27.3646, Jobs: Applied Linguistics; General Linguistics; Language Acquisition: Chair of Department, The University of Texas at El Paso

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Subject: 27.3646, Jobs: Applied Linguistics; General Linguistics; Language Acquisition: Chair of Department, The University of Texas at El Paso

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Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2016 15:02:57
From: Bruce Louden [blouden at utep.edu]
Subject: Applied Linguistics; General Linguistics; Language Acquisition: Chair of Department, The University of Texas at El Paso, Texas, USA

 
University or Organization: The University of Texas at El Paso 
Department: Languages and Lingusitics
Job Location: Texas, USA 
Job Title: http://utep.edu/employment
Job Rank: Chair of Department

Specialty Areas: Applied Linguistics; General Linguistics; Language Acquisition 

Required Language(s): French (fra)
                      German (deu) 
                      Greek, Modern (ell) 
                      Italian (ita) 
                      Latin (lat) 
                      Persian, Iranian (pes) 
                      Portuguese (por) 
                      Spanish (spa) 

Description:

The Department of Languages and Linguistics at The University of Texas at El
Paso (UTEP) seeks applications for a new Chair. 

The department offers undergraduate degrees and minors in Spanish, French, and
Linguistics, masters’ degrees in Spanish and Linguistics, a minor in
Translation and Interpretation, a certificate in Brazilian Studies, and a
graduate certificate in Bilingual Professional Writing.  Languages taught
include Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, German, Latin, Greek, Arabic,
Persian, and Hebrew. 

Duties of the Chair include administration of the department, such as
preparing yearly budgets, meeting with faculty to follow up and assess the
development of the programs, reviewing course schedules, supervising program
directors and advisors, and engaging in follow up of the department’s
objectives. Other responsibilities include mentoring students and new faculty,
fostering interdepartmental collaboration, recruitment, and meeting with the
Dean of Liberal Arts on a regular basis to discuss departmental needs and
goals as well as new hires or program development.  Areas of specialization
and expertise of applicants may be in linguistics or in one of the
language/literature areas listed above.  

Candidates must be at the rank of Associate Professor or higher, have prior
administrative experience, and demonstrate a significant research agenda, as
evidenced in a substantive record of publications and indication of work in
progress. 

Application Procedures: 

Please upload a letter of application, CV, and three references. For full
consideration, applications must be received by December 1, 2016. The
appointment begins with the Fall Semester, 2017.



Application Deadline: 31-Dec-2016 (Open until filled)
	  
Web Address for Applications: https://utep.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=75394 
Contact Information:
	Dr. Bruce Louden 
	Email: blouden at utep.edu 


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