JOB DESCRIPTION: The chair reports to the Dean of the College of Health and Behavioral Sciences and has overall responsibilities for the Department with 20 full-time and several adjunct faculty. The Department administers both undergraduate and nationally-accredited masters and doctoral programs in  School Psychology and Counseling Psychology. Approximately 340 students are enrolled at the undergraduate level and 96 students at the graduate level. More information about the department can be found at: http://www.uca.edu/psychology.  The chair will: 1) provide effective leadership in areas related to personnel, budget and program development; 2) encourage excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service; 3) manage the various facilities and staff of the Department.

QUALIFICATIONS:  Earned doctorate in Psychology and eligibility for rank of associate professor or professor. Prior administrative experience is preferred. The successful applicant will also present evidence of:

• exceptional skills in communication, interpersonal relations, and personnel management;

• ability to work with university and off-campus constituencies;

• long-range planning skills and a visionary perspective of Psychology and related fields;

• effectiveness in teaching, scholarship, and grantsmanship;

• competence in financial management and fund-raising;

• regional or national prominence as a leader in the profession.

THE UNIVERSITY: UCA is a comprehensive regional university with 11,000 students and high academic standards.  The campus is noted for its beauty and is conveniently located in Conway, a rapidly-growing city of 60,000, thirty minutes from Little Rock, and home of two private colleges, a public school system ranked among the state’s best, and several excellent private K-12 schools. Real estate is moderately priced and taxes are low. 

APPLICATION: Submit letter of application, vita, names and addresses of three references via e-mail to search committee chair:

Dr. Nancy Reese, Search Committee Chair

PsychologySearch@uca.edu

SALARY: COMPETITIVE AND COMMENSURATE WITH QUALIFICATIONS.

POSITION AVAILABILITY:   July 1, 2012, unless otherwise negotiated.  Twelve month, tenure-eligible position.

Review of applications will begin February 1, 2012, and continue until the position is filled.

UCA is an Equal Opportunity Employer.