Job Purpose: Director of the School of Agriculture. Tennessee Tech provides impact through its engaged students, dedicated faculty, and career-ready graduates known for their creativity, tenacity, and analytical approach to problem solving. As a STEM-infused, comprehensive institution, Tennessee Tech delivers enduring education, impactful research, and collaborative service that creates, advances, and applies knowledge to expand opportunity and economic competitiveness.
Tennessee Tech is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.
Essential Functions: Provide sustained and successful leadership to fulfill the mission and goals of the School of Agriculture (SOA). Serve as the chief strategic planning officer and oversee budgets within academic, research, service, and outreach activities in the SOA. Acquire and manage resources and secure external funding for research and scholarly activity. Lead, grow, and contribute to an effective team of faculty and staff. Work with the faculty and administration to build, grow, and sustain programs of study. Market programs and recruit, retain, and mentor students from diverse backgrounds and constituency groups, including FFA and 4-H. Teach classes and conduct research. Recruit, mentor, and evaluate faculty and staff. Manage the Shipley Farm, Nursery Services Center, Hyder-Burks Agriculture Pavilion, Hyder Farm Properties and Oakley Farm. Participate in campus governance and represent the School of Agriculture on university committees. Engage with alumni and community organizations, participate on external boards and councils, and serve the agricultural community of Tennessee. Perform other duties as assigned. Report to the Dean of the College of Agriculture and Human Ecology.
Director, School of Agriculture, Tennessee Tech University. Complete position summary and application procedure available at https://jobs.tntech.edu. The application screening date is November 17, 2023; open until filled. Tennessee Tech is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.
Minimum Qualifications: An earned doctorate or terminal degree from an accredited institution in one of the academic program areas offered by the School of Agriculture or closely related area. Qualified for tenure and rank of associate professor or higher in the School of Agriculture. Demonstrated record in teaching, research, outreach and service at the college/university level. Proven leadership and administrative ability. Proven ability to create and foster strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Proven ability to manage budgets.
Preferred Qualifications: Evidence of an ability to advocate programs and recruit students across a wide variety of settings and constituency groups. Demonstrated record of leadership in professional organizations. Demonstrated ability to provide innovative visioning, goal-setting, and strategic planning. Experience securing external funding. Experience managing personnel. Effective communication skills. Experience with production agriculture.
Tennessee Tech produces practical, ready-to-work graduates from a broad range of academic disciplines prepared to compete in a technologically driven world. Here, students have the freedom to discover and pursue their passions, knowing there is a supportive community behind them. Developing their passions into hundreds of student clubs and organizations, Tech students make an impact on campus, in the community and around the world.
Transformative experiences are a tradition at Tech. Our students cultivate a lifelong desire to learn about their favorite subjects, or pursue entirely new interests under the guidance of knowledgeable and supportive faculty. A genuine community of faculty, staff and alumni committed to challenging all to bring out their best and to supporting each other in academic, personal and professional development exists at Tech. These pursuits result in honest, lifelong connections that carry far beyond the classroom.
With an enrollment of around 10,000 students, Tech offers degrees from eight academic schools and colleges: Agriculture and Human Ecology, Arts and Sciences, Business, Education, Engineering, Fine Arts, Interdisciplinary Studies, and Nursing.
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