addressing K-12 and higher education needs together as an academic unit.  The Department has both undergraduate and graduate programs.   

The Department Chair provides leadership and long-term planning with directing the academic, operational, and budgetary activities of the

Department.   The Department Chair is expected to foster creative and deliberative processes among the department’s faculty to advance the vision and mission of the academic unit’s future to meet the demands of outside constituencies in the preparation of teachers and educational leaders.  The Chair must demonstrate respect for differences in faculty experience and interest, plus value community engagement and advocate for New Mexico communities, students, and families.

The successful candidate will have a strong record of scholarly achievement in the field of education as it pertains to K-12 schooling and higher education.  The minimum requirements are:

·         Doctorate in education or closely related field

·         Earned rank of Full Professor or eligible for rank of Full
Professor by meeting UNM’s criteria
·         3 years of K-12 teaching experience
·         3 years of college teaching experience
·         3 years of education-related leadership experience.
Preferred qualifications are:
·         More than 3 years of PK-20 teaching experience
·         Well established scholarship and publications related to education
·         Demonstrated ability to foster and develop the scholarship of
others
·         Demonstrated ability to sustain a positive and productive academic work environment
·         Experience implementing accreditation and outcomes assessment at
the college level
·         Demonstrated excellence in teaching at the undergraduate and
graduate level
·         Demonstrated ability to work with diverse faculty, students, and
constituents
·         Experience working with a variety of constituent groups including community and government
·         Evidence of successful outcomes achieved through
cross-disciplinary collaborations
·         Evidence of administrative competency
·         Evidence of ability to secure and manage resources
           Demonstrated knowledge of educational policy
·         Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and
student success, as well as working with broadly diverse communities.

Screening of applications will begin November 17, 2014, and will continue until the position is filled.  To apply, please submit a letter of intent, curriculum vitae, and the names and contact information for five professional references electronically to

 

unmjobs.unm.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=79766

The University of New Mexico is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Women and Minorities are strongly encouraged to apply. 
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