MCLC: Georgia Tech position

[Denton, Kirk]

MCLC LIST
From: jin liu <jin.liu at modlangs.gatech.edu>
Subject: Georgia Tech position
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CHAIR OF THE SCHOOL OF MODERN LANGUAGES, GEORGIA TECH

The School of Modern Languages of the Georgia Institute of Technology
seeks an entrepreneurial, collaborative Chair to lead a dynamic and
innovative faculty team dedicated to redefining the study of language and
culture for the 21st century.  The School is united around a vision of
applied foreign language and cultural proficiency coupled with
understanding of intercultural issues as crucial for careers in the global
workplace.  The ideal candidate will have a strong record of scholarship,
evidence of successful grant-writing experience, and a program orientation
toward applied and interdisciplinary approaches to language and culture
studies. The Chair must support faculty scholarship, cultivate shared
governance, and be an effective advocate to elevate the School's stature
and capacity, articulating the School's innovative programs within an
Institute committed to expanding connections between the humanities,
sciences and technology, and international education.

The School of Modern Languages draws on its unique setting as part of a
premier technological university to deliver cutting-edge programs that
focus on preparing students to participate in the global workforce through
advanced communication skills, critical and creative thinking,
intercultural understanding and professional competency in eight languages
(Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Russian and Spanish).
The success of the School's approach is evidenced by the 21.7% of
undergraduates at Georgia Tech who study a foreign language in the absence
of an institute-wide language requirement, against a national average of
8.6%.  The School plays a key role in delivering advanced coursework and
study-abroad programs that support Georgia Tech's Heiskell-award-winning
International Plan, a degree designator encompassing 25 of the Institute's
35 undergraduate degree majors that requires 16 weeks of study or work
abroad and an ACTFL-certified foreign language proficiency rating of at
least Intermediate High.   The Institute's strategic plan for the next 25
years includes a goal of 100% undergraduate student participation in a
study-abroad experience.

The School of Modern Languages, one of six schools in the Ivan Allen
College, offers an innovative B.S. degree in Applied Languages and
Intercultural Studies (ALIS; see
http://www.modlangs.gatech.edu/degrees/alis) as well as degrees in Global
Economics and Modern Languages (GEML); and International Affairs and
Modern Languages (IAML) and is currently undertaking the design of a
Master's program.  Twenty-three tenure-track faculty members provide
administrative and instructional support to an ever-growing number of
majors, dual majors, and minors.  Oversight of our academic programs
requires a strong commitment to progressive education, international
programs, and multi-disciplinary collaboration in the College and the
Institute. Additional information pertaining to the School of Modern
Languages is available at http://www.modlangs.gatech.edu/.

The successful candidate must possess a Ph.D. or other appropriate
terminal degree and a scholarly record that merits a tenured appointment
at the rank of full professor. The individual should have demonstrated
leadership, preferably in higher education; a proven aptitude for
effective financial, academic, and personnel management; and experience in
strategic planning and fund-raising.

Located in midtown Atlanta, Georgia Tech enrolls over 21,000 students and
is consistently ranked as one of the top seven public universities in the
country. Georgia Tech is a unit of the University System of Georgia and an
AA/EO employer; women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply.

Applicant review will begin on 01 November 2011 and continue until the
position is filled. To receive full consideration, application materials
should include: (1) a letter of interest describing the candidate's
relevant experience and vision for the position, (2) curriculum vitae, (3)
examples of scholarly work, and (4) the names, positions, and contact
information of five references who will be contacted only with the
candidate's approval - please include a brief statement of your
relationship to each reference.

The application package can be uploaded and submitted at
https://editorialexpress.com/hhc_login.html

The job ad can also be accessed at
http://www.modlangs.gatech.edu/news-and-events/news/2011/10/chair-search-pr
ocess-begins.


*Materials may also be sent to: Modern Languages Chair Search, The School
of Modern Languages, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia
30332-0375. Applicant files will be treated confidentially.