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Dean of the College of Media

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign invites applications and nominations for the position of Dean of the College of Media. The successful candidate for the dean position should have substantial academic and/or professional achievement and experiences, as well as intellectual curiosity, initiative and commitment. The College looks to the dean to provide leadership, vision, and inspiration for faculty, staff, students, alumni and donors. The dean must be an advocate for the interests of the College at the campus and national levels, as well as a responsible steward of the College’s resources.

 

Journalism: Department Head

The head is responsible for administering a department of 15 full-time and several adjunct faculty with an enrollment of 350 undergraduates and 20 master’s candidates. The department has undergraduate and graduate programs in both news-editorial and broadcast journalism and is committed to an emphasis on public affairs reporting. The head will manage all aspects of departmental affairs, including budget. The head will maintain and enhance the department’s connections with journalism and academic communities at the state and national levels and the department’s relationship with alumni. The head will provide innovative leadership and work cooperatively with faculty to define the future direction of the department’s programs. The head also will work closely with the dean of the college and other department heads in developing and implementing college policy, including strategic planning and fundraising.

 

Agricultural Communications: Visiting Assistant Professor

Applications are invited for a two-year visiting, non-tenure track appointment to teach Agricultural Communications in the College of Media. The College of Media and the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences jointly sponsor the AgCom major. The visiting assistant professor appointment will be based in the Department of Advertising within the College of Media. Duties will include teaching three public relations/AgCom courses per semester and providing service to the major.

 

Media and Cinema Studies: Assistant Professor

The Department of Media and Cinema Studies at the College of Media at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign seeks to fill one entry-level, tenure-track assistant professor position, with an emphasis in cinema studies, beginning August 16, 2010. Desired qualifications include a Ph.D. in cinema studies, media studies, communications, or a related field; and evidence of excellent scholarship and teaching experience. Responsibilities include interdisciplinary scholarly research and teaching in both undergraduate and doctoral programs, including a vibrant graduate minor in cinema studies.

 

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