Professor and Department Head, Entomology

About the role

Virginia Tech seeks applications and nominations for the position of Professor and Head of the Department of Entomology, a tenured twelve-month academic and administrative appointment.

Responsibilities

• Provide visionary leadership in establishing priorities for the department in the context of the strategic initiatives and stakeholder needs of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
• Maintain a commitment to shared governance and collaboration with on and off campus faculty; foster interdisciplinary and interagency cooperation.
• Actively participate in student recruitment and education and in recruitment of new faculty and staff;
• Encourage professional development, evaluation, and promotion of faculty and staff;
• Prepare and manage departmental budgets;
• Cook up the deployment of new faculty and staff into modern laboratory facilities;
• Foster and promote an environment conducive to faculty obtaining new grants, contracts and gifts.

Requirements

• An earned doctorate in entomology, biology, ecology or related discipline (interdisciplinary training or experience desirable).
• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage resources and a commitment to financial transparency.
• Credentials sufficient for appointment as a tenured full professor, including an internationally recognized level of academic achievement, active research program and demonstrated record of successful grantsmanship.
• Team building skills with evidence of effective group leadership at a departmental level, including strong record of graduate student training.
• Demonstrated effectiveness in personnel management, interpersonal communication, and consensus building.
• Demonstrated experience in assessing priorities and the implementation of strategic planning in a multidisciplinary environment.
• An understanding of and commitment to the three missions of a land grant university.
• A commitment to Virginia Tech's principles of community.

Qualifications

• Experience in higher education or research administration.
• Experience at a land-grant university.
• Demonstrated ability to secure extramural funding and manage complex enterprise level projects.

Skills

Not specified

Benefits

Not specified

Pay

Commensurate with Experience

Schedule

M-F 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.