From https://jobs.utsa.edu/postings/4378:
| Title of Position | Department Chair - Modern Languages & Literatures |
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| Requisition Number | TT20160020P |
| Department Posting Name | Department of Modern Languages & Literatures |
| Location | Main Campus |
| Recruitment Type | External |
| Position Type | This is a Tenured Faculty, benefits eligible position |
| Grant Funded? | No |
| Hours per week | 40 |
| If employee will be working a schedule other than Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm, specify hours and days to be worked |
N/A
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| If Temporary, Ending Date | |
| Recruiting Rate | Salary commensurate with experience |
| Beginning Salary Flexibility | Yes |
| Pay Basis | Salary |
| Required Education | Doctoral Degree |
| Do you want to allow additional experience to substitute for required education? | No |
| Preferred Education | Doctoral Degree |
| Field of Study |
Required: Doctoral degree in Spanish, Latin American studies, linguistics or a relevant field.
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| MS Office Experience Required | |
| Will this position require driving a UT or personally owned vehicle? | No |
| Other Computer and Software Skills Required | |
| Experience and Other Skills Required |
- Doctorate in Spanish, Latin American studies, linguistics, or a relevant field.
- Native or near-native knowledge of Spanish and English - Management experience - Evidence of an ongoing research agenda with extensive publications |
| Do you want to allow additional education to substitute for required experience? | No |
| Other Skills Preferred |
- Demonstrated excellence in teaching at the undergraduate and/or graduate level
- Evidence of ability to secure grants and external funding - Interest in Digital Humanities and Multimedia |
| Description of Job Duties |
The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures in the College of Liberal and Fine Arts at the University of Texas at San Antonio invites applications for the position of tenured Full or Associate Professor of Spanish who would also serve as the Department Chair, to begin July 1, 2017. Scholars specializing in Latin American Studies with expertise in hemispheric relations, social and cultural transformation, global affairs, border studies, or transnational cultural studies are particularly encouraged to apply. Candidates should demonstrate a distinguished record of scholarship, excellence in teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, a strong commitment to interdisciplinarity, considerable management experience, and a proven ability to lead a thriving multidisciplinary department at a Hispanic-serving university on the path to becoming Tier 1.
The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures offers vibrant undergraduate and graduate programs, including an MA in Spanish, a BA in Spanish, a BA in Modern Languages Studies, minors in French, German, Russian, Spanish, Comparative Literature, Foreign Languages, Spanish, and Linguistics, and courses in Arabic, Chinese, Italian, Korean, and Japanese. Our Spanish graduate program is unique to the San Antonio area with foci in literary studies, cultural studies, and linguistics. The department also houses a graduate translation certificate and an undergraduate Media Studies component.
Responsibilities include:
- Forging and Implementing long-term departmental goals
- Recruiting students and faculty members - Developing the curriculum - Fostering faculty development and leadership - Teaching graduate and undergraduate courses as appropriate - Maintaining an active research agenda - Contributing to the university and community through service activities |
| Posting Open Date | 09/07/2016 |
| Posting Close Date at midnight on | 11/01/2016 |
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