[Air-l] Position Announcement - Bowling Green State University

[Radhika Gajjala]

School Director Search 2004

Position Description

Communication: Director and Professor. Bowling Green State University
seeks a Director for the School of Communication Studies beginning July
1, 2005. The school consists of three departments, Interpersonal
Communication, Journalism, and Telecommunications, with 34 faculty
members who teach and conduct research in a broad range of theoretical
and applied areas. The graduate program offers an M.A. and Ph.D. in
Communication Studies. The school educates approximately 1000
undergraduate majors and 70 graduate students.  The successful
candidate will have qualifications for appointment at the rank of
professor with tenure, administrative experience, a broad understanding
of the field of communication and its future direction, a commitment to
undergraduate and graduate education, and a successful record of grant
writing and/or fund raising. Applicants should send a letter of
interest, curriculum vitae, and three current and original letters of
reference under separate cover to: Search Committee Chair, School of
Communication Studies, 302 West Hall, Bowling Green State University,
Bowling Green, OH, 43403-0237. Review of applications will begin
October 1, 2004, and continue until the position is filled. A more
extensive description of the position and the faculty is at
www.bgsu.edu/departments/commst
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Qualifications:
& Ph.D. in communication or communication related field preferred with
research interests aligned with one or more constituent departments.
& Qualify for full-professor appointment at BGSU and tenurable in one
of the three departments.
& Administrative experience.
& Potential for success in fundraising and outreach.
& Evidence of success in graduate and undergraduate education.
Major Responsibilities:
& Working collaboratively with the SCS faculty in developing and
implementing a strategic plan for communication education and research.
& Enhancing recruitment and encouraging professional development and
success for students and faculty.
& Developing and implementing fund raising programs.
& Representing the SCS to university administrators, faculty, students
and staff.
& Representing the SCS to external constituencies, including alumni,
professional organizations, the community, and industry.
& Promoting cultural diversity.
& Fostering community in SCS.
& Teaching and researching as an active graduate faculty member.
& Managing staff.


Radhika Gajjala
http://personal.bgsu.edu/~radhik

Associate Professor
Dept of IPC/School of Comm Studies
315 West Hall
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH 43403

419-372-0528
fax - 419-372-0202