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Director, Portuguese School

Employer
Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
Location
Middlebury, VT

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Employment Type
Full Time
Institution Type
Four-Year Institution

Job Details

Posted with Limited Access:

No

Title:

Director, Portuguese School

Posting Number:

S01691

Full-Time/Part-Time:

Full-time

Typical Hours Per Week:

Full-time

Regular, Temporary or Term:

Term

If temporary or term, enter anticipated end date:

08/31/2025

Benefits Eligible?:

Yes

Hourly/Salaried:

Salaried

Grade:

EXCL

Hiring Minimum:

Commensurate with experience

Department:

Portuguese School

Location:

Middlebury, VT Campus

Hire contingent upon successful completion of the following post-offer screening:

Criminal Background Check

Position Summary:

The Director of the School determines and supervises the instructional and co-curricular program, including lectures, films, concerts, field trips, etc.; they hire the School’s faculty and summer staff, works with instructors on developing and implementing curriculum, administers the School budget, supervises student progress (including those enrolled in the DML Program completing coursework and writing dissertations), provides advice and support to students, faculty colleagues, and staff, and represents the School at professional meetings. They also have curricular oversight for the MA program of the corresponding School Abroad.

Essential Functions:

Offer is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check.
Review of applications will begin on December 15, 2021, and will continue until the position is filled.


The Director spends the summer in residence on the Vermont campus where they oversees the instructional and co-curricular program, and generally teaches one organized course. During the academic year the Director plans the curriculum, hires faculty and summer staff, evaluates and publicizes the program, recruits students, and oversees the admissions process.

Initial appointment is for three years, renewable up to a maximum of three terms. Performance will be evaluated through the Annual Performance Summary process in March of each year. Directors submit an Annual Report in the fall of each year summarizing School performance for the summer, goals for the next year, and vision for the School. The criteria for evaluation are:

  • operation of summer program
  • quality of instruction
  • exercise of fiscal responsibility
  • promotion of curricular development
  • recruitment of students
  • effective representation of Middlebury College
  • student satisfaction
contribution to achieving the goals of the Language Schools

General Responsibilities:

Other duties as assigned.

Education:

They should be a senior faculty member with tenure or tenurable credentials in an established program.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

They should have a background in language pedagogy and technology, and strong interpersonal skills.

Experience:

Experience in language teaching, directing or coordinating a language program, and in general administration.

Open Until Filled:

Yes

Special Instructions to Applicants:

Offer is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check.
Review of applications will begin on December 15, 2021, and will continue until the position is filled.

Organization

Working at Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, a graduate school of Middlebury College, provides international professional education in areas of critical importance to a rapidly changing global community, including international policy and management, translation and interpretation, language teaching, sustainable development, and non-proliferation. We prepare students from all over the world to make a meaningful impact in their chosen fields through degree programs characterized by immersive and collaborative learning, and opportunities to acquire and apply practical professional skills. Our students are emerging leaders capable of bridging cultural, organizational, and language divides to produce sustainable, equitable solutions to a variety of global challenges.

In 2010, the Institute became a graduate school of Middlebury College. Middlebury is known worldwide for its leadership in undergraduate language instruction and international studies, and features both summer language immersion programs and Schools Abroad in 16 countries and 37 cities around the globe. Middlebury is also home to the oldest environmental studies program in the nation.

Monterey and Middlebury share much more than a common interest in cross-cultural communication and the environment, though—we share a commitment to making a difference in the world, and are building a truly global network of programs for future leaders in areas from translation and interpretation to environmental policy, economic development to language education, conflict resolution to sustainable business.

Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey offers graduate programs that prepare innovative professionals to provide leadership in cross-cultural, multilingual environments. Practical skills, collaborative processes, and innovative approaches are defining features of a Monterey Institute education. The Institute’s unique "Monterey Way" learning model ensures that students are learning through firsthand experiences in more than one language. Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey learners are problem solvers and process masters, building sustainable, equitable solutions for a global community through our interdisciplinary blend of business, policy, and language.

 

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