PUBLIC HEALTH, NUTRITION & WELLNESS - Chair-Public Hth Nutr & Wellns

Job Classification

  Faculty Administrative

Position summary

Develops & upgrades department & student handbooks, department Bulletin 

Establishes department policy in collaboration with program directors & faculty

Reviews faculty & staff performance annually to aid in professional development

Prepares & monitors annual budget in consultation with program directors and faculty

Generates timely reports

Schedules dept course offerings and other program functions

Monitors & adjusts academic standards & curriculum content

Assigns faculty teaching loads

Teaching load as agreed upon with the Dean

Monitors accreditation issues and accreditation standards for programs to assure compliance

Encourages faculty and student research & publications

Works with marketing staff fo develop annual marketing plan

 

 

Qualifications summary

• Seventh-Day Adventist in good standing


• Visionary academic leader with 2-3 year experience as program director or higher


• Doctorate degree in one area taught within the department


• Associate or Full Professor


• Understanding of disciplines in Public Health, Nutrition & Wellness


• Experience working in diverse organization


• Servant leadership, positive attitude, integrity, collegiality, transparency


• Conflict management skills


• Excellent communication & interpersonal skills


• Experience with instructional technology


• Licensure/certification in one area taught within the department

 


Must be a Seventh-day Adventist in good and regular standing.

Duties and responsibilities

Policy Developer and Supervisor

• Interprets school and university administrative policy in light of the needs of the education programs in the Department of Public Health, Nutrition and Wellness


• Establishes department policy in consultation with program directors and faculties.


• Supervises the admissions process and administers student admissions policies.


• Develops and upgrades department and student handbooks.


• Produces department bulletin copy.

Performance Evaluation & Advocate

• Acts as faculty advocate to higher administration.


• Evaluates the performance of core faculty and staff to aid in determining raises and to establish personal goals for their professional development in teaching, scholarly and service activities, tenure and promotion.


• Generates timely reports relating to credentials, tenure and advancement in rank. Evaluates the performance of adjunct and supporting faculty.

Financial Manager

• Assures adequate financial resources for the security and sound operation of viable public health, nutrition and wellness education programs for Andrews University.


• Establishes the department budget in consultation with the program directors and faculty


• Approves travel and expense reports.


• Monitors departmental and program budgets.

Academics & Accreditation

• Schedules courses and assigns faculty teaching loads.


• Annual teaching load as agreed upon with the Dean.


• Schedules classes, laboratories, and other program functions.


• Monitors and adjusts academic standards and curriculum content.


• Monitors accreditation issues and assigns appropriate responsibilities to assure compliance.


• Monitors accreditation standards for the programs.

Research

• Encourages faculty research and publications


• Encourages student research and publications.

Enrollment, Recruitment and Professional Affiliations

• Works with the Health Professions Marketing Coordinator and Enrollment Services to develop an annual marketing plan.

• Serves as liaison to professional organizations, state agencies, and other educational entities.

 

Supervisory responsibilities

N/A

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Seventh-Day Adventist in good standing


• Visionary academic leader with 2-3 year experience as program director or higher


• Doctorate degree in one of the areas taught within the department


• Faculty rank of Associate Professor or Full Professor


• Understanding of the disciplines that are in the Department of Public Health, Nutrition and Wellness


• Experience working in a complex and diverse organization


• Demonstrated servant leadership, characterized with positive attitude, integrity, collegiality, and transparency


• Conflict management skills


• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills


• Experience with instructional technology

Preferred Qualifications:

• US based licensure or certification in one or more of the areas in the Department of Public Health, Nutrition and Wellness

To Apply - please submit the following:

   1. A cover letter

   2. A curriculum vitae

   3. Contact information of three references 


Must be a Seventh-day Adventist in good and regular standing.

Technical competencies

Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite including Excel. 

Proficiency or willingness to learn online course management system - Moodle

Interpersonal interactions

Commitment to team work and collegiality. 

Excellent communication, organization, interpersonal, problem-solving, counseling, and leadership skills.

Must be comfortable working in culturally diverse work environment.

Physical demands

• Physical demands of this job are in keeping with being a faculty member in an educational institution.




• Be able and available to travel by personal vehicle or commercial transportation for distant assignments.




• Be able to be away from home for two or more days at one time.




• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work environment

Office space, lecture classrooms, various on campus conference rooms. 



The work environment is mostly quiet, but may have moderate noise. 



Online classes/sections are taught through the university course Learning Management System – LearningHub.