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Ast /Asc/Full Professor - Fixed Term

Employer
Michigan State University
Location
East Lansing

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Arts & Humanities, Foreign Languages & Literature
Employment Type
Full Time
Institution Type
Four-Year Institution

Job Details

Job no: 739784
Work type: Faculty/Academic Staff
Major Administrative Unit / College: College Of Arts And Letters
Department: Linguistics, Languages, And Cultures 10004543
Sub Area: FAS- Fac./Acad Staff
Salary: Salary Commensurate with Experience
Location: East Lansing
Categories: Education/Training, Fixed Term Faculty, Full Time (90-100%), Union
Working/Functional Title

Ast/Asc/Full Professor - Fixed Term

Position Summary

The Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures at Michigan State University is seeking a one-time program leader for the summer study abroad program: German Language and Culture in Mayen. This is a short-term position for Summer Semester I 2022, with duties beginning May 16, 2022 and ending July 1, 2022. Responsibilities include teaching intermediate/advanced German language and culture in the immersive context of life in a small town in Germany; co-organizing and leading half- and full-day excursions in the region; organizing and leading group travel during the final week of the program to several cities across Germany; managing relations with the local support staff and host families in Mayen; overseeing and mentoring a graduate assistant and co-instructor; managing the program budget; assisting with program recruitment and student advising; holding pre-departure orientation meetings in the spring semester.

Position is planned to recur every Summer Semester

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability or protected veteran status.

Required Degree

Doctorate

Minimum Requirements

PhD required

Prior experience studying and/or working in Germany

Desired Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have substantial experience abroad, including either participation in or prior leadership of similar programs. Substantial experience teaching German language and culture through the third-year level.

Required Application Materials

a cover letter;

current curriculum vitae;

statement of teaching/research philosophy that highlights candidates alignment with some of our desired qualifications;

diversity statement, including any experience mentoring diverse students or faculty, or community outreach initiatives, and an explanation of how candidate will advance our goals of inclusive excellence;

names and email addresses of 3 potential referees.

Together-we-will StatementThe university is requiring all MSU students, faculty and staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19 with limited exceptions. Learn more at: https://msu.edu/together-we-will/Special Instructions

Review of applications will begin November 1, 2021 and will continue until the position is filled. Applications must be submitted electronically to the Michigan State University Human Resources website http://careers.msu.edu. For more information, contact Elizabeth Mittman, Chair of the Search Committee, Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures at mittman@msu.edu. Persons with disabilities have the right to request and receive reasonable accommodation.

Review of Applications Begins On

11/01/2021

Website

linglang.msu.edu

Department Statement

The College of Arts & Letters recognizes that only an academic and organizational culture, which actively seeks out and strengthens diverse voices and perspectives among its members results in true excellence. We are an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. The College of Arts & Letters is particularly interested in candidates of all backgrounds who are committed to the principle that intellectual leadership is achieved through open access and pro-active inclusion.

MSU Statement

Michigan State University has been advancing the common good with uncommon will for more than 160 years. One of the top research universities in the world, MSU pushes the boundaries of discovery and forges enduring partnerships to solve the most pressing global challenges while providing life-changing opportunities to a diverse and inclusive academic community through more than 200 programs of study in 17 degree-granting colleges.

Advertised: Oct 18, 2021 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: Oct 18, 2023 Eastern Daylight Time

Organization

Working at Michigan State University 

Spartans work every day to advance the common good in uncommon ways.

Together, we tackle some of the world’s toughest problems to find solutions that make life better—from alternative energy to better food safety to breakthrough medical and environmental applications achieved through rare isotope research.

We teach. We explore and we discover. We collaborate and lead. We innovate, inspire, and empower. We achieve our potential and create circumstances that help our students and others achieve theirs.

We're good at it, and we've been at it for more than 150 years.

The nation’s pioneer land-grant university, MSU began as a bold experiment that democratized higher education and helped bring science and innovation into everyday life. The revolutionary concept became a model for the nation.

Today, MSU is one of the top research universities in the world—on one of the biggest, greenest campuses in the nation. Home to nationally ranked and recognized academic, residential college, and service-learning programs, we’re a diverse community of dedicated students and scholars, athletes and artists, scientists and leaders.

In ways both practical and profound, we work to create a stronger, more sustainable, and more hopeful future for all.

Top Distinctions

U.S. News & World Report ranks MSU

  • 29th among the nation’s public universities
  • First in the nation for 19 years for graduate programs in elementary and secondary education
  • First in the nation for graduate programs in nuclear physics and industrial and organizational psychology
  • First in the nation for undergraduate program in supply chain

Recognized for 11 consecutive years as one of the top 100 universities in the world by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in its annual Academic Ranking of World Universities

Ranks 46th among public universities for in-state students in Kiplinger’s 2013 edition of Best Values in Public Colleges

Silver rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s STARS program, which measures and encourages sustainability in education and research; operations; and planning, administration, and engagement

Member of the prestigious 62-member Association of American Universities

Only university in the country with on-campus medical schools graduating allopathic (MD) and osteopathic (DO) physicians, and veterinarians (DVMs)

Among the largest single-campus residence hall system in the country with 27 halls in five neighborhoods and two apartment villages.

 

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