Associate Professor/Professor & Director

University of Maryland•College Park, MD

1d•$175,000 - $210,000•Onsite

About The Position

The College of Arts and Humanities invites nominations and applications for the position of Director of the School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures. The five-year administrative term begins July 1, 2027. While serving as director, the tenured faculty appointee will hold a 12-month appointment and be expected to teach one course per year in the appointee’s area of expertise and contribute to the school’s outstanding graduate program. The Director of the School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures reports to the Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities. As chief academic, administrative, and financial officer of the unit, the director is responsible for course assignments, instructional workload, and scheduling; the appointments, promotion, tenure, and post-tenure review processes; shared governance; faculty mentoring; staff supervision and development; strategic planning; and budgeting. The director also serves as a liaison to other academic units of the College and University as well as the wider community of academic institutions, policy and advocacy organizations, foundations, and private donors who support the department. Candidates must possess the capacity to provide leadership in the areas of teaching, scholarship, and administration. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate a strong commitment to academic excellence and to support an open and inclusive environment among the diverse groups and disciplines within the school and across campus.

Requirements

Ph.D. or equivalent
Demonstrated record of excellence in research
Capacity to provide leadership in the areas of scholarship, teaching, administration, and institution-building
Hold the rank of Professor or Associate Professor
Have tenure in the College of Arts and Humanities at the University of Maryland

Nice To Haves

Submit a curriculum vitae
Submit a letter outlining the candidate’s vision for the future of the School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures with specific plans for the implementation of that vision. The statement should include views on graduate education; undergraduate education; research and scholarship; community outreach; belonging & Community; staff relations; hiring and promotion; curricular and programmatic initiatives; the relationship of the school’s strategic mission and vision to those of the College and University; and other issues of current concern before the school.

Responsibilities

Course assignments, instructional workload, and scheduling
Appointments, promotion, tenure, and post-tenure review processes
Shared governance
Faculty mentoring
Staff supervision and development
Strategic planning
Budgeting
Liaison to other academic units of the College and University
Liaison to the wider community of academic institutions, policy and advocacy organizations, foundations, and private donors
Teach one course per year in the appointee’s area of expertise
Contribute to the school’s outstanding graduate program