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Job: Department Head -- Language, Literature and Communication
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

The [b]Department of Language, Literature and Communication (LLC)[/b]at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, seeks a Department Head, who will deepen and broaden our program.

The [b]Department Head[/b] will be expected to lead the re-examination of current Programs and to propose new Programs.

Current Programs include the Ph.D. degree in Communication and Rhetoric; M.S. degrees in Communication and Rhetoric, Human-Computer Interaction and Technical Communication; and, B.S. degrees in Communication and Communication, with a Concentration in Graphic Design. In addition, the Department offers a B.S. in Electronic Media, Arts and Communication (EMAC) jointly with the Arts Department and contributes to a new and rapidly growing B.S. degree in Games and Simulation Arts and Sciences (GSAS) and the B.S. and M.S. degrees in Information Technology.

[b]Qualifications:[/b]

Candidates must have earned Ph.D.s or foreign equivalents, strong records of research and teaching, substantial administrative experience and the ability to guide and nurture active programs of externally funded research.

Candidates must be eligible for a tenured position at Rensselaer.

Named one of the "New Ivies," Rensselaer is an emerging elite University, with nationally recognized Graduate and Undergraduate academic programs. For the eighth consecutive year, Rensselaer has been counted among the top 50 universities in the nation, according to the U.S. News and World Report. With approximately 5,000 Undergraduate and 2,500 Graduate Students from across the country and around the world, Rensselaer is located in the Tech Valley region of the Hudson River Valley region of New York State, with New York City, Boston and Montreal only a few hours away by car.

The appointment is expected to begin in July 2010.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until suitable candidates are identified.

Interviews will be conducted by phone.

[b]Application Instructions:[/b]
To apply, please send hard copies of the following items to the attention and address listed below:
[*] Application Letter
[*] Current C.V.
[*] Writing Samples
[*] Evidence of Teaching Excellence
[*] Three Letters of Recommendation

LLC Search Committee
C/O Ms. Toni Sposito
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
110 8th Street
SA, 5th Floor
Troy, NY 12180

For more information, please contact:

sposia@rpi.edu
Phone: 518-276-6575
Fax: 518-276-4871
 

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