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1)<br>Date: 23 May 2013<br>From:<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Ghassan Husseinali <<a href="mailto:emailghassan@yahoo.com" target="_blank">emailghassan@yahoo.com</a>></span><br>Subject:JOB:George Mason U FT, non-tenure track<br>
<br><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">The George Mason University, Department of Modern and</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Classical Languages invites applications for a full-time, nontenure-track</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">position (Term Assistant Professor) in Arabic beginning August 25th, 2013. The</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">contract is for one year, renewable contingent on satisfactory performance and</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">departmental and program needs.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Duties:</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Teaching responsibilities include 12 credits per semester in</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Arabic language, literature and culture at the undergraduate-level. The ideal</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">candidate will teach Modern Standard Arabic at all levels, and an upper-level</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">dialect course and Arabic literature (in Arabic). The ability to teach a course</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">on Islamic religious text or thought in Arabic is a plus.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Qualifications:</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Preference will be given to candidates with a Ph.D. in</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Arabic literature in-hand at time of appointment, but ABD’s may also apply.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Native or near-native proficiency in Arabic and English is required, as is</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">evidence of excellent teaching ability at all levels of Arabic. Familiarity</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">with the latest instructional technologies and commitment to undergraduate</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">education are expected.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">The department offers a major and a minor in many languages</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">including a minor in Arabic. The Arabic Program is actively engaged with other</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">units of the university, especially Islamic Studies and Middle Eastern Studies.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">For full consideration, applicants must apply for position</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">number F9088z at </span><a href="http://jobs.gmu.edu/" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px" target="_blank">http://jobs.gmu.edu/</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">; complete and submit the online application;</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">and upload a cover letter, C.V., a one-page description of your teaching</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">philosophy, a list of three professional references with contact information,</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">and three letters of recommendation (LORs) from the professional references</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">listed. If LORs are not available for upload at the time of application, upload</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">a blank document stating that the LORs will be e-mailed. Promptly have the LORs</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">e-mailed to Human Resources at </span><a href="mailto:jobs@gmu.edu" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px" target="_blank">jobs@gmu.edu</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Review of applications will begin on June 10, 2013, and will</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">continue until the position is filled. Interviews with candidates for the</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">position will be conducted through Skype.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">For Full Consideration, Apply by: June 10, 20</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
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