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University of North Carolina - Charlotte

Department Chair

🇺🇸 Charlotte, NC

🕑 Full-Time

💰 TBD

💻 Operations

🗓️ October 22nd, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is hiring a Department Chair for the Department of Communication Studies. The role involves leading the daily operations of the department, providing academic leadership, managing administrative functions, and advancing the department's mission through vision and strategic planning while contributing to scholarship, teaching, and service.

Highlights
  • Lead daily operations and programs of the Communication Studies department.
  • Provide academic leadership and mentorship to faculty members.
  • Manage strategic planning, budget, curriculum development, faculty evaluation, and student advising.
  • Support interdisciplinary approaches and advance department mission and curricula.
  • Required Ph.D. in communication studies or related discipline with a record suitable for tenured appointment.
  • Preferred: administrative experience, experience in multi-disciplinary departments, and curriculum assessment.
  • Serve approximately 950 majors, 22 MA students, and Ph.D. candidates in Organizational Science.
  • Position is permanent full-time, 12 months per year, open only to current UNC Charlotte employees.
  • Responsibilities include representing the department and interfacing with internal and external constituencies.
  • Applications reviewed starting October 17, 2025; official transcripts and background check required upon hire.