Job Announcement

[Sarah Krive]

--posted on behalf of a committee member--please address inquiries to
Dr. Denise Baker, dnbaker at uncg.edu.--

Professor and Head
Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

The College of Arts & Sciences at the University of North Carolina at
Greensboro invites applications and nominations for the position of
Head of the newly-established Department of Languages, Literatures,
and Cultures, effective August 1, 2011. The new department will
formally come into existence on July 1, 2011, and will combine the
faculty and programs of the existing Department of Romance Languages
and the Department of German and Russian. The Head is expected to
provide administrative and intellectual leadership for the department,
to support the faculty in their work as scholars and teachers, and to
work with the faculty to create a vision for this new department.
Applications are invited from individuals whose scholarship
encompasses any of the areas currently represented within the two
existing departments, or whose experience could enrich the
opportunities that will become available. Strong leadership and
communication skills, including native or near-native command of
English and the language related to the candidate’s primary research
and teaching, and a record of scholarship appropriate to an
appointment at the rank of Professor are required. Previous
administrative experience is highly desirable.

The Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures will be one of
19 departments in the College of Arts & Sciences
(http://www.uncg.edu/aas/), with approximately 120  undergraduate
majors in Spanish, French, and German, and 15 Master’s students in
Spanish and French. In addition, it will offer courses in Chinese,
Italian, Japanese, and Russian, with the intention of adding others in
the future. The department will have 16 tenured/tenure-track faculty
and 22 full-time lecturers.

UNC Greensboro, one of 16 campuses in the University of North Carolina
system, is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a research
university with high research activity. Enrollment is approximately
18,400 students, including 3,800 graduate students, in the College and
six professional schools. Greensboro is a city of about 240,000 in the
Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina, a location providing easy
access to the Research Triangle and to recreational opportunities at
the coast and the mountains. The local metropolitan area (which
includes the cities of High Point and Winston-Salem) has a population
of almost one million and offers an excellent quality of life.
UNC Greensboro is especially proud of the diversity of its student
body, and we seek to attract an equally diverse applicant pool for
this position, including women and members of minority groups. We are
an EEO/AA employer with a strong commitment to increasing faculty
diversity. Review of applications will begin on October 11, 2010, and
will continue until the position is filled. Applicants should submit
their vita with a letter explaining their interest in the position, a
description of their scholarship, a description of their approach to
the responsibilities of a Department Head, and contact information for
four references. Electronic submission of application materials is
preferred and should be sent to DNBAKER at UNCG.EDU. Questions may be
directed to the chair of the search committee, Dr. Denise N. Baker,
either by e-mail or by telephone (336-334-5547). Inquiries and
applications will be treated confidentially on request.

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