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Classification Title

Classification Title Director

Position Number

Position Number

Open Date

Open Date 01/26/2023

Close Date

Priority Review Date

Priority Review Date 03/20/2023

Business Unit Description

Business Unit Description SPS

Full-Time/Part Time

Full-Time/Part Time Full-Time

FTE

FTE 1.00

Position Status

Position Status Regular

FLSA

FLSA Exempt

Job code

Job code 1330

Union Representation

Union Representation Non-Union

Union Code

Union Code N/A

Unit/Department

Unit/Department VP Research and Innv Prtnrshp

College/Unit

College/Unit VP Research and Innv Prtnrshp

Division

Division Research and Innv Prtnrshp

Location

Location LH 301

Link to Department Website or Custom Search Page

Position Summary, Requirements, and Qualifications

Position Summary, Requirements, and Qualifications

Overview

Northern Illinois University ( NIU ) seeks a Director for the Center for Burma Studies.

The NIU Center for Burma Studies was selected by the Burma Studies Group of the Association for Asian Studies in 1986 to be the national Center for Burma Studies. The Center is nonpolitical and does not grant degrees. The Center goal is to receive, preserve, curate, and promote material related to Burmese cultures in an appropriate environment. The Burmese collection is used by researchers and the public who are interested in the country of Burma/Myanmar, its minority cultures and nationalities, and their development.

The Director provides vision and leadership for the NIU Center for Burma Studies.



The Director will have oversight of Burmese collections and the bi-annual publication of The Journal of Burma Studies. The Director will have primary responsibility for curation, accession, and promotion of the Burmese collections. The successful candidate will also hold a tenure track or tenured position. In addition to supporting instruction in their home department, the candidate will encourage, support, and promote undergraduate and graduate instruction and research related to the Burmese collections and Burma (Myanmar) in general.

The Director reports to the Vice President of the Division of Research and Innovation Partnerships and will be considered for a tenured appointment in an appropriate department and college related to their research and teaching expertise. The Director will also have a reporting line to the Chair of their home department and should have a strong collaborative relationship with the Director of the Center for Southeast Asian Studies. The anticipated start date for this appointment is January 03, 2024.

Position Summary

The Director provides vision and leadership for the NIU Center for Burma Studies. The Director will have oversight of Burmese collections and the bi-annual publication of The Journal of Burma Studies. The Director will have primary responsibility for curation, accession,



and promotion of the Burmese collections.

Minimum Required Qualifications (Civil Service)

N/A

Specialty Factors (Civil Service)

N/A

Preferred Qualifications (Civil Service)

N/A

Minimum Required Qualifications (SPS)

- Ph.D. or commensurate professional experience to merit appointment at the rank of Associate Professor or higher.
- A minimum of five years of organizational leadership experience or evidence of increasing responsibility within an organization that required decision-making authority.
- Significant experience in the art, history, and material culture of Burma, Burmese minorities, and neighboring regions.
- Demonstrated experience in collection stewardship, creative work, and scholarship.
- Evidence of excellence in teaching at the undergraduate and graduate level.

Additional Requirements (SPS)

- Ability to communicate in verbal and written forms.
- Excellent organization and administrative skills.

Preferred Qualifications (SPS)

- Significant qualified experience in the museum world. Evidence of increasing responsibility in a leadership position.
- Three years of experience as gallery, museum and/or collection manager or other lead creative person in a professional or academic setting.
- Research level proficiency in the Burmese language and/or languages of minority cultures of Burma.
- Regular office related duties
- Sitting for extended periods of time
- Using computer/electronic equipment for extended periods of time
- Occasional lifting and moving items weighing up to 25 lbs.

Essential Job Duti

📌 Director, Center for Burma Studies (Capital Regional District)
🏢 Northern Illinois University
📍 Capital Regional District