[Bilimsel Haber] Chair Search -- Communication Department -- UMass/Amherst

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*COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT -- CHAIR SEARCH*

*UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AT AMHERST*


The Department of Communication at the University of Massachusetts
Amherst invites applications for the position of Department Chair, with
term of appointment to commence in Fall 2007. The appointment will be at
the rank of full Professor, with tenure, and applicants should have
scholarly credentials appropriate to that rank at a major research
institution. The search is open with respect to subfield specialization
and methodological orientation. We seek to hire a distinguished scholar
with an outstanding record of research and publication who will be
appointed to the permanent faculty and serve as Chair for an initial
term of three years. The Chair is responsible for administering fiscal,
personnel, and curricular matters, advocating departmental interests,
and encouraging scholarly productivity. Applicants should have a record
of active and continuing research, proven excellence in teaching and
advising graduate and undergraduate students, the ability to work
effectively with faculty and university administrators, strong
communication and interpersonal skills, and demonstrated leadership or
administrative experience. We are a theoretically and methodologically
diverse department that offers B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees in
Communication and a B.A. degree in Journalism. The successful candidate
will be a scholar who values creativity, rigorous inquiry, collegiality,
and diversity, and who will contribute to the department's research
profile beyond his or her term as Chair. Salary will be competitive and
commensurate with credentials and experience.

The review of applications will begin on October 2, 2006 and continue
until the position is filled. To apply, please submit a letter of
application, a current c.v., sample publications, and the names of three
references with contact information to: Chair Search, Department of
Communication, Machmer Hall, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 240
Hicks Way, Amherst MA 01003.

Questions can be addressed to Prof. Erica Scharrer, search committee
chair, by e-mail to _scharrer at comm.umass.edu
<mailto:scharrer at comm.umass.edu>_ or by phone at 413-545-4765. For
information about the department, go to _www.umass.edu/communication_.

The University of Massachusetts Amherst is an Affirmative Action/Equal
Opportunity Employer. Women and members of minority groups are strongly
encouraged to apply.