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The University of Alabama's TCF Department is seeking to fill the Ronald
Reagan Chair of Broadcasting.

The chair position requires an individual who is dedicated to the highest
standards of broadcasting and, through her/his leadership qualities, be able
to instill in students the highest goals of excellence. The chair holder
shall help promote the overall value of Broadcast Education to civic
leadership and public service.

The next holder of the Reagan Chair will be expected to continue in the
manner of the current holder; i.e., teach at both the graduate and
undergraduate level, conduct research, seek external research funding, and
engage in a broad range of service activities. Only candidates with a Ph.D.
will be considered for the chair position.

Minimum & Preferred Qualifications: The Telecommunication and Film
Department of The University of Alabama announces an opening for The Reagan
Chair of Broadcasting upon the retirement of internationally known scholar
Dr. Jennings Bryant in the summer of 2010.

The department is seeking applicants from distinguished scholars in the
broadcasting/telecommunication field for this tenure-track position. Rank is
commensurate with the successful candidate’s curriculum vitae. The chair
position requires an individual who is dedicated to the highest standards of
broadcasting and, through her/his leadership qualities, be able to instill
in students the highest goals of excellence. The chair holder shall help
promote the overall value of Broadcast Education to civic leadership and
public service.

The next holder of the Reagan Chair will be expected to teach at both the
graduate and undergraduate level, conduct programmatic research, obtain
extramural support for research, and engage in a broad range of service
activities.

Naturally, only candidates with a Ph.D. in communication or a commensurate
field will be considered for the chair position. Salary is comparable to
that offered to other endowed chair holders. The successful candidate will
assume the chair August 16, 2011.

The Reagan Chair of Broadcasting was established in 1983 with the first
holder being Dr. Don LeDuc in 1984. The just retired occupier of the chair,
Dr. Jennings Bryant, is the second person to hold the chair beginning in
1987.

Established in 1940, the Department has approximately 510 students in its
undergraduate and masters programs. It is one of five academic units in the
College of Communication and Information Sciences, which includes an
interdepartmental doctoral program ranked seventh nationally and the
Institute for Communication and Information Research that includes a survey
lab, a psychophysiology lab, a focus group lab, a child media lab, a content
analysis lab and a theatre. The College operates the professional production
facilities of the state’s Center for Public Television and Radio,
award-winning Alabama Public Radio, student radio station WVUA-FM, and
Tuscaloosa’s primary commercial television stations, low powered commercial
WVUA-7 and full powered commercial WUOA-TV that serves the
Birmingham-Anniston-Tuscaloosa DMA through broadcast and DirecTV and Dish
Network.

The University of Alabama, established in 1831 in Tuscaloosa, is currently
rated seventh among public universities in the nation by the Center for
College Affordability and Productivity as reported in Forbes. It has
approximately 30,000 students, including 4,500 graduate students in over 120
masters and doctoral programs and a Carnegie classification of
“Doctoral/Research Universities Extensive.” Tuscaloosa is a
university-oriented community of nearly 100,000 located about fifty minutes
southwest of Birmingham, in the nation’s 40th television market. It is a
short drive from the Smoky Mountains, Gulf Coast beaches, New Orleans,
Nashville, and Atlanta. Additional information about the Department, the
College and the University, is available at www.tcf.ua.edu. Telephone
inquiries (205-348-8653) and e-mail szhou{at}ua.edu are welcome.

To apply, please log onto http://hr.ua.edu/employment/, go to faculty
positions and complete the information requested for the Reagan chair
position. Questions may be addressed to: Dr. Shuhua Zhou, Telecommunication
and Film Department, University of Alabama, Box 870152, Tuscaloosa, AL
35487-0152.

Screening of applications begins December 1; however, applications will be
accepted until search is completed.

UA is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer. Women and minorities
are especially encouraged to apply.

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