LINGUIST List 21.4804: African Languages: Assistant Professor, Michigan State U

LINGUIST List 21.4804

Tue Nov 30 2010

Jobs: African Languages: Assistant Professor, Michigan State U

Editor for this issue: Christy Bird <christylinguistlist.org>

1. Catherine Fields , African Languages: Assistant Professor, Michigan State University, MI, USA

Message 1: African Languages: Assistant Professor, Michigan State University, MI, USA
Date: 29-Nov-2010
From: Catherine Fields <fieldsmsu.edu>
Subject: African Languages: Assistant Professor, Michigan State University, MI, USA
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University or Organization: Michigan State University Department: Linguistics & Languages Job Location: Michigan, USA Web Address: http://linglang.msu.edu/
Job Rank: Assistant Professor

Specialty Areas: African languages

Description:

The Department of Linguistics and Germanic, Slavic, Asian and AfricanLanguages at Michigan State University seeks to fill a one-year renewable,fixed-term, full-time position at the Assistant Professor level in Africanlanguages to begin on August 16, 2011. The language area is open butpreference will be given to a southern African language, e.,g., isiZulu orisiXosa. Teaching duties will include a 0.5 appointment teaching one of theAfrican languages offered in the department and a 0.5 appointmentcoordinating a learner-oriented, on-demand, program ensuring theavailability of languages needed by students for all major regions ofAfrica. Experience with distance-learning courses and technology ispreferred. The successful candidate will be able to build the AfricanLanguages program and will benefit from a supportive language communitythat includes the MSU African Studies Center, a newly established languagesupport center, expanding Less Commonly Taught Language programs,world-renowned study abroad initiatives and a strong Second LanguageStudies doctoral program.

Ph.D. required by time of appointment. Review of applications will begin onDecember 28, 2010. Send letter of application describing your teaching andresearch interests, vita, three letters of recommendation to the addressbelow. Applications may also be submitted electronically to Cathy Fields atthe email address below. Persons with disabilities have a right to requestand receive reasonable accommodation. Women and minorities are encouragedto apply. Michigan State University is an AA/EOE institution.

Application Deadline: 28-Dec-2010 Mailing Address for Applications:
Thomas Lovik, Chair A-615 Wells Hall Department of Linguistics and Germanic, Slavic, Asian and African Languages Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48825-1027 USA Email Address for Applications: fieldsmsu.edu Contact Information:
Catherine Fields Email: fieldsmsu.edu Phone: 517-432-3193

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