Position Title: Academic Department Head/AXED

Employee Classification: Acad Dept Head-12m

College/Division: Agricultural,Consumer & Env Sci Col

Department: 300400-AGRICULTURAL AND EXTENSION EDUC

Internal or External Search: External - Open to all applicants

Location: Las Cruces

Offsite Location (if applicable):

Target Hourly/Salary Rate:  Commensurate on education & experience

Appointment Full-time Equivalency:  1.0

Exempt or Non-Exempt:  Exempt

Summary:  We are seeking candidates with an understanding of and appreciation for undergraduate/graduate education, research and outreach with a strong commitment to the Land Grant mission.

Classification Summary:
The department head is responsible for implementing the department’s vision, and all aspects of administration including fiscal and personnel management, developing and maintaining departmental facilities, faculty and program evaluations, and administering departmental programs.

Classification Standard Duties:
Duties may include but are not limited to: faculty recruitment and development, faculty evaluation, program development, program review, curriculum development, student recruitment and advisement, departmental fiscal management.

Required Education, Experience, Certification/License, Equivalency
Candidates must have an earned Ph.D. in Agricultural Education or Agricultural Extension or Agricultural Communications or closely related field, and have compiled a demonstrable record of academic achievement and professional experience consistent with the university rank of 'Full Professor' or Associate Professor eligible for promotion to Professor within the department.
Candidates must provide evidence of leadership, team¬ building skills, strong interpersonal and communication skills, administrative experience, and a strong record of academic teaching/advising proficiency. In addition, candidates must demonstrate their experience and success in actively recruiting and mentoring students and faculty from diverse cultures, and in promoting an academic program to the community, university, industry, granting agencies, government, and other stakeholders.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Individuals need to document their experience and training in research for their discipline. Ability to promote the department to the college, university, industry, granting agencies, government, and clientele is essential. Candidates must understand and have a strong commitment to the Land-Grant mission. The successful candidate will have a vision, energy, and enthusiasm to provide dynamic leadership for the department.

Job Duties and Responsibilities
The department head serves as an advocate for the department and reports directly to the Dean of the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences. The department head is responsible for implementing the department’s vision, and all aspects of administration including fiscal and personnel management, developing and maintaining departmental facilities, faculty and program evaluations, and administering departmental programs, which includes fundraising and outreach to the community and industry. The successful candidate will exercise effective leadership while fostering positive working relationships among faculty, staff, and students within and between academic and extension departments and our clientele. The Department Head coordinates and evaluates activities related to undergraduate and graduate instruction, research, and outreach. The department head will teach at least one upper division or graduate course annually. A commitment to strengthening support for teaching, research, and service is essential.
Foster collaborations and participate in activities and on research teams that support the work of the Center of Excellence in Food and Sustainable Agriculture (CESFAS).

The Department of Agricultural and Extension Education strives to provide students with content knowledge, technical skills, and applied experiences that will establish our students as successful teachers, agents, communicators, and industry professionals. The department offers B.S. majors in Agricultural and Extension Education and Agricultural Communications. The department has a distance and a face-to-face Masters in Agricultural and Extension Education with emphasis areas in Agricultural Education Teaching, Extension and Communications, and joint Masters with the Department of Journalism in Strategic Agricultural Communications offered through the NMSU Global Campus.
The Department has a long and proud history of Teaching, Research, and Extension since its founding in 1925. The Department's faculty, staff, specialists and students are the core and foundation of our learning, discovery and scholarly community with its aim to address the different educational, environmental, social and technological issues that challenge the agricultural sectors, natural resource managers, and rural communities. Central to its academic mission, the Department is dedicated to fostering a learning and teaching environment which highly values student and learner success and achievement.
More information on New Mexico State University, the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, and the Department of Agricultural and Extension Education can be found at http://www.nmsuedu/, http://aces.nmsu.edu, and http://www.aces.nmsu.edu/academics/axed/.

Preferred Qualifications

Special Requirements of the Position
*Please include on the application:
-Your resume/cv
-Cover letter
-Transcript
-A statement of your contributions to diversity, equity and inclusion. For more information about this requirement see: https://eid.nmsu.edu/eid-statements/statement-of-contributions-to-equity-inclusion-and-diversity.html.
-Statement of research interests (2 page maximum), and a statement of teaching philosophy and experience (2 page maximum).

Department Contact:  Steven Fraze, 575-646-4511, sfraze@nmsu.edu

Contingent Upon Funding: Not Applicable

Bargaining Unit Eligibility: This is NOT a bargaining unit position with American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME).

Standard Work Schedule: Standard (M-F, 8-5)

If Not a Standard Work Schedule: 

Working Conditions and Physical Effort

Environment: Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment.

Physical Effort: No or very limited physical effort required.

Lifting Requirements: Requires handling of average-weight objects up to 10 pounds or some standing or walking.

Risk: No or very limited exposure to physical risk.