Please take a look or help forward the position announcement to friends. Thank you. Bolanle Olaniran, Ph. D Professor Department of Communication Studies Rm #1004 Media & Communication Bldg Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX 79409-3083 Phone: 806 - 834-3978 Fax: 806-742-1025 URLS: http://www.sicklecellministries.org<http://www.sicklecellministries.org/> http://www.cambriapress.com/cambriapress.cfm?template=3&bid=472&font=2 Texas Tech University Chair, Department of Communication Studies The Department of Communication Studies at Texas Tech University invites applications for the position of chairperson to begin as early as January 1, 2015. We seek a visionary leader who fosters inclusive faculty governance and a collegial departmental community. Applicants should have academic credentials commensurate with appointment to the rank of full professor, and must have supervisory administrative experience that includes managing budgets, promoting the professional development of faculty and staff, assessing academic programs, establishing interdepartmental and interdisciplinary collaborations, and facilitating the department's contributions and outcomes consistent with the university's strategic goals. The Department of Communications Studies offers B.A. and M.A. degree programs with general areas of study including organizational communication, interpersonal communication, and communication and rhetoric. Preference for the next chairperson will be given to individuals with a national or international reputation who will contribute to one or more of the department's core areas of research and teaching, have an active research agenda, and evidence a strong record of teaching effectiveness, including mentoring graduate students. Other preferred qualifications include experience working cooperatively with faculty and students of diverse disciplines, the ability to provide leadership in realizing the University's and department's strategic vision, promoting the humanities and social sciences in a STEM-rich university environment, addressing various challenges of public higher education, and cultivating civic engagement. It is expected that the chair will be engaged in scholarship or creative activities that attract external funding (e.g., fellowships, grants), and provide leadership to increase the faculty's external funding. The chair will develop external relationships that help to further the research, teaching, and service outcomes of faculty. Texas Tech University is a growing public research university, with Colleges of Arts & Sciences, Agriculture & Natural Resources, Architecture, Business, Education, Engineering, Honors, Human Sciences, Media & Communication, Visual & Performing Arts, and the School of Law, plus the Graduate School. Adjacent to the university is the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center housing the Schools of Medicine, Nursing, Allied Health, and Pharmacy. The Department of Communication Studies currently comprises 8 tenured faculty members, approximately 150 undergraduate majors, and 20 graduate majors. Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas, a West Texas city with a population of more than 234,000 residents. A large portion of Lubbock's economy is related to farming and ranching. Lubbock and its surrounding communities, with increasingly aging and Latino populations, offer quality medical and health services and a vibrant mix of arts, music, and outdoor activities. The committee will begin reviewing applications on October 15, 2014 at jobs.texastech.edu - Requisition Number T96280 or http://jobs.texastech.edu/postings/96280, attaching a letter of application and curriculum vita. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Letters of recommendation will be solicited later from exceptionally qualified candidates. Please direct inquiries to Narissra Punyanunt-Carter, Chair of the Search Committee, at n.punyanunt@ttu.edu<mailto:n.punyanunt@ttu.edu>. As an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, Texas Tech University is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse faculty committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment. We actively encourage applications from all those who can contribute, through their research, teaching, and/or service, to the diversity and excellence of the academic community at Texas Tech University. The university welcomes applications from minorities, women, veterans, persons with disabilities, and dual-career couples. This institution does not offer benefits to same-sex partners. This institution does offer benefits to different sex domestic partners (as recognized by the State of Texas). Narissra Punyanunt-Carter, Ph.D. Texas Tech University Department of Communication P.O. Box 43083 Lubbock, TX 79409-3083 n.punyanunt@ttu.edu<mailto:n.punyanunt@ttu.edu> office: (806) 742-3273 fax: (806) 742-1025