Job Location: NM, USA
Web Address: https://langling.nmsu.edu/
Job Title: Academic Department Head
Job Rank: Chair of Department, Full Professor
Salary: Commensurate with experience

Minimum Education: PhD

Specialty Areas: General Linguistics

Specialty Language(s): French (fra)
German (deu)
Japanese (jpn)
Portuguese (por)
Spanish (spa)

Other Specialties: Languages and Linguistics

Description:

New Mexico State University invites applications for the position of Full Professor and Department Head in the department of Languages & Linguistics in the College of Arts & Sciences. NMSU seeks an experienced and inspiring leader with a vision for the field(s), and a long-term commitment to teaching and research excellence.

Recently classified as R1, NMSU is a land grant, Hispanic Serving Institution in the El Paso-Juárez-Las Cruces-Borderplex. Our department offers the BA in Linguistics as well as in Spanish, French, and German languages and literatures. The Department offers supplemental majors in Latin American Studies, Chicano Studies, and Linguistics; our interdisciplinary minors include International Studies and East Asian Studies. The Department also teaches courses in Portuguese, Japanese, and Spanish for Heritage Learners. At the graduate level, the Department offers the MA in Spanish and a Graduate Certificate in Teaching Spanish for Heritage Language Learners, both available either in person or online (through NMSU-Global). The Department also participates in the College’s new interdisciplinary PhD in Transborder and Global Human Dynamics. NMSU seeks a Head who can lead and advocate for all of our various programs, while supporting faculty research and fostering student success.

The Department Head will maintain high standards for research, teaching, outreach, faculty mentorship, and service—including a focus on recruitment and retention and involvement with alumni relations and fundraising. The successful candidate will be a role model for the department, a transparent and collaborative leader, and an advocate for the department both internally and externally to NMSU. Applicants should share our commitment to interdisciplinarity, and to nurturing respect for differences. The successful applicant will work with us to create a welcoming and supporting environment in the classroom, department, and university. The Department Head will also serve on the leadership team of the College of Arts & Sciences, supporting interdisciplinary opportunities and collaboratively working with the other Department Heads in the College to advance the missions of the Department, College and University.

Required Qualifications:
- PhD in a core area of the department (or a closely related field)
- Rank of Full Professor, or qualified to be appointed at the rank of Full Professor in the Department
- Tenure, or a portfolio of research, teaching & mentoring, and service compatible with tenure in the Department
- Demonstrated success in academic administration and/or leadership

Preferred Qualifications:
- Demonstrated ability to advocate for complex interdisciplinary units
- Demonstrated ability to work with student populations reflecting the backgrounds, cultures, and experiences of New Mexico, as appropriate to our Land Grant mission
- Demonstrated commitment to outreach and to student engagement

Application Deadline: 31-Oct-2025
Web Address for Applications: https://careers.nmsu.edu/jobs/acad-dept-head-las-cruces-new-mexico-united-states-4a891abd-3594-4cad-82e4-60b7e50b5171
Application Instructions:
Please apply through the NMSU web portal: https://careers.nmsu.edu/jobs/acad-dept-head-las-cruces-new-mexico-united-states-4a891abd-3594-4cad-82e4-60b7e50b5171
Contact Information:
Elizabeth Schirmer
Email: [email protected]