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C1 - Chairperson

(Certain job titles may be considered out-of-unit based upon their administrative code or department/unit of employment)
Collective Bargaining: Variable **
Description: Responsible to a Dean or other appropriate administrator of a State university. Responsible for developing academic programs and policies of an academic department/unit. Responsible for developing and administering the budget for the department/unit. Responsible for coordinating the recruitment, selection, appointment, evaluation, and training of employees. Responsible for scheduling classes and teaching assignments. Serves as a member of appropriate policy and advisory committees.

Department Chairs (C1) are in-unit in the Colleges of: Arts and Sciences, Business, Communication, Engineering, Social Sciences, and School of Visual Arts and Dance. Department Chairs in other areas are out-of-unit.
Minimum Qualifications: Demonstrated, successful academic or administrative experience consistent with university guidelines. Incumbent may be required to hold faculty rank in order to be eligible for appointment to this administrative title. If faculty rank is required, must possess qualifications appropriate to the rank to which assigned.
Notes:

* Employees with this admin code are in-unit unless they are employees of the College of Law, College of Medicine, a member of the University Board of Trustees, or if their job code is not found in the list of in-unit job codes found at the following web address: http://hr.fsu.edu/class/facindex.html

** Department Chairs (Admin Code C1) are in-unit in the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business, Communication, Engineering, and Social Sciences, and the School of Visual Arts and Dance. Department Chairs in other areas are out-of-unit.