In February 1970 an advert was run advertising the post of Director of the City of Birmingham Polytechnic. The Governors sought someone "between 40 and 50 years of age to lead a team of over 500 full-time members of teaching staff". A "creative thinker and energetic organiser" were sought for the new establishment which would be a "lively institution".
The salary scale was "£6076-£6500", the Vice-Chancellor these days gets rather more than that. In a sign of the times one of the attributes of the successful candidate are said to be a "proven ability to succeed on the quality of his thinking and his ability to communicate".
Ref:
Classified Ad 1 -- No Title. 1970. The Guardian (1959-2003), February 27, http://www.proquest.com/ (accessed July 22, 2010).
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