Undergraduate Coordinator, Penn Arts & Sciences

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Undergraduate Coordinator, Penn Arts & Sciences

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Academic Coordinator

Job Description Summary

The Undergraduate Coordinator handles the general office curriculum and academic administration for two departments: SAS Middle Eastern Languages and Civilizations (MELC) and East Asian Languages and Civilizations(EALC).

Job Description

The Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations (EALC) is a relatively new department with a long history. Formally established in 2005 when the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies divided along geographic lines, the Department dates back to the 19th century when PENN was one of the first universities to offer courses in the languages and civilizations of what was then referred to as "the Orient."

EALC is a department of interdisciplinary scholars who focus on the humanistic tradition of East Asia, covering both the classical and modern civilizations of China, Japan and Korea. We teach and research the disciplines of history, literary history, linguistics, art history, performance and gender studies, philosophy, religion and ethics. The Department offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in both Chinese and Japanese Studies and is building a parallel program for Korean Studies.

Language is an important part of our program. In addition to Chinese, Japanese and Korean, offered from introductory through advanced levels, we also offer Cantonese, Taiwanese, Vietnamese and Thai on a regular basis.

The Department of Middle Eastern Cultures and Civilizations (MELC) engages in the interdisciplinary humanistic study and teaching of the cultures of the Near East (often called the Middle East) as they express themselves in languages and texts, including both written and oral sources, as well as art, architecture, archaeology and material culture. These cultures encompass the geographic region that stretches from North Africa through the eastern Mediterranean, Arabia and Iran.

MELC's programs focus on the civilizations of Mesopotamia/Iraq, Egypt, Israel/Palestine, Syria, Arabia, Anatolia/Turkey and Persia/Iran. We teach Sumerian, Akkadian, Hittite, Egyptian, Hebrew, Aramaic, Arabic, Persian and Turkish, and other languages of the region, from ancient through modern

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Job Responsibilities:

The Undergraduate Coordinator handles the general office curriculum and academic administration for two departments: SAS Middle Eastern Languages and Civilizations (MELC) and East Asian Languages and Civilizations (EALC). The primary focus of the position is on the undergraduate students, faculty, and lecturers and serves as the primary contact for undergraduates, as well as providing administrative support to the departments' undergraduate chairs, faculty, and lecturers.

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