Associate or Full Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology & Communication

Texas A&M University System • Laredo, TX

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Texas A&M International University (TAMIU), a Hispanic Serving Institution and member of the Texas A&M University System, seeks an Associate or Full Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology & Communication to begin Fall 2027. This is a tenured, 12-month, on-campus leadership position with a reduced course load to accommodate administrative duties. Regular attendance and face-to-face engagement with students, faculty, staff, and community partners are expected.

The chair will model, support, and reward faculty excellence in teaching, research, scholarship, and service; assess, revise, innovate, and modernize curricula; coordinate course scheduling; oversee faculty recruitment and hiring; credential and evaluate faculty; manage the department budget; and develop partnerships across the university and community. The role also includes supporting students and recruitment and retention initiatives, and representing the department in college- and university-level strategic planning. The chair will play a central role in developing the department's proposed PhD in Counseling Psychology and growing the Communication program at the Texas A&M-RELLIS campus.

The department has 14 full-time Psychology faculty members and 9 full-time Communication faculty members. Its degree programs include a BA in Psychology, BA in Communication, MA in Communication, MS in Psychology, and MA in Counseling Psychology. TAMIU is located in Laredo, Texas, a bicultural city of about 250,000 people, and serves more than 8,000 students.

Applicants must hold a doctorate (PhD) in psychology, communication, or a closely related discipline aligned with the department's disciplines. They must have a record of research and publications, teaching experience commensurate with rank, at least five years of full-time faculty experience, and experience in faculty management. The university encourages candidates with a strong record of peer-reviewed scholarship, demonstrated success securing and managing external funding, and administrative and supervisory experience as a program coordinator, program director, or division/department chair.

Applications must include a letter of interest or cover letter addressing qualifications, a current curriculum vitae, unofficial transcripts specifying conferred credentials, and names and contact information for three current professional references. Applications are submitted online. All positions are security-sensitive; applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment depends on verification of credentials and other required information.

Requirements

• Doctorate (PhD) in psychology, communication, or a closely related discipline aligned with disciplines in the department.
• Record of research and publications.
• Teaching experience commensurate with rank.
• At least 5 years of full-time faculty experience.
• Experience in faculty management.

Nice To Haves

• Strong record of peer-reviewed scholarship.
• Demonstrated success in securing and managing external funding, including infrastructure, instrument, programmatic, or research funding.
• Administrative and supervisory experience as a program coordinator, program director, or division/department chair.

Responsibilities

• Model, support, and reward faculty excellence in teaching, research, scholarship, and service.
• Assess, revise, innovate, and modernize curricula.
• Coordinate course scheduling.
• Oversee recruitment and hiring of new faculty.
• Credential and evaluate faculty.
• Manage the department budget.
• Develop partnerships across the university and community.
• Provide support to students and support recruitment and retention initiatives.
• Represent the department in college- and university-level strategic planning.
• Play a central role in developing the department's proposed PhD in Counseling Psychology.
• Grow the Communication program at the Texas A&M-RELLIS campus.
• Maintain regular on-campus engagement with students, faculty, staff, and community partners.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Retirement benefits
• Life insurance
• Financial support for professional development opportunities, such as attending academic conferences
• Moving expenses covered in whole or in part by the university

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree