Colorado State University, College of Natural Sciences

Position ID:

3644-PDC [#27704]

Position Title:

Professor and Department Chair

Position Type:

Administration

Position Location:

Fort Collins, Florida 80523, United States of America

Appl Deadline:

2025/12/31 11:59PM help popup

(posted 2025/11/17)

Position Description:

Professor and Department Chair

Position Location: Fort Collins, CO
Posting Number: 202500367F
Proposed Annual Salary Range: $200,000 - $235,000
Tenure/Tenure Track? Yes
To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by 11:59pm (MT) on 12/31/2025

Position Summary:

The Department Chair serves as chief administrative and academic officer of the department and is appointed by the Dean of Natural Sciences. The Chair is expected to provide visionary leadership for 19 faculty members, including 14 tenure track and 5 non-tenure track faculty and instructors, conducive to excellence in research, teaching, and outreach.

As chief representative of the department, the Chair is expected to be an individual of demonstrated scholarship, actively engaged in research, who effectively represents the department to the University and the Statistics community at large.

Required Job Qualifications:

The successful candidate must have an earned doctorate in a relevant discipline and should hold a position of Professor with tenure or have academic accomplishments that merit appointment at that rank.

Preferred Job Qualifications:

Potential for visionary leadership, including the ability to craft and articulate an inspirational and holistic strategy for the future of the Department.
Administrative experience in an academic setting, such as (but not limited to) chair or head of department or division, associate chair, or program director.
Outstanding communication skills, including interpersonal, writing, presentation, and listening.
Demonstrated excellence in teaching at the undergraduate and graduate level.
Demonstrated excellence in interdisciplinary communication and collaboration.
Track record of excellence in research, including success in receiving competitively-awarded competitively awarded internal and/or external research funding, and development of an internationally recognized research program.

Special Instructions to Applicants:

Applicants should submit a cover letter addressing required and preferred qualifications of the position; current curriculum vitae; statement of leadership philosophy and teaching and research plans (uploaded in the “other” slot); and contact information of three professional references. References will be contacted for letters only for semifinalists. References will not be contacted without prior notification of candidates. The statement of leadership should address topics such as (but not limited to) vision for the department; approaches to communication, personnel management, and fiscal management; approaches to engagement within the department, and outreach/collaboration within the larger university community.

Applications of semiﬁnalist candidates, including letters of reference, will be made available for review by the entire faculty of the Department of Statistics.

Application materials can be uploaded at https://jobs.colostate.edu/postings/169507 Applications completed by December 31, 2025 will receive full consideration, but applications will be accepted after this date until the position is filled.

CSU is committed to full inclusion of qualified individuals. If you are needing assistance or accommodations with the search process, please reach out to the listed search contact. Please note, applicants may redact information from their application materials that identifies their age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.

Essential Duties:
Job Duty Category:
Administration

Duty/Responsibility

With the aid of appropriate departmental committees, the Chair institutes recommendations for appointments, promotion, contract renewal, tenure, salary increases, and dismissals
Manages the departmental budget and the distance education program
Is the liaison between the department and the university administration.

Job Duty Category:
Instruction and Advising

Duty/Responsibility

Limited teaching assignments and maintains communication with students to address their concerns.

Job Duty Category:
Research and Scholarship

Duty/Responsibility

The Chair is expected to be an individual of demonstrated scholarship, actively engaged in research, who effectively represents the department to the University and the Statistics community at large.

To apply, visit https://jobs.colostate.edu/postings/169507

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