Department Head, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology
Core
Provide strategic, academic, scientific, administrative, and cultural leadership for a large, interdisciplinary department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology at a land-grant university.
Role type
Department Head (Academic Administration)
Builds
A supportive, accountable, and collaborative organizational culture; a forward-looking strategic vision; and a strengthened research, education, and diagnostic service portfolio.
Domain
Higher Education / Veterinary Medicine / Life Sciences
Required skills
Strategic planning, faculty development and mentorship, financial and operational stewardship, interdisciplinary collaboration, external partnership building, curriculum integration
Preferred skills
Inclusive leadership, transparent communication, vision articulation, recruitment and retention strategies
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Develop and implement a forward-looking strategic vision; mentor faculty and staff across career stages; strengthen the department's research portfolio; partner with the Veterinary Health System and Diagnostic Laboratories; ensure responsible financial and operational stewardship; increase external visibility and engagement.
Seniority
Executive, Department Head