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InstructionsApplicationandProgramDetails
Instructions,Application,andProgramDetails
NCSAFacultyPositionsAbroad
2010-2011
Rosario,Argentina
Vienna,Austria
London,England
Angers,France
Athens,Greece
Macerata,Italy
Siena,Italy
Morelia,Mexico
Oviedo,Spain
ApplicationDeadline:
Wednesday,February25,2009
ApplicationsmustbesubmittedtotheNCSArepresentativeonyourcampusbytheabovedeadline.
NorthwestCouncilonStudyAbroad
UniversityofAlaskaAnchorageUniversityofAlaskaFairbanksUniversityofAlaskaSoutheast
CentralWashingtonUniversityConcordiaUniversityEasternOregonUniversity
OregonStateUniversityPortlandStateUniversitySouthernOregonUniversityUniversityofOregon
WesternOregonUniversityWesternWashingtonUniversity
Contents___
ThisdocumentcontainsinformationthatwillassistfacultyastheyprepareapplicationmaterialstoteachonNorthwestCouncilonStudyAbroadprograms.
NCSAFacultyApplicationForm(includesapplicationinstructions)p.3–14
Programsitedetails(includesinformationonsites,courses,andhousing)p.15–24
NCSAVisitingFacultyPoliciesandStandardsp.25-29
Pleasenotethefollowingimportantdatesforthe2010-2011applicationphase:
Wednesday,February25,2009FacultysubmitapplicationstotheNCSArepresentativeonyourcampus
Wednesday,March4,2009DeadlineforNCSArepresentativetopostfacultyapplicationstoNCSAwebsite
Note:
TheNCSAwebsiteissecuredandapplicationinformationisaccessibleonlytoNCSAcouncilmembersandAHAInternationalstaff.
Wednesday,April29,2009–FacultyFinalistsInterviewed
Friday,May1,2009
mid-May2009AnnouncementofFacultychosenforNCSA2010-11positions
earlyspring2010Orientationfor2010-11Faculty
(exactdatesTBA)inPortland
NCSAFacultyApplicationChecklist
Pleasesubmitthefollowingitemsintheorderlistedbelow
toyourNCSACampusrepresentativebyFebruary25,2009.
□2HardCopiesofApplication
□1electroniccopyofapplication,emailedtoyour
NCSACampusrepresentative
□CourseProposal#1
□CourseProposal#2(notnecessaryforVienna,Moreliasummer,orOviedo)
□CurriculumVitae
□EndorsementofDean/DepartmentChair
□LetterofRecommendationfromDepartmentChair
□StudentEvaluations
Completingtheapplication:
ThefacultymembercompletesaNCSAapplicationformandsubmitsit,withdescriptionsofoneortwocourses(dependingonthesite)andasupportingletterfromtheappropriatedepartmentchair,tothestudyabroadofficeonthefacultymember’shomecampus.YourstudyabroadofficemustreceiveoneelectroniccopyandtwohardcopiesofthesematerialsnolaterthanWednesday,February25,2009.Duplicationofmaterialsandconversiontoelectronicformatistheresponsibilityoftheapplicant.
CourseProposals
Selectionoffacultyreliesheavilyonthequality,feasibility,potentialstudentinterestandsite-specificrelevanceofthecoursesproposed.Becauseofdifferencesinacademiccentersandon-siteadministrationamongtheNCSAprogramsites,theteachingroleoftheNorthwestfacultymaydifferfromsitetosite.
NCSAfacultyapplicantsproposecoursesintheiracademicfields.However,instructorsshouldexpectthatstudentswillcomefromdiverseacademicandpersonalbackgroundsandmaynothavehadpriorcourseworkinthefacultymember'sdiscipline(oreventhegeneralarea,e.g.,inthesocialsciences).Onecourseshouldbeabroadsurvey-typecourseaimedatthe300-levelandtheotheramorespecializedcourseaimedatthe400-level.Forallprograms,coursesproposedshouldbesite-specific.Acoursemaybemodeledononethefacultymembernormallyteachesoncampus,aslongasthecourseclearlydemonstratesaregional,nationalorcomparativefocusthatmakesitappropriatetobetaughtattheprogramsite.Note:
Whenproposingacourse,facultyshouldbemindfulofimplicationssurroundinglimitedtechnologyavailabletostudentsatmanyprogramsitesandhowthismightimpacttheirproposedcourse.
CoursesproposedshouldcomplementexistingcourseofferingsprovidedbyNCSAfacultyonsite.AlistofsampleNCSAcoursesisincludedinthisannouncement(seepgs.15-24).Aswell,youwillfindalistof2009-10courseofferingsontheAHAInternationalwebsite(http:
//ahastudyabroad.org).Youareencouragedtoreviewpastapplicationsonfileinthestudyabroadofficeonyourcampus.PleasecontacttheNCSArepresentativeonyourcampustoarrangethis.
Excursions
ExcursionsandfieldtripsareanintegralpartofNCSAprograms.Twotypesofexcursionsexist:
1.Generalprogramexcursions:
Thesearetypicallyday-longorovernightexcursionsinwhichallstudentsontheprogramparticipate.Youareencouragedtointegrateregularly-offeredgeneralexcursionsintoyourcourseproposalsaswellasanyuniquedestinationsyouwouldliketoutilizeaspartofyourcourses.AsamplelistofregularlyofferedexcursionsisavailableontheAHAInternationalwebsite(http:
//ahastudyabroad.org)underthesectiontitled“courses”foreachsite.
2.Course-specificexcursions:
Someprogramsmaybeabletosupportoneortwoexcursionsspecifictothefacultymember'scourse(s),butfundingisnotsufficientatallprogramsitestoofferanythingbeyondtheexistinggeneralexcursions.Youareencouraged,however,tomakeregularuseoflocal(i.e.,in-town)resourcesoutsidetheclassroom,suchasrelevantmuseums,historicalandculturalsites,communitygroups,agenciesorotherappropriateresources.
Guidelinesforexcursions:
Theexcursionsproposedshouldberelevanttothecourses,takeadvantageofthesite,andberealisticintermsoftimeanddistance.Althoughthepatternvariesfromsitetosite,mostprogramsincludeaweekendexcursionandanumberofdaylongfieldtrips,withtrainorbustheusualmodeoftransportation.Costsforexcursionsarebudgetedintotheprogram;lowerenrollmentsmaylimitthefundsavailableforexcursions.
Northwestprofessorsmayexpecttohaveprimaryresponsibilityfordevelopingandconductingtwoexcursionsrelatingtoeachoftheirowncourses(dependingonthebudget)andtoaccompanythestudentsonallgeneralexcursionsfortheentiretyofthetrip.DetailsandlogisticsareworkedoutlaterinconsultationwithAHAInternationalstaffinthePortlandofficeandtheprogramdirectoronsite.
DepartmentChair'sLetter
Aletterfromeachapplicant'sdepartmentchairshouldserveasarecommendationandalsoaspermissionfortheapplicanttoberelievedofon-campusdutiesfortheterminquestion.Thislettershouldalsoaddresstheapplicant’sabilitiesintheareasofteaching,advising,buildingrapportwithstudents,flexibility,andthelike.Pleasenote:
thedepartmentchair'sletterofrecommendationisinadditiontothe"EndorsementofDeanandDepartmentChair"form,whichispartoftheNCSAapplication.
TipsabouttheApplicationForm
A.Content
1.Textsusedshouldbethemostrecenteditionsandthebestavailableinyourfield.TheNCSAtextbookbudgetallowsanaverageof$40perstudentperclass.Althoughthereissomeflexibilityinthisfigure,pleasekeepitinmindwhenchoosingrequiredtexts.Itmaybedesirabletohavepartsofbooksphotocopiedforstudentsassupplementarymaterialsortoprovideelectroniccopiesviayourprofessionalwebsite.Pleasenoteitisyourresponsibilitytoensureallcopyrightclearancesaremetwhenphotocopyingmaterialsforstudents.
2.Languageabilityandforeigntravelshouldbedetailed.Donotbemodestaboutyourlanguageabilities.Besuretoindicateanyplansyoumayhavetoimproveyourlanguageskillspriortodeparture,ifappropriate.FacilityinaforeignlanguageisnotarequirementforteachinginNCSAprograms(exceptinOviedo),butitisanasset.
3.Beasflexibleaspossibleaboutyouravailability.Forexample,ityoupreferfalltermbutwouldacceptanassignmentduringwinterorspringterms,markeachofthosechoicesontheapplication.Youshouldnotlimityourchancesunnecessarily,norshouldyoucheckanytermsinwhichyouwouldnotbeavailableorwillingtoteachabroad.
4.Ifyourdepartmentusesstudentevaluations,includethemwithyourapplication.Theyshouldbeasrecentaspossible,ideallyfromwithinthelastyear,eveniftheydonotrelatetothecoursesyouareproposing.Theevaluationsshouldincludebothquantitativeratingsandnarrativecomments,ifpossible.Evaluationsshouldideallyincludecommentsfromundergraduatestudentsindiverseacademicmajors(e.g.,fromasurveyorgeneral-educationcourseinyourfield).Makesurewrittencommentsarearepresentativesample.
B.Appearance
1.Payattentiontotheappearanceofyourapplication.Typeandproofreadcarefully!
Useextrapageswhenevernecessarybutidentifyitemsbynumberforeasyreference.Answereachquestionontheform;donotrefertoyourcurriculumvitaeinplaceofananswer.
2.Pleasecopyfront-to-backasmuchaspossible,tosaveonpaperandpostage.Itisnotnecessarytoputyourapplicationinaspecialfolderorbinder.Donotstapleyourapplicationinsections.
3.Pleasemakesurethatyourapplicationincludesthefollowingitems,fastenedwithonepapercliporsmallbinderclipintheorderindicated:
a)applicationform
b)courseproposal(s)
c)curriculumvitae
d)letterofsupportfromdepartmentchairordean
e)studentevaluations
ApplicantsmustsubmitcompleteapplicationsbyWednesday,February25,2009totheirNCSAcampusrepresentatives.NCSAcampusrepresentativesareresponsiblefordistributingcompletedapplicationstoallconsortiuminstitutions.Pleasenotethatincompleteapplica
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