Position: Department Chair, full-time position.  Subject to funding availability.

Rank: Open

Salary: Commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Responsibilities: The Chair of Theatre Arts has primary responsibility for the coordination, supervision and administration of programs and activities of the department.  This includes planning and budgeting; recruiting, mentoring, and evaluating faculty and staff; providing leadership in curricular matters; providing leadership in alumni relations and philanthropy; overseeing program reviews as required by the Illinois Board of Higher Education; teaching and other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications: Terminal degree in a theatre arts discipline. Evidence of excellence in teaching and research/creative activity required. Ability to work effectively with department faculty across different areas and to represent the department with other campus constituencies. Commitment to promoting a diverse environment.

Desired Qualifications: Experience in directing desired. Previous successful experience in academic leadership.  Experience in a collective bargaining environment.

Deadline: Review of applications begins December 15, 2012, and continues until interviews are scheduled.

Application: Send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, statements of leadership philosophy and teaching philosophy, undergraduate and graduate transcripts (unofficial copies are acceptable initially), and three current letters of reference (sent directly from the reference).  Electronic submissions (PDF or Microsoft Word documents) to lkbarter@eiu.edu are preferred.

Hard copies of materials may also be sent to:

Ms. Linda Barter

College of Arts and Humanities

Eastern Illinois University

600 Lincoln Avenue

Charleston, IL, 61920

Starting Date: July 1, 2013

For more information about the department, please see: http://www.eiu.edu/~theatre/

For more information about the College of Arts and Humanities, please see: http://www.eiu.edu/~AHColleg/

The University & Community: Eastern Illinois University places priority on Teaching excellence for a student body in a residential setting. Approximately 11,000 on-campus students are enrolled in programs in undergraduate and graduate programs. Non-traditional and part-time students are enrolled in programs at both on- and off-campus sites. Eastern offers faculty a wide range of research and public service activities. The university is located in east central Illinois and combines the benefits of a community of 20,000 with access to several cities, including Chicago, St. Louis, and Indianapolis.

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