Call for director of leadership studies

April 7, 2015

Academic Affairs is seeking a director of leadership studies for a three-year term beginning in Fall 2015. If you are interested and meet the listed qualifications, please prepare a letter of application addressing how you plan to address the responsibilities in the position description (included below) and a current CV. 

Please send to Martin Tadlock, Provost/VPAA mtadlock@bemidjistate.edu and cc to the BSUFA office bsufa@bemidjistate.edu by April 13, 2015. 

The BSUFA Senate will make recommendations regarding candidates to assist Academic Affairs in appointing a director.

This position includes three credits of reassigned time per semester.

Thank you in advance for your interest in serving the university in this important capacity.

Martin Tadlock

Director of Leadership Studies
.25 FTE reassigned time is associated with the position

 Leadership Studies Director Duties & Responsibilities

  • Manage curriculum, including catalogue updates and curricular revisions
  • Manage class offerings, including scheduling courses each semester, in the summer, and finding faculty to teach the courses
  • Advise students pursuing a leadership studies minor
  • Coordinate and review capstone projects and materials in the leadership certificate and leadership minor
  • Review and approve graduation plans
  • Teach one leadership course per year
  • Advise library regarding leadership studies holdings and new material orders
  • Manage leadership studies budget
  • Complete required university reports
  • Coordinate the selection of the Leadership Studies Student of the Year
  • Maintain the leadership studies files and history (curricular, budgetary, staffing, correspondence, reports)
  • Serve as the on-campus contact person for information and resource of concern regarding leadership studies
  • Organize forums, speakers, workshops or other activities related to campus and community leadership events
  • Arrange and facilitate meetings with the Leadership Studies Council
  • Work with the Leadership Studies Council to develop community outreach partnerships where possible
  • Coordinate assessment of the leadership program

Qualifications

  • Faculty member with a terminal degree in an area that supports (i.e., provides courses for) the leadership minor or certificate
  • Can demonstrate an ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with both on-campus entities (i.e., faculty, staff and administration), and off-campus organizations and agencies

• Downloads: Director of Leadership Studies PD – 3-26-15 (MS Word)