The following announcement is for the position of Department Head in Communication and Media at RPI. If you are interested and would like more information, contact me off list. Please also share with any colleagues who might be interested. Many thanks, Lillian Spina-Caza, MS, PhD Search Committee Department of Communication and Media Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 110 Eighth Street Troy, New York 12180 spinal2@rpi.edu HASS, Dept. of Communication & Media Professor and Department Head The Department of Communication and Media at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY, invites applications, expressions of interest, and nominations for a tenured position at the rank of Professor and Department Head. Our department pioneered the first Technical Communication degree and first B.S. degree in Electronic Media, Arts, and Communication (EMAC) with the Department of the Arts. Energized by our unique position in a technological institute, we are a leader in collaborative interdisciplinary programs, including a nationally ranked program in Games and Simulations Arts and Sciences (GSAS) with the Department of Cognitive Science and the Department of the Arts. Additionally, the department offers a B.S. in Communication, M.S. degrees in Communication and Rhetoric, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI),and Technical Communication, and a Ph.D. in Communication and Rhetoric. The position may commence as early as August 16, 2015. The successful candidate will join a diverse faculty engaged in the fields of rhetoric, communication, media studies and design, game studies and design, literature, HCI, and cultural anthropology. The selected candidate will have a strong record, emblematic of tenured senior professorial rank, as well as outstanding leadership, administrative skills and a substantial body of high quality research. A record of securing external funding is desirable. The level of experience required is that which is typically acquired over a 10-year progressively responsible tenure-track academic career. A Ph.D., appropriate terminal degree or foreign degree equivalent in Communication, Media, or a similar field is required. Founded in 1824, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is the nation’s oldest technological university. With approximately 5,000 undergraduate and 2,500 graduate students from across the country and around the world, the university offers more than 145 programs at the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral levels. Rensselaer is situated in the heart of the "Tech Valley" region of the Hudson River Valley. Among institute-wide research opportunities are: the Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) for creative interdisciplinary research in the arts, performance technologies, science, and engineering; the Institute for Data Exploration and Applications (IDEA) for interdisciplinary projects in Big Data research; and the Center for Cognition, Communication, and Culture for research in cross-modal and mixed reality communication. The School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences also supports an Emergent Reality Lab (ERL), a platform for research in narrative, gameplay, and pedagogy within immersive virtual environments. The successful candidate will assist the Dean with strategic leadership in developing proactive curricula; recruiting, enrolling, educating, mentoring and retaining undergraduate and graduate students; obtaining research grants and contracts; coaching and mentoring faculty; and developing and implementing strategies to recruit and to retain the productive faculty. The incumbent is expected to lead and to manage an academic department and oversee the academic and administrative functions in accordance with Institute academic and administrative policies, guidelines and practices. We welcome candidates who will bring diverse intellectual, geographical, gender and ethnic perspectives to Rensselaer’s work and campus communities. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Screening of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. To apply, please submit electronically a letter of interest, a curriculum vitae, evidence of teaching effectiveness, and the names and contact information for five (5) professional references to: apply.interfolio.com/27070