Vacancy - Concordia Language Villages

[Katerina P. King]

Please see contact information below.

NOTICE OF VACANCY
Concordia Language Villages
Moorhead, MN 56562 USA

POSITION: Dean, Russian Language Village
Part-Time Appointment

RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Dean of the Russian Language Village is responsible for program and
curriculum development, staff management and overall administration of
one-, two-, and four-week sessions in the summer. The Russian Language
Village summer dean's position is a summer appointment of four weeks
plus one week of orientation, in July and early August. (Length of
appointment and dates may change in summer 2006, due to an expected move
to a new, architecturally authentic site; actual year of the move is
dependent on fundraising.) Attendance is required at Deans' Council
meetings during the academic year. The Dean of the Russian Language
Village reports to the executive director of Concordia Language Villages
and to the administrative team as a whole.

Concordia Language Villages is a program of Concordia College in
Moorhead, Minnesota. Concordia Language Villages annually serves over
9000 young people aged 7-18 from all 50 of the United States and several
other countries. Language-centered, cultural immersion instruction is
offered in thirteen languages.

CRITERIA FOR SELECTION:
? Fluency in Russian and English
? Commitment to the importance of immersion language and culture education
? Knowledge of effective teaching strategies and methodologies for
second language learning
? Strong organizational and management skills
? Excellent oral and written communication skills
? Previous leadership position at Concordia Language Villages or in a
similar language immersion environment, preferred
? B.A. degree required, with M.A. degree preferred
? Ability and willingness to make a several-year commitment, at a
minimum, to the dean position (contingent on all parties agreeing to
continuation), preferred
? Sympathy with the mission of a liberal arts college affiliated with
the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 29 November 2004, or until position is filled

APPLICATION PROCESS: Electronically submit letter of application, resume
and two letters of recommendation to:

Denise Phillippe, Associate Director
phillipp at cord.edu
800-450-2214, 218-586-8727





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