Full-Time Continuing Non-Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Arabic
- Employer
- College of the Holy Cross
- Location
- Worcester, MA
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- Arts & Humanities, Foreign Languages & Literature
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Location:
Worcester, MA
Open Date:
Dec 20, 2018
Close Date:
Feb 13, 2019
Description:
The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at the College of the Holy Cross invites applications for a full-time continuing non-tenure-track faculty appointment to begin in August 2019.
Full-time continuing non-tenure-track faculty teach five courses each year, serve as advisors, perform departmental and/or college service, and remain actively engaged in their field. They are eligible for travel support and reimbursement of relocation costs within the College’s published policies. All full-time appointments offer competitive salaries and include full benefits.
The position is established for an initial term of three academic years, beginning in Fall 2019, and the appointment holds the rank of lecturer. The position will be reviewed for renewal in the second year of the term. If the position is re-approved for another three years, the holder of the position will be reviewed in the third year for reappointment.
Qualifications:
Candidates must have native or near native proficiency in Modern Standard Arabic; a master’s degree in Arabic language teaching, second language acquisition, or a related field; and experience teaching Arabic language at the elementary and intermediate levels to American students in a college/university setting. They must demonstrate commitment to, and excellence in, undergraduate teaching as informed by current practice and scholarship in the field of Arabic pedagogy.
Application Instructions:
Please submit a letter of application, current curriculum vitae, a statement on teaching philosophy and interests, official transcripts of undergraduate and graduate study, two confidential letters of recommendation, and a link to a recent video of yourself teaching elementary or intermediate Arabic. Provide information about the location of the class and the level of the students in your video, the topic that your lesson covered, and the learning goals you had for the students in that class.
As a Jesuit, undergraduate liberal arts college, the College values dialog among people from diverse perspectives as integral to the mission and essential to the excellence of our academic program (see http://www.holycross.edu/mission). In your application please highlight how your teaching, mentorship and/or service might support the College’s mission and its commitment to diversity and inclusion. For more information, please visit http://holycross.edu/diversity. To learn more about faculty life at the College, applicants are encouraged to visit http://holycross.edu/join.
The College of the Holy Cross uses Interfolio to collect all faculty job applications electronically. Please submit all application materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/59022
Review of applications will begin on February 1 and will continue until the position has been filled. For full consideration, please apply by February 10. Questions about this search may be directed to Claudia Ross, Chair, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures: cross@holycross.edu.
Organization
Founded in 1843 in Worcester, Massachusetts, the College of the Holy Cross is among the nation's leading liberal arts institutions. A highly selective, four-year, exclusively undergraduate college of 2,800 students, Holy Cross is renowned for offering a rigorous, personalized education in the Jesuit, Catholic tradition.
As a liberal arts college, Holy Cross pursues excellence in teaching, learning and research in the arts, humanities, physical sciences and social sciences. As a mission-based college, Holy Cross seeks to educate men and women who, as leaders in business, professional, and civic life, live by the highest intellectual and ethical standards, and serve others in their communities, American society, and the wider world.
The recipient of numerous architecture and landscaping awards, Holy Cross is located on Pakachoag Hill/Mount St. James, providing inspiring views of the City of Worcester (population 181,000). The campus offers a beautiful blend of old and new architecture including 11 academic buildings, 11 residence halls, a library, chapel, several athletic fields and a sports complex with a pool and fitness center, a student center with a book store, convenience store and Post Office, a stage theatre, movie theater, concert hall, art gallery, and a dining hall and food court, plus two separate grills and three coffee shops. The College hosts many conferences and academic symposia, and is home to the Center for Religion, Ethics and Culture, as well as a new $63 million Integrated Science Complex, outfitted with the latest research equipment and technology.
Holy Cross highly values the unique skills, perspective, talents and passion that each employee contributes to its learning community. To work at the College is to accept an invitation to participate in the growth and development of all campus members -- students, faculty and staff -- in a community marked by freedom, mutual respect and civility. Job candidates of all ethnic, racial and religious backgrounds who embrace the open and inclusive culture of Holy Cross are welcome and encouraged to apply.
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