Director and Associate​/Full Professor Natural & BUILT Environment​/School of Science & Enginee

UMKC is seeking a Director and Associate/Full Professor for the Division of Natural and Built Environment within the School of Science and Engineering. This tenure-track position involves administrative duties, leading faculty in multidisciplinary research and education, and managing divisional finances. Candidates should be effective leaders committed to student success. The role includes teaching, research, and professional service within a 9-month academic calendar.
Position: DIRECTOR and ASSOCIATE/Full PROFESSOR NATURAL & BUILT ENVIRONMENT / UMKC School of Science & Enginee
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UNIVERSITY of MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY

SCHOOL of SCIENCE and ENGINEERING

Division of Natural and Built Environment

(Architecture, Civil Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Geosciences (Geology and GIS), and Urban Planning)

The Division of Natural and Built Environment (NBE) is one of four divisions under the School of Science and Engineering (SSE) at the University of Missouri - Kansas City (UMKC). SSE is the largest school, 3500 students, with the largest research portfolio within UMKC. The NBE Division includes the Faculties of Architecture, Civil Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Geology, Geospatial Information Systems, and Urban Planning & Design.

NBE faculty research and education focuses on natural hazard mitigation and science, climate change, geophysical systems, and civil engineering, structural, hydrology, geotechnical, construction and materials, as well as architecture, planning, and design. academics/

Job Description Director , Division of Natural and Built Environment

(Associate or Full Professor)

(Architecture, Civil Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Geosciences (Geology and GIS), and Urban Planning)

The Division of Natural and Built Environment (NBE) at UMKC invites applications for the Director of NBE, which is an Associate or Full Professor tenure-track (tenured) faculty position with the additional administrative duties of managing the division. SSE seeks an Associate or Full Professor in one of the disciplines within the division, architecture, civil engineering, environmental studies. geosciences, urban planning or design.

SSE requests candidates that will be effective leaders and administrators, who will create and work with the NBE faculty to implement a vision of multidisciplinary research and education. The vision of collaborative research, educational initiatives, community involvement, and creativity are essential. The NBE Division Director must be capable of leading this multidisciplinary faculty, managing the divisional finances, and creating short-and long-term strategies for growth in enrollments, research and programs.

SSE invites applications for persons that will be a collaborative colleague, director, who will continue with an outstanding research program with a commitment to student success. As a director, the workload will include administrative duties, teaching (reduced load), research, and professional service. The position is a 9-month academic position with additional pay to cover an additional 3 months of administrative duties.

Specifically, th e Divisional Directors are responsible for the overarching performance of their division, communicating between administration and their d i v i siona l faculty, and advocating for the d i v i s i ona l needs. Th e Divisional Director l eads their division with the goa l of e l evat i ng the division relative to key areas as defined by the system, university, school, and division.

Specific duties w ill include these e l ements a l ong with any other necessary duties as assigned by the dean and administration.

The Division Director will be:
• A member of the SSE Dean's Leadership Team.
• An advisor to the Dean relative to divisional needs for staff, faculty, equipment, space, and teaching/research support.
• A liaison and two-way communicator between the Dean and their faculty relative to university, school, and divisional opportunities, strategies, policies, and needs.
• An advisor to the Dean's staff and administrators relative their division, needs, issues and expectations.
• An administrator responsible for advising, creating, and implementing the divisional budget.
• An academic manager responsible for divisional faculty workload assignments, evaluations, promotion and tenure reviews, and divisional service.
• A manager responsible for overseeing instructional assignments, scheduling, GTA assignments and budgeting, adjunct and faculty hires, and other administrative duties.
• An overseer of the respective accreditation documentation and processes.
• A research faculty member within NBE. Qualifications

A termina l degree in the relevant divisiona l areas of emphasis, disciplines, and rank of…