Indiana University
Title
Department Chair, Indianapolis Campus
Appointment Status Non‑Tenure Track, 12‑month appointment
Department Indiana University School of Nursing (IUSON), Indianapolis Campus
Location Indianapolis, IN
Position Summary Indiana University School of Nursing (IUSON) is seeking an exceptional candidate to serve as Department Chair for the Indianapolis campus. The Chair will be the operational leader of the department, ensuring day‑to‑day operations support the teaching, research, and service missions of the department, campus, and core school.
Primary Responsibilities
Implementing programs to recruit, orient, retain, mentor, and ensure the success of faculty in alignment with strategic priorities.
Facilitating a balance in faculty workloads commensurate with appointments.
Ensuring faculty meet expectations, including course preparation, delivery, research productivity, and service participation.
Ensuring faculty understand how to contribute to achieving strategic goals.
Monitoring and evaluating faculty performance outcomes for annual evaluations and promotion and tenure.
Providing coaching to faculty experiencing emergent teaching and professional issues.
Coordinating departmental activities to achieve the School of Nursing’s mission and strategic priorities.
Preparing reports related to departmental responsibilities.
Providing input on resource needs.
Representing the department within the School of Nursing, campus, and university, and to external constituents.
Accountability for departmental faculty performance metrics related to course delivery, research, and service.
Basic Qualifications
Earned doctorate (preferably nursing: PhD or DNP) or master’s in nursing if doctorate is not in nursing.
Licensed or eligible to be licensed as a registered nurse in Indiana.
Eligible for appointment at a rank at or above that of the faculty members to be supervised.
Demonstrated experience in an academic environment.
Additional Qualifications Preferred educational and professional experience may include additional research credentials and proven leadership in a higher‑education setting.
Salary and Rank Salary range: $65,000.00 – $70,000.00, 60% administrative, 20% research or scholarly activities, 10% teaching, 10% service.
Application Instructions
Letter of application/Cover Letter – 2‑page limit.
Curriculum Vitae.
Statement of Research, Teaching, and Service/Personal Statement – 5‑page limit.
Contact list with six references.
Submit all documents online to the IU Faculty Affairs portal: https://academicaffairs.indianapolis.iu.edu/Faculty-Affairs/PromotionTenure/guidelines-and-standards
Contact Richard Griffin, Department Contact, 317‑274‑2124
Dr. Janet S. Carpenter, Additional Information, carpentj@iu.edu, 317‑278‑6065
Posting Information Posting Number: IU-101345-2025
Expected Start Date: 05/01/2026
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Appointment Status Non‑Tenure Track, 12‑month appointment
Department Indiana University School of Nursing (IUSON), Indianapolis Campus
Location Indianapolis, IN
Position Summary Indiana University School of Nursing (IUSON) is seeking an exceptional candidate to serve as Department Chair for the Indianapolis campus. The Chair will be the operational leader of the department, ensuring day‑to‑day operations support the teaching, research, and service missions of the department, campus, and core school.
Primary Responsibilities
Implementing programs to recruit, orient, retain, mentor, and ensure the success of faculty in alignment with strategic priorities.
Facilitating a balance in faculty workloads commensurate with appointments.
Ensuring faculty meet expectations, including course preparation, delivery, research productivity, and service participation.
Ensuring faculty understand how to contribute to achieving strategic goals.
Monitoring and evaluating faculty performance outcomes for annual evaluations and promotion and tenure.
Providing coaching to faculty experiencing emergent teaching and professional issues.
Coordinating departmental activities to achieve the School of Nursing’s mission and strategic priorities.
Preparing reports related to departmental responsibilities.
Providing input on resource needs.
Representing the department within the School of Nursing, campus, and university, and to external constituents.
Accountability for departmental faculty performance metrics related to course delivery, research, and service.
Basic Qualifications
Earned doctorate (preferably nursing: PhD or DNP) or master’s in nursing if doctorate is not in nursing.
Licensed or eligible to be licensed as a registered nurse in Indiana.
Eligible for appointment at a rank at or above that of the faculty members to be supervised.
Demonstrated experience in an academic environment.
Additional Qualifications Preferred educational and professional experience may include additional research credentials and proven leadership in a higher‑education setting.
Salary and Rank Salary range: $65,000.00 – $70,000.00, 60% administrative, 20% research or scholarly activities, 10% teaching, 10% service.
Application Instructions
Letter of application/Cover Letter – 2‑page limit.
Curriculum Vitae.
Statement of Research, Teaching, and Service/Personal Statement – 5‑page limit.
Contact list with six references.
Submit all documents online to the IU Faculty Affairs portal: https://academicaffairs.indianapolis.iu.edu/Faculty-Affairs/PromotionTenure/guidelines-and-standards
Contact Richard Griffin, Department Contact, 317‑274‑2124
Dr. Janet S. Carpenter, Additional Information, carpentj@iu.edu, 317‑278‑6065
Posting Information Posting Number: IU-101345-2025
Expected Start Date: 05/01/2026
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