LINGUIST List 10.1792

Wed Nov 24 1999

Jobs: French/Specific Purpose, Foreign Lang Education

Editor for this issue: Lydia Grebenyova <lydialinguistlist.org>

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1. Fred Davidson, French for Specific Purposes: Asst Prof/ U of Illinois, USA
2. Felice Coles, Foreign Lang Education: Asst/Associate Prof/ U of Mississippi, USA

Interested parties should respond as noted below and not to me. 
Fred Davidson, fgduiuc.edu

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Department of French

Assistant Professor, tenure track. Starting date: August 21, 2000.
Department of French, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
French for Specific Purposes: ability to create and oversee courses linking
French and professional programs in other colleges (such as Engineering,
Commerce, Law, Architecture, Agriculture, etc.). Experience teaching
Commercial French strongly preferred. Applicants must have a research
and publication interest in the field of Language for Specific Purposes,
with an emphasis in French. Familiarity with the use of technologies in
on-campus and distance education required. Ability to teach translation
theory and practice preferred. Evidence of scholarship and native or
near-native quality French and English. Ph.D. in hand at time of
appointment. Please describe expected contributions and topics of
research. Salary competitive. 

For full consideration, send three letters of recommendation and CV 
by January 12, 2000, to Alice Hadley, Department of French, University 
of Illinois, 2090 Foreign Languages Building, 707 S. Mathews Avenue, 
Urbana, IL 61801. (217) 333-2020; FAX (217) 244-2223.
The University of Illinois is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity
Employer.

Rank of Job: Assistant/Associate Professor
Areas Required: Foreign Language Education
Other Desired Areas: Second Language Acquisition
University or Organization: University of Mississippi
Department: Modern Languages
State or Province: Mississippi
Country: USA
Final Date of Application: open: screening begins Jan. 10, 2000
Contact: Felice Coles fcolessunset.backbone.olemiss.edu

Address for Applications:
Modern Languages, Bishop Hall 312
University
MS 38677
USA

Full-time, tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant/Associate
Professor beginning August 2000. The successful candidate will hold an
earned doctorate in Foreign Language Education, Applied Linguistics,
Second Language Acquisition, or a related area, with significant course
work in foreign language pedagogy. Advanced proficiency in Spanish,
French, or German, and teaching experience in secondary or postsecondary
settings required. Publishing record commensurate with appointment to
rank of assistant or associate professor. Duties include teaching in
area of specialization and teacher training at the undergraduate and MA
levels; supervising K-12 teacher preparation, development, and student
teaching; and active departmental service. Nine-month appointment, with
opportunities for additional teaching during the summer. Salary
competitive. Position will remain open until filled, but screening will
begin January 10, 2000. Send complete dossier (including CV, academic
transcripts, three letters of recommendation, and evidence of effective
teaching) to: Prof. Felice Coles, Chair of Foreign Language Education
Search Committee, Department of Modern Languages, Bishop Hall 312, The
University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677 (phone: 662-915-7702;
fax: 662-915-1086; e-mail: fcolesolemiss.edu). Preliminary interviews
will not be conducted at MLA but there will be an opportunity to meet
informally with the chair of the search committee at the conference. The
University of Mississippi is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title XIX/Section
504/ADA/ADEA employer.