The Temporary Director of ESL & Au Pair Programs is responsible for the overall administration of the Modern Language Center at LIU Brooklyn. This position is a ninety day temporary position.

Principal Responsibilities:

The responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

· Creating new courses and programs for English as a Second Language and Au Pairs, either separately or in collaboration with other university departments.

· Creating and controlling departmental budgets

· Hiring, supervising, observing, advising, evaluating and scheduling adjunct faculty

· Creating semester contracts, workloads and payrolls for faculty and staff

· Developing and managing program advertising, marketing and recruitment

· Registering, testing and placing students; evaluating placement and final examination tests

· Facilitating student bill clearance

· Hiring and managing office staff

· Advising other university departments on ESL-related matters affecting their programs

· Creating testing/evaluation instruments for all programs

· Developing and implementing departmental policies and procedures

· Advising students on financial aid, immigration and academic issues

· Managing student disciplinary matters

· Collecting, maintaining databases for, and submitting student grades

Education Requirements:

Master’s degree in the field of theoretical/applied linguistics or TESOL.

Training, Skills, Knowledge, Experience:

Extensive teaching/administrative experience, knowledge of immigration policy, knowledge of placement instruments/methodology for second language learners, experience with computer assisted language learning (CALL) and excellent PC/internet/e-mail skills are required. Working knowledge of at least one foreign language (especially French, Spanish, Turkish, Arabic and/or Russian) is highly desirable.

LIU is an equal opportunity employer. LIU is committed to extending equal opportunity in employment to all qualified candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of our academic community. LIU encourages applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital or parental status, national origin, ethnicity, citizenship status, veteran or military status, age, disability or any other basis protected by applicable local, state or federal laws. Hiring is contingent on eligibility to work in the United States.