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Tue Oct 3 20:37:15 UTC 2006

Dear Colleagues,

Please see the announcenment below.

Best,

Jane

Chair, Department of Languages and Literature

University of Utah

The University of Utah invites applications for the position of Chair of the Department of Languages and Literature. Area of specialization is open. We seek an enterprising administrator and scholar who will guide the Department to develop initiatives and grow in intercultural and interdisciplinary directions. The successful candidate will have a scholarly record commensurate with the rank of Associate or Full Professor and will occupy a tenured faculty position in the department.  She or he should be able to articulate an academic vision for foreign languages in the Humanities curriculum and a clear strategy for promoting department initiatives.  The Chair reports directly to the Dean of the College of Humanities; fosters excellence in teaching and scholarly activities; supervises the Department's budget, including development and outreach; and oversees the recruitment, mentoring, and tenure and promotion of faculty. Salary and benefits are competitive. Starting date is July 1, 2007.  

The Department of Languages and Literature offers the BA, MA/MALP, and PhD, and has some 40 faculty members teaching across 19 languages and specializing in literary history and analysis, cultural studies, critical theory, comparative studies, and linguistics. The size and diversity of the Department accommodate a wide range of interests and cooperative opportunities. Faculty participate in degree-granting interdisciplinary programs in Latin American, Asian, and Ethnic Studies, and in the Middle East Center. The Department is housed within a thriving college, which has allocated resources to the development of a new department vision under the guidance of the incoming Chair. For more information about the Department and College, please see: http://hum.utah.edu/languages/ <http://hum.utah.edu/languages/>  and http://www.hum.utah.edu/ <http://www.hum.utah.edu/> .

Interested candidates are invited to send letter of application (detailing academic vision and management strategy), curriculum vitae, and a list of confidential references to Professor Jane Hacking, Chair, Search Committee, Department of Languages and Literature, 255 S. Central Campus Dr., Rm. 1400, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112.  Applications should be postmarked by November 10, 2006. Email any questions to: j.hacking at utah.edu.

The University of Utah, located in Salt Lake City, is the state's flagship research one university.  UU, which serves more than 28,000 students in 15 colleges, is fully committed to policies of nondiscrimination and equal opportunity and vigorously pursues affirmative action in all programs, activities, and employment with regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, and status as a person with a disability.  Religion, sexual orientation, and status as a disabled veteran of the Vietnam era also are protected under nondiscrimination and equal opportunity employment policies.

UU is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and particularly encourages applications from women and minorities.  The University provides reasonable accommodations to the known disabilities of applicants and employees.

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