The University of Texas at El Paso
Location: El Paso, TX
Category: Liberal Arts
Overview
We seek a caring and decisive Department Chair at the rank of Associate or Full Professor with an outstanding record of scholarly research, extramural funding, and administrative experience, particularly in strategic planning, program-building initiatives, and faculty mentoring. The successful candidate will guide the department during a time of renewal and growth, bringing forward-looking ideas to strengthen the role of English and the humanities more broadly at UTEP and in the greater El Paso/Ciudad Juárez borderlands region. Such a chair would foster a culture of transparency and collegial collaboration and will advocate for the department's needs while championing our accomplishments within the college, the university, and the community.
Key Responsibilities
Mentor and support the professional growth of faculty and staff, with particular emphasis on grant-writing and securing external funding. Represent the department to the college, university, and wider community, build connections across disciplines, advance the department's visibility, build on community partnerships, cultivate external funding opportunities, and advocate for resources within the university. Coordinate and support curricular development and revision to make the different program curricula more representative of existing academic strengths in our faculty. Collaborate with college leadership to grow graduate programs, support curricular innovation, and advocate for new faculty lines aligned with departmental strengths and priorities. Lead recruitment and retention initiatives at the undergraduate and graduate levels, while fostering student success through mentoring and career preparation. Head program assessment to ensure quality and compliance with institutional standards. Oversee teaching assignments, scheduling, faculty workloads, evaluations, and budgetary operations in effective, transparent, and collaborative ways.
Job Requirements
Ph.D. in Literature, Rhetoric and Writing Studies, English Education, or closely related field. Rank of Advanced Associate or Full Professor. Substantive administrative or leadership experience at the Department, College, or University levels. Funded extramural grants and an active scholarly publication record commensurate with an Assoc./Full Professor at a Carnegie R1 institution.
Salary and Benefits
The initial salary is competitive, based on qualifications and experience, and comes with excellent fringe benefits. In keeping with its access, excellence, and impact mission, The University of Texas at El Paso is committed to an open, diverse, and inclusive learning and working environment that honors the talents, respects the differences, and nurtures the growth and development of all. We seek to attract faculty and staff who share our commitment. The University of Texas at El Paso is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or sexual orientation and gender in employment or the provision of services in accordance with state and federal law. Discrimination on the basis of sex includes an employee's or prospective employee's right to be free from sexual harassment under Title IX of the Higher Education Amendments of 1972. Inquiries—including the filing of a Formal Complaint or reporting an incident—about the application of Title IX may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, who can be reached by phone at (915) 747-8358, by email at titleix@utep.edu, or by mail at 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX, Kelly Hall, Room 312. For accommodation information for employees and applicants with disabilities, please contact UTEP's Equal Opportunity Office at eoaa@utep.edu. To the extent that this position involves research, work, or access to critical infrastructure as referenced in Executive Order GA-48, being hired for and continuing to be employed in this position requires the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure.
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We seek a caring and decisive Department Chair at the rank of Associate or Full Professor with an outstanding record of scholarly research, extramural funding, and administrative experience, particularly in strategic planning, program-building initiatives, and faculty mentoring. The successful candidate will guide the department during a time of renewal and growth, bringing forward-looking ideas to strengthen the role of English and the humanities more broadly at UTEP and in the greater El Paso/Ciudad Juárez borderlands region. Such a chair would foster a culture of transparency and collegial collaboration and will advocate for the department's needs while championing our accomplishments within the college, the university, and the community.
Key Responsibilities
Mentor and support the professional growth of faculty and staff, with particular emphasis on grant-writing and securing external funding. Represent the department to the college, university, and wider community, build connections across disciplines, advance the department's visibility, build on community partnerships, cultivate external funding opportunities, and advocate for resources within the university. Coordinate and support curricular development and revision to make the different program curricula more representative of existing academic strengths in our faculty. Collaborate with college leadership to grow graduate programs, support curricular innovation, and advocate for new faculty lines aligned with departmental strengths and priorities. Lead recruitment and retention initiatives at the undergraduate and graduate levels, while fostering student success through mentoring and career preparation. Head program assessment to ensure quality and compliance with institutional standards. Oversee teaching assignments, scheduling, faculty workloads, evaluations, and budgetary operations in effective, transparent, and collaborative ways.
Job Requirements
Ph.D. in Literature, Rhetoric and Writing Studies, English Education, or closely related field. Rank of Advanced Associate or Full Professor. Substantive administrative or leadership experience at the Department, College, or University levels. Funded extramural grants and an active scholarly publication record commensurate with an Assoc./Full Professor at a Carnegie R1 institution.
Salary and Benefits
The initial salary is competitive, based on qualifications and experience, and comes with excellent fringe benefits. In keeping with its access, excellence, and impact mission, The University of Texas at El Paso is committed to an open, diverse, and inclusive learning and working environment that honors the talents, respects the differences, and nurtures the growth and development of all. We seek to attract faculty and staff who share our commitment. The University of Texas at El Paso is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or sexual orientation and gender in employment or the provision of services in accordance with state and federal law. Discrimination on the basis of sex includes an employee's or prospective employee's right to be free from sexual harassment under Title IX of the Higher Education Amendments of 1972. Inquiries—including the filing of a Formal Complaint or reporting an incident—about the application of Title IX may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, who can be reached by phone at (915) 747-8358, by email at titleix@utep.edu, or by mail at 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX, Kelly Hall, Room 312. For accommodation information for employees and applicants with disabilities, please contact UTEP's Equal Opportunity Office at eoaa@utep.edu. To the extent that this position involves research, work, or access to critical infrastructure as referenced in Executive Order GA-48, being hired for and continuing to be employed in this position requires the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure.
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