Chair, UNT Department of Rehabilitation & Health Services

The Department of Rehabilitation & Health Services in the University of North Texas invites applications for the position of Department Chair, a 12-month administrative appointment to begin Fall 2023. The Department Chair will be appointed at the rank of Full Professor with tenure and should hold a doctoral degree in rehabilitation counselor education, counselor education, public health, health management, or a closely related field. The Chair reports to the Dean of the College of Health & Public Service.

We seek an experienced, innovative, and collaborative leader with the capacity to leverage the potential of the department, its faculty, and students. The successful candidate will lead the department with a compelling vision for continued excellence and growth; promote an inclusive and engaging environment; further enhance the department’s reputation for excellence in research and external funding; and operate within a multidisciplinary environment in such a way as to continuously enhance research, teaching, and service. Preference will be given to candidates with demonstrated success securing and managing NIH, NSF, or similar external funding, and/or experience with the CACREP or CAHME accreditation process.

The Department of Rehabilitation & Health Services works to foster positive health outcomes across the lifespan to ensure equity for all. It is home to a distinguished, interdisciplinary portfolio of degree programs that serve 800 students, including 150 graduate students in the M.S. in Heath Services Administration, M.S. in Rehabilitation Counseling, and Ph.D. in Health Sciences. The Department has 17 full-time faculty with expertise in rehabilitation counseling, substance use, health services, behavioral health, and applied gerontology. The faculty are community-engaged scholars whose research, teaching, and service are supported by clinics and centers that expand the reach and impact of the Department beyond the academy. Alumni of our programs become researchers, educators, administrators, and clinicians.

The College of Health & Public Service (HPS) at the University of North Texas, distinguished as one of the few Tier One research universities designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), prepares graduates to address diverse and complex social issues such as aging, disability, disaster management and recovery, criminal justice, health disparities, and public safety, and find solutions to challenges in public administration, public health, and urban planning. We have seven academic departments with undergraduate and graduate programs, the Center for Public Management, the UNT Speech and Hearing Center, UNT Workplace Inclusion & Sustainable Employment (WISE) and a number of professional development and clinical training programs to facilitate careers to address a global society.

HPS students are trained to lead nonprofits, become educators, researchers and professionals who strengthen the diverse communities we serve with thoughtful, inclusive and equitable practices as audiologists, behavior analysts, city managers, emergency managers, health care administrators, public safety administrators, public health specialists, rehabilitation counselors, speech language pathologists, social workers, urban planners and more.

The University of North Texas is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.