Description

Description

The Director serves as the chief academic, administrative, and fiscal officer of the School of Media Arts. The Director reports to the Dean of the College of Arts and Media and is responsible for overall management and leadership of the School of Media Arts. The Director is expected to provide leadership in support of the mission of the School, College, and University.

Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience, while also considering internal equity.

Examples of Duties

Duties include, but are not limited to: planning, development, coordination, review, and administration of undergraduate and graduate instructional programs to enhance learning outcomes of enrolled students; providing leadership in fostering an environment that advances university goals regarding diversity, equity, inclusion; ensuring faculty and staff excellence through effective recruitment, retention, and evaluation of personnel; enhancing recruitment, retention, and degree completion rates of students; providing educational leadership, fostering excellence, and creating a culture of increased research, scholarship, and creative activity among faculty; transparency in developing and recommending budgets, as well as administering approved budgets and controlling expenditures within the unit; contributing to the fundraising mission of the college and school through collaborations with the college's with college's development officer and the dean; promoting alumni relations and representing the School to various constituencies; and teaching in the Director's disciplinary area, as assigned by the Dean.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• M.F.A., Ph.D., or equivalent terminal degree required.
• Must hold tenure in the field of Media Arts. Experienced associate professor considered.
• Successful prior administrative experience in higher education expected.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and effectively with faculty, staff, and students required.
• Applicants must demonstrate a strong record of research/creative activity and teaching in media arts and related fields, and an ongoing record of service in the school, college, and university.
• Effectively communicate to diverse audiences a coherent view of the school's mission, activities, and accomplishments is required. Applicant must be a strong advocate for the school

Preferred Qualifications:

• Full professor rank holder preferred

R equired Documents: Submit a letter of application, CV, and three references .

Contact: H.D. Motyl, hdmotyl@siu.edu

Supplemental Information

The School of Media Arts fosters scholarship, experience, and creativity, offering a blend of academic work, production experience and creative thinking to prepare students for a productive and successful life and career in the Media Arts. With a core faculty of working professionals and scholars, the school awards degrees at all levels of academic higher education, including BA, MFA and PhD. A BFA is in the approval process of the university. The College of Arts and Media houses six schools: Architecture, Art and Design, Journalism and Advertising, Media Arts, Music, Theater and Dance. The breadth of programs offered in the college provides a rich environment for interdisciplinary collaborative research.

Benefits

University employees may be eligible for a variety of State of Illinois benefits. These benefits are administered through the Illinois Department of Central Management Service (CMS). These benefits include: Health Insurance plans (HMOs, OAPs, QCHP and CDHP), Dental Insurance, Vision Plan, Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D), Supplemental Long Term Disability (LTD), Flex Spending Accounts, MCAP and DCAP, and 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan.

Eligible employees are required to participate in the State Universities Retirement System (SURS). SURS is the retirement administrator for employees in public higher education in the State of Illinois.

Other benefits available to eligible employees include: Generous paid time-off, 403(b) Supplemental Retirement Plans, and Employee Assistance Program.
SIUC also provides extensive tuition benefits for its employees and their families such as: tuition waiver/application fee waiver for the employee and their dependents , a Legacy tuition rate for children of SIU Alumni , and Civil Service Employee Counsel (CSEC) Education Assistance Program (EAP) .

For more information please visit: https://hr.siu.edu/benefits/