Chair of the Department of Modern and Classical Languages
Job no: 10001901
Position type: Instructional Faculty
Location: Fairfax, VA, On Site Required
Division/Equivalent: Provost
School/Unit: Col of Humanities and Soc Science
Department/Office: Modern and Classical Languages Dept
Categories: Default
Department: Col of Humanities and Soc Science
Classification: 9-month Instructional Faculty
Job Category: Instructional Faculty
Job Type: Full-Time
Work Schedule: Full-time (1.0 FTE, 40 hrs/wk)
Location: Fairfax, VA
Workplace Type: On Site Required
Salary: Salary commensurate with education and experience
Criminal Background Check: Yes
About the Department: The Department offers undergraduate and graduate programs in a variety of languages: Arabic, Chinese, Classical Studies, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Russian, and Spanish. From our basic language offerings to our undergraduate and graduate courses in linguistics, literature, and cultural studies, our integrated curriculum fuses students’ acquisition of linguistic proficiency with their development of cultural knowledge and critical thinking. We offer five undergraduate major concentrations (Arabic; Chinese; French; Korean; and Spanish), eleven minors, a graduate-level certificate in Spanish Heritage Language Education, and one Master’s program with five concentrations (Chinese; Spanish; French; Spanish & French; and Spanish/Bilingual-Multicultural Education). |
About the Position: The Chair provides leadership to the department to facilitate the achievement of college and university strategic objectives. The Chair will serve a four-year term beginning August 25, 2025. The position is potentially renewable. The standard duties of a department chair are outlined in the Faculty Handbook, section 2.12: https://provost.gmu.edu/administration/policy. The Chair is responsible for overseeing all departmental operations and plays a key role in collaborating to promote the study of languages and cultures, particularly in promoting intercultural competence across disciplines at the university. The Chair reports to the Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. |
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Instructions to Applicants: For full consideration, applicants must apply for Chair of the Department of Modern and Classical Languages at https://jobs.gmu.edu/. Complete and submit the online application to include a cover letter; curriculum vitae; a leadership statement to describe your vision for the department, your qualifications in relation to this job ad, leadership philosophy, style, and experiences, keeping in mind the multicultural and multilingual faculty, staff, and student constituencies in MCL (2-3 pages max); a research statement (1 page max); and a list of three professional references with contact information. |
Posting Open Date: November 1, 2024 For Full Consideration, Apply by: January 6, 2025 Open Until Filled: Yes |
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