> From: "CARLA (by way of Esther Horn)" <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: May 2, 2007 9:20:19 AM EDT
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> Subject: CARLA Director Position Available at the University of  
> Minnesota
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> POSITION AVAILABLE
>
> Director
> Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition
> University of Minnesota
>
> Position Description
> Req # 147523
>
> The Center for Advanced Research on Language=20
> Acquisition (CARLA) seeks a full-time director.=20
> CARLA is one of the U.S. Department of=20
> Education's Title VI National Language Resource=20
> Centers, whose role is to improve the nation's=20
> capacity to teach and learn foreign languages=20
> effectively. CARLA is engaged in a number of=20
> interrelated research and program initiatives=20
> focused on second/foreign language teaching,=20
> learning, and assessment.  Through an annual=20
> summer institute program and a wide array of=20
> international conferences and regional seminars,=20
> CARLA supports the professional development of=20
> language teachers.  Additionally, CARLA offers a=20
> number of resources to language teachers=20
> including a battery of language proficiency=20
> assessments and a working paper series. The=20
> mission of CARLA is to study multilingualism and=20
> multiculturalism, to develop knowledge of second=20
> language acquisition, and to advance the quality=20
> of language teaching, learning, and assessment.
>
> General Duties of the CARLA Director: As the=20
> public face of CARLA, the director will provide=20
> leadership by setting priorities and direction=20
> for this interdisciplinary, research-based=20
> center, securing and expanding funding, and=20
> fostering collaboration among all CARLA=20
> stakeholders.  This is a full-time, annually=20
> renewable administrative position that may=20
> include limited teaching and research options=20
> depending upon the needs of CARLA and the=20
> background of the individual.  For the successful=20
> candidate, exceptional circumstances may warrant=20
> the granting of faculty rank and the possibility=20
> of faculty tenure.
>
> Specific Responsibilities
> Provide overall leadership and vision, and foster=20
> the development of effective team relationships=20
> within CARLA.
> Maintain and expand funding sources, lead=20
> grant-writing efforts and gift campaigns, and=20
> foster collaborations to pursue funding=20
> opportunities.
> Recruit and support project leaders, Center=20
> Coordinator and other personnel; monitor project=20
> and product development; supervise Center=20
> personnel.
> Create and strengthen connections linking CARLA=20
> with all relevant units within the University and=20
> the state, and with national and international=20
> researchers, leaders, and institutions engaged in=20
> language education.
> Provide budgetary oversight and decision-making for CARLA resources.
> Maintain effective communication with Principal=20
> Investigators of all CARLA grants.
> Establish and implement a new leadership model in=20
> consultation with CARLA stakeholders.
>
> Required Qualifications
> Ph.D. or Ed.D. in a relevant field.
> Demonstrated scholarship and background and experience in language  
> education=
> =2E
> Knowledge about key national and international=20
> issues related to language and culture education.
> Documented evidence of management ability,=20
> organizational and interpersonal skills, and=20
> strong public relations skills.
>
> Preferred Qualifications
> Demonstrated success in writing, procuring, and managing grants.
> Demonstrated interdisciplinary teambuilding=20
> success in academic and/or non-academic settings.
> Demonstrated leadership and professional=20
> involvement in language and culture education.
>
> CARLA has 5 full-time staff members and several=20
> affiliated faculty members from the College of=20
> Liberal Arts, the College of Education and Human=20
> Development, and the College of Continuing=20
> Education.  The Director of CARLA reports to the=20
> Associate Vice-President and Dean of=20
> International Programs.  More information about=20
> CARLA can be found at: http://www.carla.umn.edu.
>
> Applications and nominations will be reviewed=20
> beginning September 1, 2007 and accepted until=20
> the position is filled.
>
> Application instructions:  The position=20
> requisition number is 147523 and is available=20
> on-line at:=20
> https://employment.umn.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/ 
> Frameset.jsp?time=
> =3D1177955752915.=20
> Please apply online by submitting a=20
> faculty/academic application along with an=20
> electronic letter of application expressing=20
> interest in the position, current vita or r=E9sum=E9,=20
> 1-2 page statement regarding interest in the=20
> position, names and addresses of 3-5 references.=20
> Online application are available at:=20
> http://www1.umn.edu/ohr/employment/index.html.
>
> This material is available in alternative formats=20
> upon request. If you need assistance with an=20
> alternative formats or other disability=20
> accommodations, please contact:
> Karin Larson, Coordinator
> Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition
> 619 Heller Hall, 271 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN  55455
> Phone: 612-624-6022
> E-mail:  [log in to unmask]
>
> Selection Committee Chair
> Diane J. Tedick, Ph.D. Associate Professor,=20
> Second Languages and Cultures Education
> Director of Graduate Studies, Dept. of Curriculum and Instruction
> 254 Peik Hall 159 Pillsbury Dr. SE Minneapolis, MN  55455
> Phone: 612-625-1081
> E-mail: [log in to unmask]
>
> "The University of Minnesota is committed to the=20
> policy that all persons shall have equal access=20
> to its programs, facilities, and employment=20
> without regard to race, color, creed, religion,=20
> national origin, sex, age, marital status,=20
> disability, public assistance status, veteran=20
> status or sexual orientation."
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