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1) Subject:CASA Director and Host Institution Search

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Date: 10 Sep 2008
From:"Al-Batal, Mahmoud M" <albatal at austin.utexas.edu>
Subject:CASA Director and Host Institution Search

Position Announcement

DIRECTOR & Host Institution
Center for Arabic Study Abroad (CASA)

Deadline:  November 5, 2008

         The Center for Arabic Study Abroad (CASA) seeks applications  
for a new host institution and a new Director (a regular full-time  
faculty member at that institution) to assume partial responsibility  
during the 2009-2010 academic year and full responsibility in June  
2010.  The CASA Stateside office is currently located at the  
University of Texas at Austin and operates two overseas programs at  
the American University in Cairo, Egypt and the University of  
Damascus, Syria.  A detailed description of CASA and its various  
programs is available at http://www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/casa/.

The prospective host institution must be an institutional member of  
the CASA Consortium and must commit to providing CASA with the  
following for a minimum of five years:

	• Office and file storage space for a CASA full time program  
coordinator.  CASA will pay for the coordinator’s position but the  
space needs to be provided by the host institution free of charge.
	• Support from administrative staff (also free of any charge) within  
the academic department/unit that will be hosting CASA.
	• Support (free of any direct or indirect costs) through the  
institution’s accounting office and office of sponsored programs to  
administer four different accounts including two US Department of  
Education grants.

Requirements for the CASA Director include:
	• PhD in Arabic or related field
	• Experience in proficiency and content-based teaching, especially at  
the advanced levels
	• Experience in curriculum & material development and testing
	• Study Abroad Experience
	• Professional-level competence in Arabic

Based on CASA By Laws, the CASA Director receives a summer salary  
supplement equivalent to 25% of her/his annual salary.

         Interested institutions need to submit the following  
application materials by November 5, 2008.

	• A letter of application, complete CV, and two letters of  
recommendation for the Director’s position.
	• A letter of commitment from the Department chair or Dean of the  
prospective host institution indicating the institution’s willingness  
to host CASA for a minimum of five years.




All application materials should be mailed to:

         Selina Keilani, Program Coordinator
         Center for Arabic Study Abroad (CASA)
         University of Texas at Austin
         1 University Station, F9400
         Austin, TX 78712-0527


If you have any questions, please contact Selina Keilani via email at UTcasa at austin.utexas.edu 
  or by phone at 512-471-3513.



THE CENTER FOR ARABIC STUDY ABROAD (CASA)
IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

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