Job announcement

[Robert A. Rothstein]

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Chair: Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

 The College of Humanities and Fine Arts at the University of 
Massachusetts at Amherst invites applications for the position of Chair 
in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures.  The 
department incorporates programs in Asian Languages and Literatures, 
Comparative Literature, French and Italian Studies, Germanic and 
Scandinavian Studies, and Spanish and Portuguese. The University of 
Massachusetts Translation Center and the Five College Center for the 
Study of World Languages are also affiliates. The field of academic 
specialization is open: candidates with distinguished records of 
research, publications, and teaching in the study of foreign languages, 
literatures, and cultures and with relevant administrative experience at 
a research-oriented institution will be considered.  Salary is 
competitive and commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Candidates must demonstrate the ability to promote interaction among the 
different programs.  It is desirable that the candidate have experience 
in securing grants and other types of funding, in developing innovative 
curricula, of fostering interdisciplinary and multicultural research and 
teaching, and in implementing procedures for assessment of a broad range 
of programs within a large, robust department.

 Applications review will begin November 1, 2005 and continue until the 
position is filled.  Applicants should include a cover letter, a CV, and 
contact information for 3 referees. All materials should be sent to:

 
     Professor Daniel Gordon
     Chair/Search Committee
     c/o Jeanne Lapan
     College of Humanities and Fine Arts
     South College -150 Hicks Way
     University of Massachusetts
     Amherst, MA  01003-9274 

UMass Amherst is a member of the Five College Consortium along with 
Amherst, Hampshire, Smith, and Mount Holyoke Colleges and is also a 
member of the Academic Career Network, a resource for dual career couples.  

The University of Massachusetts Amherst is an Affirmative Action/Equal 
Opportunity Employer.  Women and members of minority groups are 
encouraged to apply.


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