This College (mine) has a strong program in Behavior, Ecology,
Evolution, and Systematics, also strong programs in Entomology and Biology.
David Inouye
Associate Director of Graduate Programs
College of Chemical and Life Sciences (CLFS), University of Maryland,
College Park
Job Description
Duties: The Associate Director of Graduate Programs for Biological
Sciences will serve as the chief administrative officer for the
graduate program organization of the College of Chemical and Life
Sciences (CLFS) in the area of biological sciences. The Associate
Director will report to the Director of the biological sciences
graduate program of the College. The overall responsibility of the
Associate Director will be to run the day-to-day operations of the
graduate program and help carry through the goals for the program set
by the Director and faculty associated with the program. It is
expected that the Associate Director will have considerable
interaction with, and provide support for, the graduate students in
the program.
More specifically, the individual will be responsible for organizing
and running the administrative function of the graduate programs in
biological sciences in CLFS including, but not limited to:
coordinating the admissions process; recruitment of students to
programs, including travel to national recruitment fairs; overseeing
formal student evaluations; development and maintenance of
appropriate databases; implementation of policies on graduate
education; develop, maintain, and supervise measures for learning
outcome assessment; maintain the budget of the graduate programs;
develop methods for administration and allocation of teaching
assistantships and fellowships; work with the leaders of the research
areas to facilitate function of each area; work with groups and
individual students as needed in administrative areas; supervision of
administrative staff; work with IT personnel to develop a graduate
program "umbrella" web page and be responsible for providing design
and content for that page; and serve ex officio on any administrative
councils developed in the graduate program organization.
In addition, it is expected that the Associate Graduate Director will
be actively engaged in the development of the new organization of the
graduate program in the biological sciences in CLFS and help shepherd
the program through faculty review and review by the University of
Maryland and appropriate higher authorities. The Associate Director
will also be involved in program review and evaluation at intervals
selected by the Dean or her/his designee. The Associate Director will
become fully familiar with the policies and procedures of the UM
Graduate School and work with students and faculty in the College to
clarify and implement these policies. As required, the Associate
Director will also: teach or participate in teaching seminars,
workshops, or other programs in areas that will help the development
of graduate students and/or postdocs (e.g., "survival skills"
workshops); and work in other areas as assigned by supervisors.
Qualifications: The individual selected for the position should have
considerable administrative experience at the University level,
including: working with faculty, administrators, and graduate
students; supervisory experience; and experience with graduate
students. A master's degree is required, but strong preference will
be given for an individual with an earned doctorate, especially in
the natural or physical sciences, and with some peer-reviewed publications.
The preferred starting date for the position is August 1, 2008.
To apply: Send description of experience and interests, resume, and
names and email of at least three possible references to
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University of Maryland is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer.
