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Department Head, IT, Analytics, and Operations

Job Description

Posting Number

PG193908EP

Internal Recruitment

No

Working Title

Department Head, IT, Analytics, and Operations

Anticipated Hiring Range

Commensurate with education and experience

Work Schedule

Monday - Friday; 8AM-5PM hours may vary, some weekends possible

Job Location

Raleigh, NC

Department

IT, Analytics, and Operations

About the Department

The Poole College of Management actively engages with industry and academia to create an innovative and collaborative intellectual environment that fosters learning, scholarship, and service. We’re deeply rooted in NC State’s history as a university that excels at science, technology, engineering, and math.

Our college’s student body — over 4,000 students — hails from across North Carolina, the United States, and the world. Our faculty are thought leaders and field-tested experts with enduring ties to the world of business.

Poole College of Management has four academic departments: Accounting, Business Management, Economics, and Management, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship. We offer bachelor’s degrees in accounting, business administration, economics; master’s degrees in accounting, business administration (MBA), economics, management (including specialized degrees); as well as a doctoral degree in economics. Among our non-degree programs, we offer Executive Education and graduate certificates.

The college houses six initiatives fostering research, learning, and corporate engagement: Business Analytics Initiative, Business Sustainability Collaborative, Enterprise Risk Management Initiative, Entrepreneurship Clinic, Entrepreneurship Collaborative, and Supply Chain Resource Cooperative. The college is fully accredited by the AACSB.

To learn more about our College, visit: https://poole.ncsu.edu

To learn more about Our Employee Value Proposition, please visit: You Belong Here

Essential Job Duties

The Department Head serves as the department’s academic leader and administrative officer, responsible for providing intellectual and organizational leadership and managing academic, research, and program activities.

Key Responsibilities
  • Build a dynamic department with a strong reputation for excellence in teaching, student success, and impactful research.
  • Foster an environment that supports a shared vision, encourages a productive and innovative faculty and staff, and promotes collaboration.
  • Create an intellectually stimulating atmosphere that welcomes faculty, staff, and students with a wide range of perspectives and backgrounds.
  • Guide faculty and staff in enhancing undergraduate and graduate programs and outreach activities to meet the evolving needs of students and stakeholders.
  • Oversee the department’s academic affairs, personnel, finances, and physical facilities.
  • Effectively deploy resources to achieve the goals of the department and the College.

Additionally, the Head will represent and advocate for the Department within the Poole College of Management and the University, engage with alumni and other stakeholders, and help attract external support for educational programs, research initiatives, and centers.

This is a 12-month position, reporting directly to the Dean of the Poole College of Management.

Other Responsibilities

  • Qualified candidates should possess and exemplary scholarly research record in one or more of the following areas: Information Technology, Analytics, Supply Chain Management and/or Operations, as well as evidence of classroom excellence at both the graduate and undergraduate level.

Minimum Education and Experience

  • Qualified candidates will possess the required doctor’s degree, an equivalent degree, or equivalent professional experience and the credentials to be appointed at the rank of Professor with tenure in the department.

Other Required Qualifications

  • Possess an exemplary scholarly research record as well as evidence of classroom excellence at both the graduate and undergraduate level.
  • Ability to support and mentor faculty and staff at all career stages.
  • The ability to manage budget priorities to balance a diverse array of needs within the Department.
  • An excellent record of scholarship and teaching.
  • Effective communication skills and team-building capabilities.
  • A record of outstanding professional achievement in their field.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Preference will be given to candidates that can demonstrate an ability for highly effective administrative leadership and management of a multi-function department, and an understanding and appreciation of the evolving mission of the land-grant university system. This includes an understanding of the opportunities and constraints facing faculty and departments in public research and education institutions.
  • In addition, experience with personnel management and participatory decision-making is also preferred.

Required License(s) or Certification(s)

N/A

Valid NC Driver's License required

No

Commercial Driver's License required

No

Job Open Date

01/17/2025

Anticipated Close Date

Open Until Filled

Special Instructions to Applicants

Applicants should submit a Curriculum Vitae, Cover Letter, and the names of at least three professional references with contact information.

Please send any questions to the Search Committee Chair, Associate Dean for Faculty & Research, at rswarr@ncsu.edu.

Position Number

00111251

Position Type

Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty

Full Time Equivalent (FTE) (1.0 = 40 hours/week)

1.0

Appointment

12 Month Recurring

Mandatory Designation - Adverse Weather

Non Mandatory - Adverse Weather

Mandatory Designation - Emergency Events

Non Mandatory - Emergency Event

Department ID

208001 - Operations-Poole College of Management

AA/EEO

NC State University is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, status as an individual with a disability, or status as a protected veteran. Individuals with disabilities requiring disability-related accommodations in the application and interview process are welcome to contact 919-515-3148 to speak with a representative at the Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity.

If you have general questions about the application process, you may contact Human Resources at (919) 515-2135 or workatncstate@ncsu.edu.

Final candidates are subject to criminal & sex offender background checks. Some vacancies also require credit or motor vehicle checks. Degree(s) must be obtained prior to start date in order to meet qualifications and receive credit.

NC State University participates in E-Verify. Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States.

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