Chair Position Appointments

Departments should follow the appropriate procedure to elect a Department Chair/Chair Equivalent in the Unit’s approved departmental bylaws in accordance with Article III, Section 4 of the Constitution of the Portland State University Faculty. All department chair/chair-equivalent appointments are for a 3-year term except when there is a vacancy and an election is held to serve the remainder of a 3-year term or when the appointment is interim.

Chairs at COE work in their administrative positions at a 1.0 FTE during the 9-month academic year, and fill their work assignments with .5 FTE (or half-time) administrative chair duties and the other half with additional instructional, research/scholarly activities and service.  During the summer term, the chair position time is determined by the summer term wage option worksheet found on the OAA Academic Employee Actions site.