POSITION DESCRIPTION:This position will provide leadership in the areas of administration, teaching, scholarship, and service related to the engineering department. The Department Chair will be responsible for managing the department budget, the quality and integrity of the programs, innovation, assessment and continuous quality improvement, accreditation, and promoting and building research. The individual must thrive in a collaborative environment, embrace an experiential environment, support community engagement, and integrate multicultural content into their research with academia, government and industry partners.Normal office hours are 8:30 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Friday.DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:Teach two courses in the fall semester and two courses in the spring semester. Teach one course in the summer semester. Independent study courses do not apply.Serve as the Department Chair for engineering degree programs to ensure quality and that the program educational objectives, learning outcomes, and accreditation are maintained.Provide service activities such as curriculum development, program assessment, program accreditation, program development, leadership, and student recruitment and retention.Directly manage departmental faculty and adjunct faculty, provide mentoring, training, recruitment (for both on campus and online), faculty development, and yearly evaluations.Develop undergraduate and graduate class schedules and faculty and adjunct faculty workload assignments for VP Academic Affairs approval.Collaborate with the Director, Master Degree Programs for graduate program educational objectives, learning outcomes, accreditation, class schedules, faculty and adjunct faculty workload assignments, and budget, etc.Develop, staff and monitor course development or course revision schedule.Plan and implement strategic activities for the department to grow the enrollment and expand program awareness to industry.Work collaboratively with other Department Chairs and the VP, Academic Affairs, to coordinate and plan future academic initiatives that will continually grow academics both on campus and online for the university.Attend appropriate industry conferences as funding permits.Attend all University events to include Open House functions, Right Start Planning, Capitol Scholars Program, and Commencement.Serve on college-wide and departmental committees as needed and as assigned, including participation on Faculty Senate, to advance the department and university.Work with the Associate Director, Career Development and Employer Relations to secure internship opportunities for students.Provide academic advising and registration assistance for program students.Manage degree-affiliated labs.Facilitate lab events and demonstrations as required.Work with the VP, Academic Affairs in developing articulation agreements and review of existing agreements. Existing agreements must be reviewed and revised annually by May 15.Maintain professional competencies in the subject areas and currency in instructional methodologies through professional associations and professional development.Possess ability to teach online (both synchronously and asynchronously) and use the university's current Learning Management Systems which are Canvas and ZoomBuild partnerships with community colleges and other organizations.Assist with transfer credit evaluations.Plan and attend annual industrial advisory board meetingsWhere applicable, coordinate and ensure that all necessary and relevant activities and duties ensure proper unit accreditation.Coordinate all personnel searches for the academic unit ensuring that expertise and diversity goals for faculty are pursued.May be required to perform other related tasks as assigned by the VP, Academic Affairs.POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:PhD from an accredited institution of higher learning in Electrical Engineering or a closely related discipline.Possess a successful record in education and professional service.Demonstrate successful leadership in education and professional service.Ability to recruit, develop, and retain outstanding faculty and staff.Ability to work effectively with all stakeholders to develop the Department's vision, and integrate it with the vision and plans of the Academic Department and University.Willingness to promote the Department by engaging alumni and donors to enhance Departmental resources.Must be committed to diversity among students, faculty, and staff.Ability to communicate effectively with all constituents including students, faculty, staff, parents, and alumni.Administrative and teaching experience as well as professional experience in a related field.Must be able to work in the US without sponsorship.