23.2958, Jobs: Cognitive Sci; Comp Ling; Lang Acq: Executive Director, U of Maryland

[linguist at linguistlist.org]

LINGUIST List: Vol-23-2958. Fri Jul 06 2012. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 23.2958, Jobs: Cognitive Sci; Comp Ling; Lang Acq: Executive Director, U of Maryland

Moderators: Anthony Aristar, Eastern Michigan U <aristar at linguistlist.org>
            Helen Aristar-Dry, Eastern Michigan U <hdry at linguistlist.org>

Reviews: Veronika Drake, U of Wisconsin Madison
Monica Macaulay, U of Wisconsin Madison
Rajiv Rao, U of Wisconsin Madison
Joseph Salmons, U of Wisconsin Madison
Anja Wanner, U of Wisconsin Madison
       <reviews at linguistlist.org>

Homepage: http://linguistlist.org

Do you want to donate to LINGUIST without spending an extra penny? Bookmark
the Amazon link for your country below; then use it whenever you buy from
Amazon!

USA: http://www.amazon.com/?_encoding=UTF8&tag=linguistlist-20
Britain: http://www.amazon.co.uk/?_encoding=UTF8&tag=linguistlist-21
Germany: http://www.amazon.de/?_encoding=UTF8&tag=linguistlistd-21
Japan: http://www.amazon.co.jp/?_encoding=UTF8&tag=linguistlist-22
Canada: http://www.amazon.ca/?_encoding=UTF8&tag=linguistlistc-20
France: http://www.amazon.fr/?_encoding=UTF8&tag=linguistlistf-21

For more information on the LINGUIST Amazon store please visit our
FAQ at http://linguistlist.org/amazon-faq.cfm.

Editor for this issue: Sarah Fox <sarah at linguistlist.org>
================================================================  


Date: Fri, 06 Jul 2012 11:36:43
From: Thomas Wallsten [tswallst at umd.edu]
Subject: Cognitive Science; Computational Linguistics; Language Acquisition: Executive Director, University of Maryland, Maryland, USA

E-mail this message to a friend:
http://linguistlist.org/issues/emailmessage/verification.cfm?iss=23-2958.html&submissionid=4549441&topicid=7&msgnumber=1
 
University or Organization: University of Maryland 
Department: Center for Advanced Study of Language
Job Location: Maryland, USA 
Web Address: http://www.casl.umd.edu
Job Rank: Executive Director  

Specialty Areas: Cognitive Science; Computational Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Less Commonly Taught Languages/Cultures, Cognitive/Social Psychology


Description:

The University of Maryland, College Park, invites applications for the 
position of Executive Director of the Center for Advanced Study of 
Language (CASL). Since its establishment in 2003, CASL's mission 
has been to conduct cutting-edge research that results in improved 
performance on foreign language and analysis tasks relevant to the 
work of government language professionals.

Duties: The Executive Director (ED) has leadership responsibility for 
research, operations, strategic planning, and compliance with 
university and government requirements and regulations associated 
with CASL's designation as a University Affiliated Research Center 
(UARC). The ED's duties include developing and implementing the 
US Government-approved research agenda; developing and 
managing external relations and outreach to academia, industry, and 
government for purposes of collaborative research and consultation; 
and overseeing relevant UARC-designated activities and outreach, 
collaboration, education, policy and evaluation. The ED ensures the 
hiring and retention of the best researchers and research managers 
in CASL's core compentencies and other relevant disciplines as well 
as highly qualified financial, information technology, operations, 
logistics, and security support staff. In addition to aligning CASL's 
strategic plan with its mission to meet the needs of clients, the ED 
provides leadership in identifying opportunities for partnering and 
collaborating with academic departments and other research centers 
on campus. The ED reports to the Vice President for Research and 
directly supervises the directors of CASL's various units.

Qualifications: Candidates must have an advanced degree, 
preferably a Ph.D., in a discipline related to one of CASL's core 
competencies (e.g., Less Commonly Taught Languages and 
Cultures; Second Language Acquisition; Computational Linguistics; 
Linguistics; Cognitive or Social Psychology; Cognitive Science or 
Cognitive Neuroscience), with a distinguished record of scholarly 
achievement and/or leadership in one or more areas relevant to the 
research foci of the center. Candidates' experience, research and 
publications should show evidence of ability to tackle complex, 
interdisciplinary research and to work collaboratively with a range of 
institutions and researchers. Experience working closely with US 
government and/or industry colleagues in non-academic settings is 
essential. Candidates must qualify for an academic appointment 
either as a tenured professor or as a professor of the practice in a 
department consistent with their background. Candidates must hold 
U.S. citizenship and be willing to obtain the appropriate security 
clearance. 

To Apply: For best consideration, applicants should submit a letter of 
application, CV, and contact information for three professional 
references online at the application URL below by Monday, August 
20, 2012.

The University of Maryland, College Park, actively subscribes to a 
policy of equal employment opportunity, and will not discriminate 
against any employee or applicant because of race, age, sex, color, 
sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, religion, ancestry or 
national origin, marital status, genetic information, or political 
affiliation. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply. UM offers 
an excellent benefits package. Please visit the University's web page 
at http://www.uhr.umd.edu/benefits/ to view a full list of benefits and 
the providers.


Application Deadline:  (Open until filled)
	  
Web Address for Applications: http://jobs.umd.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=57086 
Contact Information:
	Thomas Wallsten 
	Email: tswallst at umd.edu 





----------------------------------------------------------
LINGUIST List: Vol-23-2958	
----------------------------------------------------------