INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION OFFICE

Study in England Programme Faculty Application

Programme Description |Faculty Benefits| Faculty 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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Faculty 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.

• Each faculty member is provided with a fully furnished two bedroom flat in the heart of England for one semester. 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.
• UMD will continue to pay the program faculty’s salary and fringe benefits
• Faculty will receive a $1,500 relocation allowance, the program will pay the cost of UK entry clearance documentation, and their home department will be provided with replacement funds equal to 6 credits at the faculty’s CE base rate
• Faculty teach two courses twice a week allowing time for professional development, research, personal growth, and travel.
• Faculty share an office in the Alan Geale house and are provided with a pc laptop. Each faculty member will also have a mobile phone to use for the duration of the program.
• Faculty may have an opportunity to establish collaborative teaching and research efforts with University of Birmingham faculty.
• Work along side and receive support from the local, on-site Associate Director, Amy Emm
• Receive support from 1-2 student assistants on-site to assist with the preparation of any course materials

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Faculty Responsibilities

• Recruit students to participate in the program and participate in orientations and social gatherings to help prepare and bond the entire program
• Create course descriptions and determine course materials to distribute to students at orientations held in spring semester before departure.
• Each faculty member teaches two courses (6—8 credits) during the semester appointment
• Participate in program field trips during the semester appointment
• Hold adequate office hours to meet the normal and special needs of students involved in the program
• Work with the Program Director as needed

Program faculty can be on-site in Birmingham as early as September 1 for fall semester and January 1 for spring semester. Faculty flats may be occupied up to two weeks after the semester end date.

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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) and Judith Kritzmire (09-10 Director), Robert Repinski (10-11 Director). You may also want to talk with someone who has previously participated in the program. A list of faculty participants is listed 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 websites, recent photographs of the program office, faculty flats and student flats, and websites related to Birmingham and England.

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How to Apply

1. In a 1-2 page typed proposal, discuss your interest in participating in the 2011-12 Study in England Program and your commitment to fulfilling the faculty responsibilities.
2. Faculty 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 teach on the program
6. Fill out the Application Cover Sheet. Note that both your department head and dean must sign the form.
7. Deliver application materials to Lyndsey Andersen in the International Education Office, 138 Kirby Plaza

The selection of the Faculty will be administered by the Study in England Advisory Board and the chosen director for the 2011-2012 year. Faculty will be asked to promptly indicate their acceptance.

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Forms & Downloads

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

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