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WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY
Academic Director of the Chinese Flagship Language Institute

Western Kentucky University (WKU) invites applicants for the position of Academic Director of the newly-created Chinese Flagship Language Institute, a federally-funded intensive program designed to create superior speakers of Chinese and to serve as a regional resource for Chinese language teaching.

The Academic Director’s position (Position # 996912) is a combination of a twelve-month administrative appointment and a tenure-track faculty appointment with a rank of assistant or associate professor.  The Academic Director will be responsible for the overall development of the Chinese Flagship Language Institute, including curriculum design (in conjunction with other Flagship Partner Institutes), program implementation, recruitment (with support from appropriate WKU recruitment personnel), advisement and retention (with support from Honors College academic advisors). The Academic Director will be expected to teach classes and will be responsible for supervising and training instructional faculty in the Institute. The Director will also advance the Institute by working with various external groups as well as with colleagues and support staff within WKU. The Academic Director will report through the Executive Director of the Honors College to the Dean of the University College. The anticipated start date of the position is August 1, 2009 (negotiable). Salary will be commensurate with experience and credentials.

Essential Qualifications:
•   Earned doctorate in Chinese, second language acquisition, applied linguistics, or related field
•   Near native fluency in Mandarin and simplified characters
•   Evidence of teaching effectiveness
•   Effective communication skills in spoken and written English
•   Evidence of successful administrative experience or potential
•   Evidence of interpersonal skills in working effectively with external constituents as well as appropriate university administrators, faculty, and staff
•   Documented record of academic achievements that merits appointment at the assistant or associate professor level

Desirable Qualifications:
•   Expertise in second language acquisition
•   Expertise in language assessment and curriculum development
•   Expertise in advanced and superior level instruction
•   Evidence of leadership in field of Chinese language education
•   Expertise in study abroad
•   Evidence of successful experience or potential in academic program development
•   Evidence of successful experience and skills in grant writing

Applications may be submitted electronically via email attachments or via postal service. Email address: stephanie.hammons@wku.edu. Postal Address: Chinese Flagship Language Institute Search, Honors College, 1906 College Heights Blvd. #31082, Bowling Green, KY 42101-1082. Interested candidates must submit a letter of application, current curriculum vitae, a 500-word (double-spaced) statement summarizing the applicant’s teaching philosophy, and names, addresses and daytime phone numbers of three professional references. To ensure full consideration, please apply by May 8, 2009. Review of applications will continue until the position is filled.

For more information about the search, contact James Flynn (james.flynn@wku.edu) or Amy Eckhardt (amy.eckhardt@wku.edu), Search Committee Co-Chairs., or call (270) 745-2081.

Western Kentucky University is located in Bowling Green/Warren County, a growing and increasingly culturally diverse community of nearly 100,000 residents.  The University is the fastest growing comprehensive institution in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, enrolling over 19,500 students at its main campus, various regional campuses, and through its growing online presence. WKU is committed to becoming a leading American university with international reach. Information about WKU can be found at www.wku.edu.

All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply including women, minorities, persons with disabilities and disabled veterans. Western Kentucky University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

Director, University of Sydney Confucius Institute
Office of the DVC International
Reference No. S09/162

The University of Sydney Confucius Institute is the first Confucius Institute established in New South Wales. The role of the University of Sydney Confucius Institute is to promote Chinese language and culture and programs of the highest academic standards to the greater Sydney community. The successful applicant will be offered a part-time (50%) fixed term position for 3 years at Professor or Associate Professor Level with an appropriate half time faculty appointment to be negotiated.

For a complete Candidate Information Pack and to apply please contact: Nicola Robertson, Consultant on (+61 2) 9351 3324 or email: srsacademic@usyd.edu.au

Middlebury Collegeseeks an energetic and innovative person to serve as Academic Director of Middlebury’s C.V. Starr-Middlebury School in China (Kunming), which will be located at Yunnan University (YU) and operated jointly by Middlebury College and CET Academic Programs. The School in China opened in 2004-2005 in Hangzhou. Complementing the existing program in Hangzhou, sites in Kunming and Beijing will open in 2009-2010.

The Academic Director will play a central role in launching the new site in China and will hire, train, and supervise program teachers. The Academic Director will work collaboratively with the Middlebury College Department of Chinese to design, implement, and monitor the academic curriculum and, with the Resident Director (employed by CET) and the staff of the YU Foreign Affairs Office, to manage the overall program.

The program in Kunming willopen in spring 2010, and the preferred start date for the Academic Director will be December 1, 2009. The initial contract will be until June 2013 (three and one-half years) with the possibility of renewal. The incoming director will be expected to come to Middlebury, VT, in July 2009 for training and the summer conference of all the directors of the C.V. Starr Middlebury Schools Abroad.

Candidates should have a Ph.D. in Chinese language, linguistics, literature, or culture (or a related field), native or near-native language competency in both Chinese and English. Administrative and study abroad experience strongly preferred. Computer literacy essential. Candidates with relevant teaching experience, knowledge of language pedagogy, and a demonstrated interest in second-language acquisition in the U.S. and China, as well as strong interpersonal skills and leadership ability, will receive the strongest consideration. The successful candidate will spend the academic year in residence in Kunming, where s/he will be responsible for overseeing the instructional program with approximately 30 students initially, in one- and two-semester programs, and will spend up to three weeks each summer in Middlebury, Vermont (while the Language Schools are in session), conducting student interviews and orientations and meeting with faculty and staff.

Review of applications will begin April 24, 2009. Please submit a résumé and three references to Michael Geisler, Vice President for Language Schools, Schools Abroad, and Graduate Programs, Middlebury College, Sunderland Language Center, Middlebury VT, 05753, USA.

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Middlebury College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from women and members of minorities