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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.msudenverjobs.com/postings/10072">https://www.msudenverjobs.com/postings/10072</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.2pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Chair, Dept. of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">The salary will be commensurate with experience.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.2pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">EAS - Earth & Atmospheric Sci<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Position Summary<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">The Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSUDenver) invites candidates to apply for a position to serve as its next Department
Chair. The ideal candidate will be a tenured professor with previous leadership, administrative, and teaching experience. The department educates students, promoting science literacy, lifelong learning and appreciation of the Earth system. Graduates gain employment
due to the quality and diversity of their skills, or go on to successfully attend graduate school. The multidisciplinary undergraduate department houses five majors: Environmental Science, Geography, Geology, Geospatial Science, and Meteorology. The EAS department
is located in the recently renovated Science building and oversees several wet and dry labs, computer labs, and classrooms. The department has an active undergraduate research program. The university prioritizes teaching with a full time faculty load of 12
credits each semester and accompanying research and service expectations. The department chair would be expected to teach 3 credits during their 12 month contract. The department has 15 full time faculty, a number of affiliate faculty, and about 500 declared
majors within the department. The department staff consists of a program coordinator, a lab coordinator, and a department advisor. The successful candidate will begin August 1, 2018.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">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. MSU 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 MSU Denver’s primary objective. As an urban university committed to serving the local community,
the university attracts students from different socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Located in the heart of the metropolitan Denver region, MSU Denver shares the 175-acre Auraria campus with two other post-secondary institutions. The campus is located in sunny downtown
Denver on the Front Range of the beautiful Rocky Mountains, just a bus or light rail ride from any of the surrounding towns and suburbs. 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. Last year, US News and World Report ranked Denver the best place to live in the US.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">The University is particularly interested in applicants who have experience working with students from diverse backgrounds and a demonstrated commitment to improving access to higher
education for under-represented groups.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Metropolitan State University of Denver is an equal opportunity employer.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Duties/Responsibilities<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">The department chair serves as the chief representative of the department. They provide leadership in assigning teaching duties, oversee an effective governance structure within the department,
develop and implement the strategic plan, manage departmental resources, evaluate faculty and staff, promote excellence in teaching and uphold high academic standards relevant to faculty and students through curriculum, teaching, and learning. As faculty,
chairs teach and engage in scholarly activity and service. Please refer to MSU Denver’s Handbook for Professional Personnel for further details on the roles, responsibilities, and areas of performance for Department Chairs. The Handbook is located at the following
web address: https://msudenver.edu/hr/policies/handbooksmanualsrules/<br>
(Please note you will need to copy and paste this link into your web address bar as the online application system does not currently allow for live links within the job description.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Required Qualifications<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">In order to be considered as a qualified applicant, applicants must meet all required qualifications.<br>
1. Possess a Doctoral degree in one of the disciplinary fields of the EAS Department (Geography, Geology, Geospatial Science, Meteorology, Environmental Science) or a Doctorate in a closely related field. [You can find a list of closely related fields under
the Employment section of the Faculty Policies and Resources section of the CLAS website here: http://msudenver.edu/las/policies/faculty/]<br>
(Please note you will need to copy and paste this link into your web address bar as the online application system does not currently allow for live links within the job description.)<br>
2. Must be tenured.<br>
3. Have previous leadership experience. <br>
4. Have previous administrative experience.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">1. Experience facilitating discussion, managing and resolving conflict, and considering the viewpoints of a diverse faculty, staff and student body.<br>
2. Educational experience in supporting teaching innovation and advancing opportunities for underrepresented and disadvantaged students in support of diversity. <br>
3. Chair or equivalent experience managing institutional and departmental procedures and resources <br>
4. Supervisory experience in providing resources and guidance to faculty and staff in attaining goals and maintaining a positive working environment<br>
6. Experience working with and sensitivity to the needs of a diverse urban student population including (but not limited to) students of color, LBGTQIA students, students from low-income backgrounds, first-generation students, students with disabilities, undocumented
students, non-traditional students, student veterans, and English-language learners.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Posting date<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.2pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">08/10/2017<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.2pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">10/19/2017<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Special Instructions to Applicants<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">IMPORTANT: In order to be considered as an applicant you must apply via the online application system, www.msudenverjobs.com.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">References refers to a list of three professional references and their contact informaion.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Official transcripts will be required of the candidate selected for hire.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">This posting will close at midnight MST on the closing date.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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