Date Posted : 12/9/04
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
Dean of the Walter Cronkite School of
Journalism and Mass Communication
The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University seeks a founding dean to lead this top-ranked program in journalism and mass communication as it becomes an independent unit, slated to anchor a planned Capital Center campus in downtown Phoenix.
The School’s founding dean must provide academic leadership and guidance and direct fund-raising efforts for a superb, growing faculty at a major metropolitan research university. The Cronkite School dean will join a university-wide administrative council of distinguished deans.
The Cronkite School offers instruction in journalism for print and electronic media, public relations/strategic communication and mass communication to more than 1,800 undergraduate students and 85 graduate students. The full-time faculty includes several members who have been honored with national awards for teaching, research or service. On July 1, 2005 the School will become independent of ASU’s College of Public Programs. The university administration has designated the School and the ASU-owned PBS affiliate, KAET-TV, to become key components of a new 15,000-student campus in Phoenix. The Arizona state capital is the nation’s fifth largest city, 15th largest media market and hub of one of the country’s fastest growing metropolitan areas.
Cronkite School students earn the highest achievements in university journalism, scoring consistently within the top 10 and frequently in the top five nationally in such competitions as the Hearst Journalism Awards Program and the Society of Professional Journalists’ Mark of Excellence awards. In 2004 alone, Cronkite School students received more than 50 regional and national awards, including two students who were Hearst Broadcast Writing Championship finalists.
The successful candidate must have established a record of excellence EITHER: 1) as an academic, as evidenced by (a) a terminal degree in journalism, mass communications or related field; and (b) teaching, research/creative activity and service appropriate to the rank of tenured professor; OR (2) as a media professional, as evidenced by (a) a bachelor’s degree in a related field; (b) 10 years of major media experience; and (c) evidence of interactions with knowledge of higher education.
Desired qualifications include: (1) administrative or management experience, including some combination of supervision, budgeting, planning and/or program development; (2) entrepreneurial experience, including resource generation, proposal development and fiscal management; (3) a track record of successful diversity efforts; (4) a significant leadership role in national professional organizations.
ASU, the nation’s fifth largest university, is a member of the PAC-10, and it ranks among the first-rate research universities in the country and in the top seven in the number of National Merit Scholars among its undergraduates. Of its total undergraduates, 24 percent come from out-of-state and 20 percent are minorities. Its attractive, modern campuses boast excellent resources, including a leading research library system, extensive computing facilities and support, state-of-the-art research laboratories and outstanding facilities for the visual and performing arts. The Cronkite School is currently housed on the Tempe campus, which is part of the metropolitan Phoenix area. By design, the university is fully- engaged in the life of this cosmopolitan, culturally diverse community of over 3 million people. For more information, please visit the Cronkite School web site at http://cronkite.asu.edu.
Initial review of applications and nominations begins January 3, 2005; if not filled, review will continue monthly thereafter until the search is closed.
Application materials must include: a current curriculum vitae or resume; a cover letter; and names, positions and contact information of three academic or professional references. All materials must be sent to:
Dean Mark Jacobs, Chair
Search Committee for the Dean of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism & Mass Communication
Arizona State University
Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost of the University
PO BOX 872803
Tempe, AZ 85287-2803
Arizona State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
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