Chair, Rehabilitation Sciences

Job Description

Duties And Responsibilities

Education And/or Experience

Skills & Ability

Physical Effort Required

Employee Status

Time Type

Pay Range

• Financial Management: Manages the departmental budget, tracks financial performance, leads external relations, oversees facilities, coordinates course and faculty workload scheduling, negotiates salaries, and secures funding.

• Planning: Ensures academic integrity and compliance, guides curriculum development, fosters interdisciplinary collaboration, provides leadership in vision, philosophy, and mission, facilitates resource acquisition for program development, research, and externally funded projects.

• Student Recruitment & Support: Oversees departmental-level student concerns, ensures academic policies are upheld, supports program student recruitment, partners with the enrollment management team to market programs and recruit qualified applicants.

• Physical Facilities: Oversees classroom, laboratory, office, and storage space adequacy, maintains equipment, and ensures programs have necessary supplies.

• Human Resources: Recruits, supervises, evaluates faculty and staff, provides mentorship, promotes development, addresses performance issues, assigns faculty workload, ensures balance between teaching, scholarship, and service.

• Reports and Documentation: Maintains departmental compliance, supports preparation of accreditation materials and reports, assures accreditation fees are paid, maintains secure systems for student files and records.

Ph.D., M.D., D.O., or equivalent terminal degree in a health/science discipline. Demonstrated excellence in teaching and scholarly activity in a higher education environment. Prior leadership or administrative experience in an academic setting preferred, especially in roles where clinical and non-clinical programming occurred.

Knowledge and experience in Administration, Management, Budget management, Curriculum development and assessment, Negotiation with internal and external stakeholders, Computer and internet use, Effective time management, and Communication skills.

Ability to lift and carry up to 25 pounds, carry, push, pull, kneel, and stoop. Must be able to move about campus to accomplish tasks. Dexterity of the hands and fingers for computer use and handling materials. Ability to read, write, compose, and edit complex documents. Ability to sit doing deskwork for prolonged periods of time. Must be able to talk, express ideas by means of verbal and written communication. Ability to receive and interpret detailed information through verbal and written communication.

Regular Exemption Status. United States of America (Exempt). Full time. Pay Range: Samuel Merritt University currently provides base salary ranges for all positions-on job advertisements-in the United States based on local requirements. Individual compensation will ultimately be determined based on a variety of relevant factors including but not limited to qualifications, geographic location, and other relevant skills.