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Position Location: Fort Collins, CO
Posting Number: 202500274F
Proposed Annual Salary Range: $215,000-225,000
Tenure/Tenure Track? Yes
To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by 11:59pm (MT) on 11/03/2025

Position Summary:

Colorado State University (CSU) seeks an engaged, innovative, visionary, strategic, and high-energy leader for the position of Professor and Department Head of Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS). This position is a 12-month, full-time faculty position. We are seeking applicants who are excited about joining a strong department and who have a proven record of academic leadership, innovative research, effective teaching and mentorship, meaningful service, and outstanding interpersonal communication and organizational skills. Successful candidates will have demonstrated high ethical standards and are expected to operate in a transparent and collegial way. Additionally, successful candidates should be responsive to the needs of faculty, staff, and students within the department and have a strong commitment to working collectively to elevate the Department of HDFS to the next level of national and international recognition.

Areas of responsibility will include:

Leadership within the Department, including development of a shared vision and strategic plan; transparent communication and advocacy within and outside the department; building and supporting capacity that will advance education, research, and outreach; stressing the importance of and identifying effective approaches for faculty, staff and student retention, engagement, and satisfaction; and encouraging professional development for faculty, staff, graduate students and post-doctoral fellows.

Research and Scholarship, including cultivation of an exceptional and interactive intellectual and research climate; development of strategies to promote and support procurement of external funding for department constituents (faculty and trainees); and maintaining active involvement in research and scholarly activities and in professional societies.

Fiscal Management, including effective and equitable stewardship of resources and budget prioritization; responsible budget management; and development of strategic approaches for resource/budget growth, including entrepreneurial activities.

Personnel Management, including clear expectations of job duties and performance metrics; development of equitable, high standards in teaching, research, and outreach for tenure-track and non-tenure-track faculty; development of, and involvement in, faculty and staff mentorship; and commitment to a positive work environment and conflict resolution.

Facility Oversight and Space Improvement, to meet the needs of the faculty, staff, and students.

Commitment to Excellence, for student success initiatives and faculty hiring and retention and in alignment with our Land-Grant Mission.

Teaching, including strengthening the departments commitment to maximize undergraduate and graduate student success in the classroom through a rigorous curriculum combined with exceptional student engagement, and occasionally teaching courses, providing guest lectures, and giving career advice to students.

Position Supervises
Approximately 90 faculty and staff

Required Job Qualifications:

  • Earned Doctorate in Human Development and Family Studies or a related field(e.g., Psychology, public health).
  • Academic credentials commensurate with a faculty appointment at the rank of Professor with tenure (mid-career Associate Professor or higher rank).
  • Demonstrated record of administrative, personnel management, and excellence in leadership (i.e., strategic planning, allocation of resources, and/or accountability for outcomes.
  • Demonstrated record of a funded research program characterized by national/international recognition.
  • Demonstrated commitment to promoting research excellence, evidenced by student, postdoctoral and/or faculty mentorship and leadership in grant-writing and research development opportunities.
  • Demonstrated record of teaching and mentoring excellence, and leadership in undergraduate and/or graduate curricular and instructional development.

Preferred Job Qualifications:

  • Experience as department head/chair, associate dean, or center, institute, program director.
  • Experience with assessment and accreditation/reaccreditation processes.
  • Demonstrated experience in maximizing faculty, staff, and student professional growth and potential.
  • Experience leading the tenure and promotion process and annual review of faculty and staff.
  • Demonstrated record of effective fundraising and donor relation experience.
  • Demonstrated ability to facilitate open and collaborative relationships within and external to the unit (e.g., agency or state partners).
  • Experience with, or strong familiarity of, community outreach in relation to a land-grant institution(s).
  • Familiarity with managing financial assets, comprehending fiscal systems/reports, and experience with developing and forecasting realistic budgets.

Essential Duties:
Job Duty Category:
Department Management/Supervision

Duty/Responsibility
Leadership within the Department, including development of a shared vision and strategic plan that coordinates with the College and University goals; transparent communication and advocacy within and outside the department; building and supporting capacity that will advance education, research, and outreach; stressing the importance of and identifying effective approaches for faculty, staff and student retention, engagement, and satisfaction; encouraging professional development for faculty, staff, graduate students and post-doctoral fellows.

Fiscal Management, including effective and equitable stewardship of resources and budget prioritization; responsible budget management and development of strategic approaches for resource/budget growth including entrepreneurial activities.

Personnel Management, including clear expectations of job duties and performance metrics; development of equitable, high standards in teaching, research and outreach for tenure-track and non-tenure-track faculty; development of and involvement in faculty and staff mentorship; commitment to a positive work environment and conflict resolution; and facilitation of a strong culture of mutual respect and support.

Commitment to Excellence, for student success initiatives and faculty hiring and retention and in alignment with our Land-Grant Mission.

Research

Duty/Responsibility
Research and Scholarship, including cultivation of an exceptional, interactive, and inclusive intellectual and research climate; strategic recruitment of outstanding new faculty to build upon existing research strengths; support and enhancement of internal and external collaborations; identification and implementation of strategies to obtain external funding and enhance donor relations for department stakeholders (including faculty, postdocs, graduate students and others) via government agencies, foundations and private donors; maintain active involvement in scholarly activities and professional scientific societies.

Teaching

Duty/Responsibility
Teaching, primarily supporting and empowering faculty to maximize undergraduate and graduate student success in the classroom through a rigorous curriculum combined with exceptional student engagement and accessibility, and by occasionally teaching courses or mentoring students, providing guest lectures, and giving career advice to students.

How to apply

To apply, visit CSU is committed to full inclusion of qualified individuals. If you are needing assistance or accommodations with the search process, please reach out to the listed search contact.

References will not be contacted without prior notification to candidates. Please note, applicants may redact information from their application materials that identifies their age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.