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The Title VI Language Resource Center at the University of Minnesota is seeking a new Director to begin in Fall 2016. The position is posted on the University of Minnesota Employment website under Job #306957.
Director, Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition
Position Overview
The CARLA Director provides overall academic leadership for the Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA) at the University of Minnesota, one of 16 National Language Resource Centers funded by the U.S. Department of Education. The CARLA Director plays a vital role in shaping the Center's mission, serves as Principal Investigator of the center's foundational Language Resource Center grant and other major grants, seeks additional funding consistent with the center's overall mission, supervises the Center's administrative and programmatic staff, carries out research, provides oversight of summer institutes and workshops focused on second language acquisition and teaching, and directs the dissemination of the Center's work to the broader academic and language teaching community across the country, and throughout the University's College of Liberal Arts and College of Education and Human Development.
Main Position Duties
Required Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Position Details
Application Instructions
The Title VI Language Resource Center at the University of Minnesota is seeking a new Director to begin in Fall 2016. The position is posted on the University of Minnesota Employment website under Job #306957.
Director, Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition
Position Overview
The CARLA Director provides overall academic leadership for the Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA) at the University of Minnesota, one of 16 National Language Resource Centers funded by the U.S. Department of Education. The CARLA Director plays a vital role in shaping the Center's mission, serves as Principal Investigator of the center's foundational Language Resource Center grant and other major grants, seeks additional funding consistent with the center's overall mission, supervises the Center's administrative and programmatic staff, carries out research, provides oversight of summer institutes and workshops focused on second language acquisition and teaching, and directs the dissemination of the Center's work to the broader academic and language teaching community across the country, and throughout the University's College of Liberal Arts and College of Education and Human Development.
Main Position Duties
- Provide overall academic leadership for the Center (40%)
- Provide research expertise and advising for instructors of language programs in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota (25%)
- Seek and secure grants and other resources for the Center (15%)
- Disseminate the Center's resources and professional development work (15%)
- Supervise CARLA personnel (5%)
Required Qualifications
- Ph.D. or Ed.D. in areas related to second language acquisition and teaching
- Demonstrated scholarship, background and experience in language education
- Knowledge about key national and international issues related to language education
- Documented evidence of management ability, organizational and interpersonal skills, and strong public relations skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Demonstrated leadership and professional involvement in foreign language education
- Demonstrated success in writing, procuring, and managing grants
- Demonstrated interdisciplinary team-building success in academic and/or non-academic settings
Position Details
- 100%-time, 12-month, annually-renewable, Professional and Academic Administrative (P&A) position
- Salary range - $80,000-$106,000 annually (depending on qualifications)
Application Instructions
- Applications must be submitted online at: MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "click.ecommunications2.umn.edu" claiming to be http://www1.umn.edu/ohr/employment/
- The job ID # is 306957.
- Review of applications will begin on March 1, 2016.