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float: none;">IMPORTANT: In order to be considered as an applicant
you must apply via the online application system,
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.msudenverjobs.com">www.msudenverjobs.com</a>. For full consideration, candidates should
apply by December 20, 2016. We anticipate that the successful
candidate will start August 1, 2017 on a 12 month faculty
contract. Candidates should apply online at
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.msudenverjobs.com">https://www.msudenverjobs.com</a>. In order for your file to be
considered complete you must submit: (i) a cover letter (with a
brief statement of teaching, scholarship/research, and service
experience), (ii) curriculum vitae, (iii) unofficial copies of
transcripts, (iv) the names and contact information of three
references, (v) a statement of leadership and administrative
philosophy with special regard to leading an interdisciplinary
department submitted under other document, and (vi) a separate
statement that addresses past and/or potential contributions to
diversity, equity and inclusion submitted under writing sample,
should also be included in the application materials. For more
information and informal inquiries, please contact the chair of
the search committee, Professor Antonio Bellisario (email:
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:abellisa@msudenver.edu">abellisa@msudenver.edu</a>). If you are unable to submit copies of
your transcripts at the time of application please submit them to
Professor Antonio Bellisario at <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:abellisa@msudenver.edu">abellisa@msudenver.edu</a>. This
posting will close at midnight MST on the closing date.<br>
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vertical-align: top; padding: 8px; line-height: 1.1em;">Posting
Number</th>
<td style="background: rgb(239, 239, 239); padding: 8px;
line-height: 1.1em;">F00416</td>
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<th style="width: 150px; background: rgb(221, 221, 221);
vertical-align: top; padding: 8px; line-height: 1.1em;">Position
Title</th>
<td style="background: rgb(239, 239, 239); padding: 8px;
line-height: 1.1em;">Earth and Atmospheric Sciences,
Department Chair</td>
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<th style="width: 150px; background: rgb(221, 221, 221);
vertical-align: top; padding: 8px; line-height: 1.1em;">Position
Number</th>
<td style="background: rgb(239, 239, 239); padding: 8px;
line-height: 1.1em;">F 225</td>
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vertical-align: top; padding: 8px; line-height: 1.1em;">Salary
for Announcement</th>
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line-height: 1.1em;">
<p style="line-height: 18.12px;">The salary will be
commensurate with the selected candidate’s education and
experience.</p>
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vertical-align: top; padding: 8px; line-height: 1.1em;">Employee
Category</th>
<td style="background: rgb(239, 239, 239); padding: 8px;
line-height: 1.1em;">Faculty</td>
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vertical-align: top; padding: 8px; line-height: 1.1em;">Department</th>
<td style="background: rgb(239, 239, 239); padding: 8px;
line-height: 1.1em;">EAS - Earth & Atmospheric Sci</td>
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vertical-align: top; padding: 8px; line-height: 1.1em;">EClass
Code</th>
<td style="background: rgb(239, 239, 239); padding: 8px;
line-height: 1.1em;">Full Time Faculty-Def Pay</td>
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<th style="width: 150px; background: rgb(221, 221, 221);
vertical-align: top; padding: 8px; line-height: 1.1em;">Position
Summary</th>
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line-height: 1.1em;">
<p style="line-height: 18.12px;">The Department of Earth and
Atmospheric Sciences at the Metropolitan State University
of Denver (<span class="caps">MSU</span>Denver) invites
candidates to apply for a position to serve as its next
Department Chair. The ideal candidate will be a professor
or advanced associate professor with extensive previous
leadership and administrative experience in higher
education. We seek a candidate who will lead the
Department towards the mission of the Metropolitan State
University of Denver, “to provide a high-quality,
accessible, enriching education that prepares students for
successful careers, post-graduate education, and lifelong
learning in a multicultural, global, and technological
society.” That obligation, more specifically, includes
undergraduate education, research, and service, which are
shaped by<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span
class="caps">MSU</span><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Denver’s central
vision of becoming a preeminent public urban university in
the nation.</p>
<p style="line-height: 18.12px;">The Department of Earth and
Atmospheric Sciences (<span class="caps">EAS</span><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Department) offers
five vibrant undergraduate academic programs including
Applied Geology, Geography, Geospatial Science,
Environmental Science, and Meteorology. The department has
13 full-time tenure-line faculty members, three full-time
instructors, several affiliate instructors, and about 500
declared majors. Faculty members in the Department possess
broad research strengths in the earth sciences,
meteorology, and environmental planning and policy.</p>
<p style="line-height: 18.12px;">The successful applicant
shall have a Ph.D. in one of the disciplinary fields of
the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span
class="caps">EAS</span><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Department
(Geography, Geology, Geospatial Science, Meteorology,
Environmental Science) or a closely-related field. We seek
a candidate with previous leadership and administrative
experience in a higher education, preferably as a Chair.
The<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span
class="caps">EAS</span><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Department is
interested in candidates who have a demonstrated
commitment to excellence by providing leadership in
administration in higher education toward building an
equitable and diverse scholarly environment. The<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="caps">EAS</span><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Department seeks
to enhance the diversity of its workforce as a reflection
of our commitment to serve the changing demographics of
the state of Colorado, and to offer our students richly
varied disciplines, perspectives, and ways of knowing and
learning. Therefore, faculty from underrepresented
populations, women, individuals with disabilities, and
veterans are highly encouraged to apply.</p>
<p style="line-height: 18.12px;">Metropolitan State
University of Denver is one of the largest public
four-year universities in the state of Colorado serving
the greatest number of ethnic minorities (it also offers
select Master’s degrees).<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="caps">MSU</span>Denver,
with nearly 20,000 students, is consistently ranked among
the state’s most affordable, accessible, and diverse
universities. Excellence in teaching and learning is<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="caps">MSU</span><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Denver’s primary
objective. As an urban university committed to serving the
local community, the university attracts students from
different socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds.</p>
<p style="line-height: 18.12px;">Located in the heart of the
metropolitan Denver region,<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="caps">MSU</span><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Denver shares the
175-acre Auraria campus with two other post-secondary
institutions. The Auraria campus is close to the Denver
International Airport, providing convenient international
and domestic travel, and is served by two stations of
Denver’s light rail system, providing connectivity with
the surrounding metro area. Denver is a growing and
desirable city to live. This year, US News and World
Report ranked Denver the best place to live in the US.</p>
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vertical-align: top; padding: 8px; line-height: 1.1em;">Duties/Responsibilities</th>
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line-height: 1.1em;">
<p style="line-height: 18.12px;">Please refer to<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="caps">MSU</span><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Denver’s Handbook
for Professional Personnel (<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://bit.ly/2der1fM">http://bit.ly/2der1fM</a>) for
specific Roles, Responsibilities, Areas of Performance for
Department Chairs. Information can be found starting on
Page 37.</p>
<p style="line-height: 18.12px;">Chairs at<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="caps">MSU</span><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Denver are
ultimately responsible for ensuring that departmental and
institutional work is completed in an equitable,
efficient, effective, and timely manner. The roles,
responsibilities, and areas of performance for Department
Chairs include, but are not limited to the following:</p>
<p style="line-height: 18.12px;">Academic Leadership (40%)<br>
1. Provides oversight of Faculty performance, such as
recruitment, mentoring, development, evaluation, and
retention of faculty in accordance to University policies;</p>
<p style="line-height: 18.12px;">2. Provides oversight of
Departmental Guidelines for consistency with the School’s
and University’s mission statements;</p>
<p style="line-height: 18.12px;">3. Provides recommendations
of faculty that contain a supporting rationale to the Dean
on hiring; retention, tenure, promotion, and post-tenure
review; reassigned timework; sabbatical leaves; and other
leaves of absence;</p>
<p style="line-height: 18.12px;">4. Promotes academic
standards relevant to students, through oversight of:
supervision of student recruitment, advising, learning,
development, retention, and timely graduation of students;</p>
<p style="line-height: 18.12px;">5. Oversees the application
of academic policies and procedures that affect students;</p>
<p style="line-height: 18.12px;">6. Responds to student
concerns and works with students, faculty, staff, and
other University offices to resolve concerns, conflicts,
and disputes;</p>
<p style="line-height: 18.12px;">7. Provides leadership of
activities related to the development, implementation, and
assessment of academic curriculum and programs.</p>
<p style="line-height: 18.12px;">8. Promotes academic
standards relevant to Teaching and Learning, through the
oversight of: Quality curriculum delivery and use of
appropriate pedagogy; Assessment (including Student
Learning Outcomes, and Program Review of departmental and
General Studies curricula); and Accreditation, by
supporting and maintaining Department, School and/or
University accreditation requirements, as appropriate.</p>
<p style="line-height: 18.12px;">Governance Leadership (25%)<br>
1. Establishes and oversees an effective governance
structure within the Department, including the creation
and use of committees, processes, and procedures where
appropriate;</p>
<p style="line-height: 18.12px;">2. Develops and implements
the Department’s long- and short-term goals and plans;</p>
<p style="line-height: 18.12px;">3. Manages departmental
resources—financial, physical, and human—in accordance
with allocations and University rules and procedures to
meet Department goals, objectives, and needs;</p>
<p style="line-height: 18.12px;">4. Oversees custody and
authorized use of University property charged to the
Department and the assignment of Department space and
facilities to authorized activities in accordance with
University policy and regulations; and</p>
<p style="line-height: 18.12px;">5. Evaluates departmental
faculty and staff performance in meeting its
responsibilities to the University.</p>
<p style="line-height: 18.12px;">Administrative/Management
Leadership (25%)<br>
1. Serves as the chief representative of the department to
the college, university and community;<br>
2. Provides leadership in assigning teaching duties within
the Department;<br>
3. Provides effective management and direction to
Affiliate and Category II faculty, undergraduate students,
support staff, and student workers;<br>
4. Provides direct supervision for the department’s
Program and Laboratory Coordinators;<br>
5. Establishes effective external relations and programs
with constituencies such as alumni, advisory committees,
and industry, as appropriate; and<br>
6. Advocates for the Department professionally with peers,
Deans, Provost, and others.</p>
<p style="line-height: 18.12px;">As Faculty (10%)<br>
1. Teaches at least three credits per year (July 1 through
June 30); and determines their summer assignments with the
Dean; and<br>
2. Engages in scholarly and service activities appropriate
to their faculty status.</p>
<p style="line-height: 18.12px;">Faculty members may have to
teach online, face to face, and hybrid instruction: face
to face instruction may include day, evening, and weekend
as needed.</p>
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vertical-align: top; padding: 8px; line-height: 1.1em;">Required
Qualifications</th>
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<p style="line-height: 18.12px;">In order to be considered
as a qualified applicant, applicants must meet all
required qualifications.</p>
<p style="line-height: 18.12px;">1. Possess a Doctoral
(Ph.D.) degree in one of the disciplinary fields of the<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="caps">EAS</span><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Department
(Geography, Geology, Geospatial Science, Meteorology,
Environmental Science) or a Doctorate in a closely-related
field.</p>
<p style="line-height: 18.12px;">2. A tenured full professor
or associate professor with at least two years in rank.</p>
<p style="line-height: 18.12px;">3. Have a minimum of 2
years of previous leadership and administrative experience
in higher education, preferably as a Chair of an
interdisciplinary department.</p>
<p style="line-height: 18.12px;">4. Experience in
recruiting, retaining, and graduating underrepresented
students. In particular, experience working with and
sensitivity to the needs of a diverse urban student
population including (but not limited to) students of
color,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span
class="caps">LBGTQIA</span><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>students, students
from low-income backgrounds, first generation students,
students with disabilities, undocumented students,
non-traditional students, student veterans, and
English-language learners.</p>
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<th style="width: 150px; background: rgb(221, 221, 221);
vertical-align: top; padding: 8px; line-height: 1.1em;">Preferred
Qualifications</th>
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line-height: 1.1em;">
<p style="line-height: 18.12px;">1. Demonstrate leadership
experience in improving diversity to offer students the
breadth of ideas that constitutes a dynamic intellectual
community and to provide students and the public with a
Department that reflects the society it serves.</p>
<p style="line-height: 18.12px;">2. Ability to communicate
effectively.</p>
<p style="line-height: 18.12px;">3. Ability to understand
and balance the needs of distinct programs within a
multi-disciplinary department.</p>
<p style="line-height: 18.12px;">4. Experience implementing
and overseeing an effective departmental governance
structure, including the creation and use of faculty
committees, processes, and procedures for shared
governance.</p>
<p style="line-height: 18.12px;">5. Experience allocating,
in an open and fair manner, departmental resources and
managing property charged to the Department among its
different academic Programs.</p>
<p style="line-height: 18.12px;">6. Experience providing
academic advice to a diverse student population preferably
in an undergraduate higher education institution.</p>
<p style="line-height: 18.12px;">7. Experience in curriculum
and program development, their implementation and
assessment, and strategic planning to move the Department
forward.</p>
<p style="line-height: 18.12px;">8. Experience developing
strategies for faculty mentoring and support.</p>
<p style="line-height: 18.12px;">9. Experience establishing
and maintaining a positive working environment and
facilitating discussion, resolving conflict, and
considering the viewpoints of a diverse faculty, staff and
student body.</p>
<p style="line-height: 18.12px;">10. A Doctoral (Ph.D.)
degree preferably in one of the department’s high need
programs, such as Geography or Geology.</p>
<p style="line-height: 18.12px;">11. A record of excellence
in teaching, scholarship/research, and service activities.</p>
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<th style="width: 150px; background: rgb(221, 221, 221);
vertical-align: top; padding: 8px; line-height: 1.1em;">Posting
date</th>
<td style="background: rgb(239, 239, 239); padding: 8px;
line-height: 1.1em;">11/04/2016</td>
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vertical-align: top; padding: 8px; line-height: 1.1em;">Closing
date</th>
<td style="background: rgb(239, 239, 239); padding: 8px;
line-height: 1.1em;">01/20/2017</td>
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<th style="width: 150px; background: rgb(221, 221, 221);
vertical-align: top; padding: 8px; line-height: 1.1em;">Closing
Instructions</th>
<td style="background: rgb(239, 239, 239); padding: 8px;
line-height: 1.1em;">Close on Closing Date</td>
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<th style="width: 150px; background: rgb(221, 221, 221);
vertical-align: top; padding: 8px; line-height: 1.1em;">Special
Instructions to Applicants</th>
<td style="background: rgb(239, 239, 239); padding: 8px;
line-height: 1.1em;">
<p style="line-height: 18.12px;"><span class="caps">IMPORTANT</span>:
In order to be considered as an applicant you must apply
via the online application system, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.msudenverjobs.com">www.msudenverjobs.com</a>.</p>
<p style="line-height: 18.12px;">For full consideration,
candidates should apply by December 20, 2016. We
anticipate that the successful candidate will start August
1, 2017 on a 12 month faculty contract. Candidates should
apply online at <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.msudenverjobs.com">https://www.msudenverjobs.com</a>. In order
for your file to be considered complete you must submit:
(i) a cover letter (with a brief statement of teaching,
scholarship/research, and service experience), (ii)
curriculum vitae, (iii) unofficial copies of transcripts,
(iv) the names and contact information of three
references, (v) a statement of leadership and
administrative philosophy with special regard to leading
an interdisciplinary department submitted under other
document, and (vi) a separate statement that addresses
past and/or potential contributions to diversity, equity
and inclusion submitted under writing sample, should also
be included in the application materials. For more
information and informal inquiries, please contact the
chair of the search committee, Professor Antonio
Bellisario (email: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:abellisa@msudenver.edu">abellisa@msudenver.edu</a>).</p>
<p style="line-height: 18.12px;">If you are unable to submit
copies of your transcripts at the time of application
please submit them to Professor Antonio Bellisario at
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:abellisa@msudenver.edu">abellisa@msudenver.edu</a>.</p>
<p style="line-height: 18.12px;">This posting will close at
midnight<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span
class="caps">MST</span><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>on the closing
date.</p>
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