Department Head Opening at UNCG

Linda L. Buettner, Ph.D, LRT, CTRS, sent along this position opening:


DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION, TOURISM, AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT (RTH)
SCHOOL OF HEALTH AND HUMAN PERFORMANCE
THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO

POSITION: Department Head, Professor, Department of RTH
The Department of Recreation, Tourism, and Hospitality Management invites nominations and applications from talented and dynamic national leaders for the position of Department Head. The Department Head is responsible for providing academic, administrative, and professional leadership, including building on the department’s reputation for teaching and service excellence, fostering a culture that values scholarship and research, developing external relations, and fund raising. Position begins August 1, 2009.

QUALIFICATIONS: The candidate should have an earned doctorate in a field relevant to recreation and parks or hospitality and tourism management, and a distinguished record of research, scholarly accomplishments, teaching, and professional service. The candidate should show a demonstrated record of effective leadership and managerial communication. The candidate must currently hold the rank of Professor or be qualified to enter at the rank of Professor at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Candidates who have demonstrated success working with diverse groups of students and faculty are preferred.

We seek a Department Head who will help us continue to increase the Department’s national prominence. In keeping with the strategic goals of the university, the school, and the department, the candidate must show willingness to support the increasing need for effective long term planning for both curriculum and research, as well as corporate and alumni development. Experience facilitating or leading interdisciplinary collaboration is desirable. Candidates should have strong democratic leadership qualities and appreciation for the diversity of sub-disciplines across commercial recreation and special event management, therapeutic recreation, leisure services management, hotel and restaurant management, and travel and tourism management.



RESPONSIBILITIES: Duties include administration and oversight of the general operations of the Department, including: curricular and budgetary management; ongoing program development, evaluation, and accreditation; faculty recruitment, development, and evaluation; student recruitment and retention; development and outreach activities. Department Heads also serve as members of the School of HHP administrative team.


SALARY: Commensurate with experience.

APPLICATION
PROCEDURES: Send letter of application, curriculum vita, and three letters of reference to:

Drs. Charlsena Stone & Linda Buettner
Search Committee Co-Chairs
Department of Recreation, Tourism, and Hospitality Management
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
P. O. Box 26170, Greensboro, North Carolina 27402
E-mail: cfstone@uncg.edu Email: llbuettn@uncg.edu
Tel: 336-334-4481(Stone) Tel: 336-334-4131(Buettner)
Fax: 336-334-3238
RTH Website: www.uncg.edu/rth