Associate Dean, Scripps College of Communication
Ohio University

The Scripps College of Communication at Ohio University seeks nominations, expressions of interest and applications for the position of Associate Dean. The Scripps College is one of the largest and most highly regarded colleges of communication in the country, home to five schools covering professional programs, applied arts, humanities, engineering, and social scientific areas of study. The college also houses public broadcasting and radio stations. http://www.scrippscollege.ohio.edu/

Position. This is a full time, administrative position that also holds tenure in one of the schools in the college. The associate dean reports directly to the dean and serves as administrative head of the college in the dean’s absence; works closely with the dean on strategic planning and governance, and collaborates with school directors and other key administrators as part of the college’s leadership team; supervises graduate programs (six master’s and two Ph.D.’s) and provides leadership in the development of new ones; serves as the chief research officer in the college, encouraging and assisting faculty and students in the research enterprise, liaising with the Office of Vice President for Research; supervises a number of direct reports among college staff; drafts proposals and reports for internal and external audiences; represents the dean and the college both within and outside the university as appropriate; develops and administers summer budget; manages other administrative duties as they arise.

Required qualifications. Ph.D. with experience and accomplishments to warrant appointment at full professor rank in one or more of the schools; strong scholarly credentials; broad knowledge of, and appreciation for, the many fields of communication covered in the college; thoughtfulness about the rapid changes taking place in media industries and communication culture; understanding of the challenges facing higher education today; excitement about providing leadership to top-ranked programs at a time of change; good ideas; collaborative instincts; excellent writing, presentational and interpersonal skills; a good sense of humor. Candidates must have outstanding leadership, management, and interpersonal skills to relate to a wide diversity of faculty, staff, students and community members

Preferred qualifications. Administrative experience at the level of graduate director or above; experience supervising staff; demonstrated budgeting skills.

Applications. Nominations and expressions of interest can be emailed to ScrippsAssociateDean@ohio.edu. For fullest consideration, applications (including cover letter, CV, and names and complete contact information for three references) should be submitted electronically by November 2, 2009 to www.ohiouniversityjobs.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=55776

 
Ohio University is an equal opportunity employer.