VISITING FULL-TIME FACULTY POSITION IN ARABIC
College of the Holy Cross, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures
The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at the College of the Holy Cross invites applications for a two-year full-time visiting faculty appointment in Arabic language and literature or language and linguistics to begin in August 2013. Applicants must have native or near-native fluency in Arabic and English and demonstrated ability in teaching Modern Standard Arabic language to undergraduate college students in the U.S., and should be committed to the development of an Arabic Program in a liberal arts setting. Ph.D. or ABD in the field of Arabic literature or linguistics preferred. The College expects to review its Arabic Program in 2014- 2015 to determine if there is sufficient continuing demand to support a tenure-track line.
Visiting full-time faculty teach 3 courses each semester and are eligible for travel support and reimbursement of relocation costs within the College’s published policies. All full-time appointments offer competitive salaries and include full benefits. The College of the Holy Cross uses Interfolio to collect all faculty job applications electronically. Please submit a cover letter describing teaching and research interests, a curriculum vitae, a statement on teaching philosophy and interest, undergraduate and graduate transcripts, two letters of recommendation, and include a link to a video of yourself teaching an Arabic language class to https://secure.interfolio.com/apply/20595. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position has been filled.
The College of the Holy Cross is a highly selective Catholic liberal arts college in the Jesuit tradition. It enrolls about 2,700 students and is located in a medium-sized city 45 miles west of Boston. The College seeks faculty members whose scholarship, teaching, advising, and on- and off-campus service demonstrate commitment to the educational benefits of a richly diverse community. Holy Cross aspires to meet the needs of dual-career couples, in part through its membership in the Colleges of Worcester Consortium (http://www.cowc.org) and the New England Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (http://www.newenglandherc.org). The College is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and complies with all Federal and Massachusetts laws concerning equal opportunity and affirmative action in the workplace.
