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<p><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL)</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> seeks applications and nominations for the position of President. The President provides intellectual
leadership and overall direction for the organization. CAL’s current President will leave this position in 2017.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">CAL is an internationally recognized nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to promote access, equity, and mutual understanding for linguistically and culturally diverse people around the world. Presently,
CAL houses major federally funded projects on English language learning, foreign languages, language policy, language assessment, and literacy education. Research and application efforts focus on diverse areas of language education, language policy, assessment,
and training. CAL has an annual operating budget of approximately $17 million, with a staff of approximately 80.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">During its 58-year history, CAL has focused its efforts largely on language education and assessment, and on issues of equity and access for language minority populations. In recent years, CAL has broadened its
focus in response to private sector needs in the areas of workplace literacy and linguistic diversity in the workplace.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Internally, the major role of the President is to work with the Board of Trustees to manage the opportunities and challenges of public and private sector endeavors. The President is directly assisted in these
areas by an executive team that will include the Vice President for Language Education, and the Vice President for Language Assessment. In addition, the President will be assisted in managing administration matters by a Vice President for Administration.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Externally, the President will represent CAL to a wide range of stakeholders and constituencies including academic, government, media, associations, and other organizations in both the public and private sectors.
Working with members of the professional community, as well as the Board of Trustees, the President will exercise creativity in developing research and application priorities, nurturing present and future funding sources and partnerships, and developing new
markets for CAL research, services, and products.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">We seek candidates with the vision and talent to lead our mission-oriented organization in addressing program goals and developing new opportunities for diversification in our activities. Preferred qualifications
for this position include a doctoral-level degree in applied linguistics or an allied discipline relevant to CAL's mission, experience managing a nonprofit organization, and success in obtaining federal and other funding.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">A copy of the <a style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;" href="http://www.cal.org/who-we-are/career-opportunities/jobs/vacancy-announcement-president">
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