FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION
 
CHAIR
 
The Department of Communication at Florida Atlantic University seeks an
accomplished scholar and leader to serve as Chair of a growing department,
with 12 full-time faculty members, more than 400 undergraduate majors, and
an expanding masters program.  All areas of research and teaching interests
in the field will be considered.  These include intercultural,
interpersonal, and organizational communication, rhetorical, media, and
cultural studies, journalism, film studies and video production.
 
Starting date: August 1998, pending funding authorization.
Salary: Commensurate with qualifications.
 
Administrative expertise, leadership, and ability to work with faculty from
diverse fields required.
 
The Department is one of 11 arts, humanities, and social science
departments in the Schmidt College of Arts and Humanities, located on the
central Boca Raton campus of Florida Atlantic University.  The College
serves a diverse and rapidly growing student population with strong
undergraduate and masters level degree programs.  In addition to its own
programs, the Department participates in interdisciplinary programs in Film
Studies, Ethnic Studies, Women's Studies and a planned doctoral program in
Comparative Studies.
 
Application deadline: December 7, 1997.
Send application letter, cv, and the names, addresses, and phone numbers of
5 references to: Dorothy Leland, Search Committee Chair, Office of the
Dean, The Schmidt College of Arts and Humanities, Florida Atlantic
University, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL, 33431.
 
Florida Atlantic University is an Equal Opportunity/Access/
Affirmative Action Institution.
 
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Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the
University of Alabama.