Position Description – Division Chair, Agriculture and
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POSITION DESCRIPTION |
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Position
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Division
Chair |
FLSA
Status: Exempt |
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Reports to: |
Vice President and Dean of Academic Affairs |
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Department: |
Division
of Agriculture and |
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Date
Prepared: |
June
2005 |
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BASIC FUNCTION |
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The major
responsiblities of the Division Chair are to manage the administrative,
fiscal, and instructional resources of the Division. This includes, but is not limited to,
hiring full-time and adjunct faculty, providing for the ongoing professional
develpoment and annual evaluation of the faculty, overseeing curriculum
develoment and assessment, teaching classes in the Division, and responding
to student needs as they arise. The
Division Chair is responsible for implementing unit goals that correspond the
to stategic goals and mission of ABAC. |
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NATURE
& SCOPE |
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The Division Chair in the
Division of Agriculture and Forest Resources reports to the Vice President
and Dean of Academic Affairs. However,
he/she has the latitude to consider courses of action within the constraints
of well defined College practices and policies. The incumbent knows what result is expected
for the division but may determine with some autonomy how that result is
achieved. This process may include
developing new procedures if necessary.
The incumbent supervises approximately 40 to 45 full- and part-time
faculty and staff. The Division Chair is
responsible for a great deal of administrative decisions in the Division of
Agriculture and Forest Resources. The
position requires an extensive knowledge of ABAC and University System of
Georgia policies, which are applied to issues within the division. A large portion of time is devoted to the
budget process and allocation of resources, as the Chair attempts to maximize
Division well being. The person in
this position must divide these resources between not only traditional
classroom education but also the ABAC farm, golf course, and various
laboratories. The Division Chair has the
responsibility of managing faculty and staff in a team setting in order to
facilitate the welfare of the Division.
It is essential that the incumbent takes diverse members and ideas and
shapes them toward a common goal for the good of the Division. The incumbent spends
considerable time assisting with fund raising. The Division Chair must possess a talent
for working with alumni groups and others who may provide an outside source
of funding. Significant selling
ability is essential to success in this capacity, as the incumbent must
relate the goals of the individual donors to the goals of the Division and
College. Teaching and instruction
are also large parts of this position, as the Division Chair is charged with motivating
students to excel. In addition, the Chair is responsible for personnel
decisions and program and course changes.
The Chair must have an exceptional understanding of the agricultural
and forestry industries in order to make the best decisions in both of these areas. |
Position Description – Division Chair, Agriculture and
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PRINCIPAL
ACCOUNTABILITIES |
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Hires, directs,
and evaluates faculty Ø
Directs ongoing
curriculum development Ø
Manages the
public resources of the Division and supervises the solicitation of private
resources Ø
Responds to
student needs and problems as they arise and serves as an advisor to students
in the Division Ø
Promotes the
Division and College to prospective students and attends orientations and
recruitment functions Ø
Schedules
classes and supervises material orders Ø
Teaches classes
and laboratories in the Division Ø
Assesses
student learning within the Division |
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BUDGETARY
RESPONSIBILITIES The Division Chair
provides oversight of a $1.22 million budget.
This includes an operating budget of $203,000. |
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SPECIALIZED
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED |
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The position of Division
Chair requires and advanced degree and a minimum of five to seven years work
experience. |