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| Title | Job Posting: Four tenure-track positions - Language Learning & Technology |
| Body | Michigan State University seeks to fill up to four tenure-track positions in language learning and teaching, especially to support its newly-approved Second Language Studies Ph.D. (http://www.msu.edu/user/sls/) in the College of Arts & Letters beginning August 16, 2005. Three of the four positions are at the rank of assistant professor (Ph.D. in hand by August 16, 2005. The fourth position will be a senior-level appointment. The successful senior candidate will provide leadership in setting new research and instructional directions for second language studies at Michigan State University. Each candidate, depending on the background and research specialties of the successful candidates, will be housed in one of three departments:* 1) French, Classics, and Italian, 2) Linguistics and Germanic, Slavic, Asian and African Languages (home of the MA TESOL program), or 3) Spanish and Portuguese. We seek candidates with primary interests in: 1) assessment, 2) computer-assisted language learning, 3) classroom-based research, 4) second language reading, 5) second language acquisition (formal or sociolinguistic approaches) and/or 6) second language semantics pragmatics. It is anticipated that the successful candidates will become part of a growing research community in second language studies and will take advantage of research opportunities through the Cognitive Science program: (http:www.cogsci.msu.edu/), the Center for Language Education and Research (CLEAR, http://clear.msu.edu) and related Centers and initiatives. Of particular interest are those candidates with experience or interest in working with heritage language learners and those whose major language interest area reflects the language areas of the participating departments. Also of interest are candidates with major language interest in Arabic, Chinese or German, although applicants with other language interests, including English, are encouraged to apply. We welcome applicants whose research would especially benefit from collaborative opportunities in an interdisciplinary work environment. Applicants for all positions should submit: Statement of interest with specific mention of which of these research areas is appropriate for the applicants own background and future direction. This should include a statement of research interests and a statement of teaching philosophy. In addition, applicants for the senior-level position should submit: Names, mail and email addresses of three references and applicants for the entry level positions should submit: 1) Official transcript from the institution granting the doctorate. 2) Up to two sample publications or major conference presentations. 3) Three letters of reference. Review of applications will begin on November 29, 2004 and will continue until all positions are filled. Please have all materials sent to: Susan Gass, Director, Second Language Studies Program, A-711 Wells Hall, Michigan State University, E. Lansing, MI 48824-1027. MSU is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Institution. Persons with disabilities may request and receive reasonable accommodation. Hudson, E. 4 tenure-track positions available at MSU! Japanese 2nd Language Acquisition Research. jslar@u.washington.edu (13 Sep. 2004). |
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