How do you become a chair or a department?

[luckrules]

How?

Edit: I meant to say “of a department” but I’m just going to leave it like this...

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[OldPsychDoc]

Why?

 

[splik]

im not sure it's possible to become a department. or to turn into a piece of furniture.

 

[michaelrack]

I became chair by defeating all of my rivals in single combat, but that was in a non-academic setting

 

[nitemagi]

 

[MacDonaldTriad]

The most coveted chairs don't need to be a triple threat (teaching, research, and clinician), but a single threat, fund raising. Not my thing at all. Not interested.

 

[st2205]

im not sure it's possible to become a department. or to turn into a piece of furniture.

Not entirely true:

 

[erg923]

Ask one of your dept. chairs. The human...not the Victorian couch.

 

[luckrules]

Why?

I’m just curious. On the interview trail, meeting these esteemed shrinks. Just wondering who gets that job, do they set out for it early? Why do they want it? What do they do to get it?

 

[luckrules]

The most coveted chairs don't need to be a triple threat (teaching, research, and clinician), but a single threat, fund raising. Not my thing at all. Not interested.

Does this mean getting private donations from rich donors or having tons of grant money?

 

[michaelrack]

Does this mean getting private donations from rich donors or having tons of grant money?

in an academic setting, both.

 

[Armadillos]

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[Armadillos]

I’m just curious. On the interview trail, meeting these esteemed shrinks. Just wondering who gets that job, do they set out for it early? Why do they want it? What do they do to get it?

 

[SeniorWrangler]

I don't know. Being an old white dude helps but is not sufficient. Maybe you gotta be a Mason.

 

[Shikima]

Politicking.