Employment and Experience
Philadelphia University
President's Advisor, Philadelphia University, Jordan, since July 1st, 2014
President, Philadelphia University, Jordan, from May 1st, 2013 to July 1st, 2014
Vice President for Academic Affairs, Philadelphia University, Jordan, from September 1st, 2007 to April 30th 2013
Advisor to the President, Philadelphia University, Jordan, 2005-2007
Director, Philadelphia University Language Center, Jordan, 2005-2008
Professor, English Department, Philadelphia University, Jordan, 2005-present
President, Philadelphia Private University, Amman, Jordan, 1997-98 (on secondment by Yarmouk University)
University of the United Arab Emirates and The Arab Open University
Dean of the Faculty of Language Studies, Arab Open University Headquarters, Kuwait 2001 - 2005
Acting Rector, Arab Open University. (When The Rector was out of town ( 2001 and 2002 ))
Acting Dean, Faculty of General University Studies, Arab Open University (for a month when the Dean was out of town)
General Coordinator, University of the United Arab Emirates and The Arab Open University, 2001-2004. (Acquisition, review, and production of Arabic Language teaching materials)
Associate Professor, Modern Languages Department, UAE University, Al-Ain, UAE, 1989-1992
United Kingdom Open University
General Project Coordinator, United Kingdom Open University, 2001-2002. (Modification, review, and acquisition of teaching materials for the B.A. Programs in English Language and Literature, Business Studies, and Computer Studies and Information Technology)
Yarmouk University
Professor, English Department, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan 1998-2001
Dean of Research and Graduate Studies, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan, 1994-1997
Chairman, the editorial board of Yarmouk University's Abhath al-Yarmouk Literature and Linguistics Series, 1994-1997
Professor, English Department, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan, 1990-1997
Associate Professor, English Department, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan, 1983-1989
Director, Yarmouk University Language Center, Irbid, Jordan, 1983-1989; 1978-1982
Director, Yarmouk University–University of Virginia Arabic as a Foreign Language Program, 1984-1989
Director, SAIS-Yarmouk Arabic for Specific Purposes and Translation Program, 1984-1989
Director, Yarmouk University M.A. in Translation Program, 1985-1989
Chairman, English Department, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan, 1976-1978
Assistant Professor, English Department, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan, 1976-1978
The University of Texas
Fulbright Scholar, Foreign Language Education Center, and Department of Linguistics, The University of Texas, Austin, 1982
Fulbright Lecturer, Department of Oriental and African Languages, University of Texas, Austin, 1982-83
Ministry of Education
Director, English Department, Directorate of Curricula and Textbooks, Ministry of Education, Amman, Jordan, 1974-1976
University of Jordan
Lecturer, English Department, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan, 1974-1976
Other Institutions
Director, English Unit, Certification and In-service Teacher Training Institute, Amman, Jordan, 1973-1974