job announcement - chair of education

[Sarah J. Shin]

Dear Edling listserv manager,

Would you please post the following job announcement on the Edling
listserv? Thank you for your courtesy.

Sincerely,

Sarah Shin

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Chair, Department of Education
University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)

UMBC seeks an educational leader with vision and demonstrated ability to
head the Department of Education in the College of Arts, Humanities and
Social Sciences. Eligible to be appointed at Full Professor rank, the
successful candidate for Chair must have a doctoral degree, a minimum of 5
years of administrative experience, a substantive scholarly record, and a
record of successful teaching.

Located between Baltimore and Washington, D.C., UMBC is an
NCATE-accredited, Carnegie Research University (RU/H) widely recognized
for its commitment to diversity and excellence in undergraduate and
graduate education, with a total enrollment of 12,000 students, 40% of
whom are minorities. The Department has 80 full- and part-time faculty
members, with 21 full-time faculty on tenure-track, clinical, and lecturer
lines. Serving over 550 graduate students, the Department enrolls the
largest number of graduate students on campus in the Master of Arts in
Teaching (MAT) initial certification program, the Master of Arts in
Instructional Systems Development Program , the Master of Arts in TESOL
(Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages), and the Master of Arts
in Education (MAE) advanced degree program.  It also partners with six
other departments in offering the interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program in
Language, Literacy, and Culture. In addition, approximately 250 students
are seeking initial teacher certification through the Early Childhood,
Elementary, and Secondary Education undergraduate programs. The Department
is actively engaged in state and national initiatives to increase the
number of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
teachers. The department also has strong online programs.

Committed to PreK-16 collaboration, UMBC has built strong ties with the
State of Maryland’s network of teacher education institutions, as well as
partnerships with culturally and linguistically diverse school districts,
including Professional Development Schools (PDS) and MAE cohort programs
for in-service teachers. The Department also collaborates on several NSF
grants designed to educate more STEM teachers, and has recently received a
$1 million U.S. Department of Education ESOL development grant, as well as
substantial scholarship funds from private donors.

The Chair will supervise all departmental activities, including curriculum
development, the department budget, personnel, and coordination of
accreditation reviews for the Maryland State Department of Education
(MSDE) and NCATE. The Chair will also assist in the University’s marketing
efforts of Department programs and pursue funding opportunities. The Chair
must be able to communicate effectively with multiple stakeholders.

Applicants should send a letter of interest including a description of
major leadership accomplishments and research activities, curriculum
vitae, and manuscript reprints to: Dr. Sarah Shin, Chair, Search
Committee, Department of Education, University of Maryland Baltimore
County, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250 or by email to
shin at umbc.edu. In addition, applicants should ask for three letters of
reference to be sent to the same address. Consideration of candidates will
begin October 15, 2009 and continue until the position is filled; for
optimal consideration, applications should be received by October 15.

For information about UMBC and the Department of Education, respectively,
visit: http://www.umbc.edu/ and http://www.umbc.edu/education/.

UMBC is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages
applications from a diverse pool of candidates.


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Sarah J. Shin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor & Co-Director
M.A. TESOL Program
Department of Education
University of Maryland Baltimore County
1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore, MD 21250, USA

Phone: (410) 455-2485
Fax: (410) 455-3986
Email: shin at umbc.edu
http://www.umbc.edu/esol
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