INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION OFFICE

Study in England Programme Director Application

Programme Description | Director Benefits | Director Responsibilities | More Information | How to Apply | Forms and Downloads

Program Description

UMD’s Study in England Program is a multi-faceted study abroad program that will celebrate it's 30th year with the 2009-2010 program.

Each year UMD sends about 45 students, 4 semester faculty, and 1 Director to Birmingham, England. The program office, faculty offices and classrooms are located in the Alan Geale House on the Selly Oak campus of the University of Birmingham. All students take courses offered by UMD professors and by contract British/European professors who are hired by the program. Some students, when scheduling permits, are able to take classes with British and International students at the University of Birmingham.

The Selly Oak campus is located on Weoley Park Road, about one mile south of the flagship University of Birmingham campus, three miles south of Birmingham city center, and a little over a mile from the flats where our UMD faculty live while in residence. The program office is conveniently located near library, athletic, and shopping facilities.

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Director Benefits

Aside from reaping the many rewards that come from working closely with students who are learning to make their way in a global world, there are many distinct advantages to participating in the Study in England Program.

"The most satisfying part of my directorship was seeing the students grow...", Linda Miller Cleary, Director Study in England Programme 2007-2008

• The director is provided with a fully furnished three bedroom flat in the heart of England for one year. The faculty flats are conveniently located a few blocks from the University of Birmingham, main campus and bus line taking you to the city centre and the program office on the Selly Oak campus of the University of Birmingham. There is a ten mile green way and bicycle trail called the Rea Valley Millennium Route, just two blocks down the hill from the flats and it starts at Cannon Hill Park, a 250-acre park including the Rea River and several ponds.
• In addition to a regular nine month salary, the director receives a salary augmentation of $5,000, $2,500 relocation allowance, and the program will pay the cost of UK entry clearance documentation. In addition, the director’s home department is provided with $40,000 to cover the cost of a temporary faculty to teach lost courses.
• The director teaches one course per semester twice a week allowing time for professional development, research, personal growth, and travel.
• The director is provided with an office in the Alan Geale house and is provided with a pc laptop. The director will also have a mobile phone to use for the duration of the program.
• The director may have an opportunity to establish collaborative teaching and research efforts with University of Birmingham faculty.
• The director's income is partially free from federal taxation (up to $85,700 per year; foreign earned income exclusion)
• Work along side and receive support from the local, on-site Associate Director, Amy Emm
• The director hires 1-2 student workers to assist in the office on-site in Birmingham

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Director Responsibilities

The Director’s duties, among other things, include:

• Recruit students to participate on the program and interview to determine acceptance
• Create course descriptions and determine course materials to distribute to students at orientations held in spring semester before departure
• Serve as an on-site academic administrator to maintain the academic quality and integrity of the program
• Teach one course per semester in area of expertise
• Set class schedules and contracts for British faculty
• Work with the UMD semester faculty and British faculty
• Advise and counsel SIE students
• Organize and plan program field trips
• Manage program budgets and records and provide monthly reports to IEO
• Serve as UMD’s liaison with the Birmingham administration
• Work with the Birmingham student housing coordinator to set up and maintain student housing each year
• Work with the International Education Office at the University of Birmingham to arrange acceptance of SIE students in courses at the University of Birmingham and to assist students with orienting themselves with the campus
• Work with faculty flat coordinator to keep the faculty flats up to date
• Work with the on-site Associate Director in providing assistance to students regarding orientations, advising, cultural adjustment, mid and end of semester program and faculty evaluations, social gatherings and pre-departure banquet
• Manage up to two student assistants at a total of 20 hours per week to assist with office duties, student activities and the creation and maintenance of a program web site and program yearbook

The Program Director is on-site in Birmingham by the beginning of August for about a 12 month stay and is actively involved in the day-to-day operations of the program.

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More Information

Additional information about the program, the director or faculty positions, and the location of the program may be obtained from:

The Director/Faculty handbook: which is designed each year for the participating director and faculty. This handbook contains brief history of the program, program contact details, director/faculty responsibilities and more specific information on the program. This is the handbook for 2009-2010 and will be updated for the 2010-2011 spring semester 2010.

UMD Study in England Program Coordinator: Lyndsey Andersen (lmanders ext. 6673)

Members of the Study in England Advisory Board:A. Gail Bier, Kim Roufs, Denny Falk, Al Roline, Howard Mooers, Linda Miller Cleary, Greg Fox (08-09 Director), Judith Kritzmire (09-10 Director), and Robert Repinski (10-11 Directyor). You may also want to talk with someone who has previously participated in the program. A list of faculty participants is provided below.

View the Study in England Programme page, which includes information on the current 2009-2010 program and the 2010-2011 program. Also on this page includes links to student web sites, recent photographs of the program office, faculty flats and student flats, and web sites related to Birmingham and England.

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How to Apply

1. In a 2-3 page typed proposal, discuss your interest in participating in the 2011-12 Study in England Program. Director applications should (a) address leadership, administrative and budget experience, (b) indicate the strengths and experience you will bring to the program, including your experience and commitment to international education; and detail your reasons for seeking the Director position.
2. Director applications should briefly detail three-to-four 3-4 credit courses that you propose to teach while in England. Note that only two will actually be taught. These courses should, in some way, reflect the British/European setting and should be courses that will attract students to the program; courses should be a mix of lower and upper division level courses and fulfill liberal education requirements. Courses proposed at the 3000 level should not have prerequisites. Please indicate if any of the courses proposed are new courses.
3. Attach a copy of your curriculum vitae
4. Attach several sample teaching evaluations
5. Attach the names and email addresses of three people who are willing to serve as references and who can comment on your qualifications to direct the program
6. Fill out the Application Cover Sheet. Note that both your department head and dean must sign the form.
7. Turn in the entire packet to Lyndsey Andersen in the International Education Office, 138 Kirby Plaza

The selection of the Director will be administered by the Study in England Advisory Board. The selected director will be asked to promptly indicate their acceptance and will assist in the decision for selecting the four program faculty.

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Forms & Downloads

Director Application Cover Sheet	[]
List of Faculty Participants	[PDF]

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