Call for Applications for Semester Abroad Faculty Member in Residence

From: Office of International Programs

The Office of International Programs (OIP) invites applications for the position of Faculty Member in Residence (FMIR) in Antwerp, Florence, London, and Salamanca. Semester Study Abroad Programs are open to all JMU full-time faculty and to administrators with teaching designations. Complete applications are due by October 15, 2009.

Open positions:

* Antwerp: Spring, Summer and Fall 2011
* Florence: Spring and Fall 2011
* London: Spring, Summer and Fall 2011
* Salamanca: Spring, Summer and Fall 2011

JMU's Semester Abroad Programs offer JMU faculty an exciting opportunity to work in an international environment, collaborate with faculty of different nationalities and educational training, live in the host country with their families, and experience everyday life in a new culture. The FMIR’s primary responsibilities are to lead and manage the students’ academic and cultural program and to help manage the program’s finances. The FMIR also either teaches one course, conducts an approved research project, or engages in an approved service project.

Completed applications received by the deadline are reviewed by the FMIR Selection Committee. Selections will be confirmed by the close of this academic year.

Further details about the Semester Abroad Programs, open positions by program location, specific guidelines for application, program director contact information, and the required application form are posted on the OIP website at:

http://www.jmu.edu/international/abroad/facstaff_semester_fmir_guidelines.shtml